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Isabella Agostinelli – ACC Nation Podcast

December 14, 2020

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Our special guest on ACC Nation Podcast/Radio this week is a contributing writer for BasketballNCAA.com. She's also the Press Officer for Italy's College Basketball Tour. Isabella Agostinelli joins us from Perano and shares her love of NCAA basketball, talks about some of the players she follows, who she thinks is the hot team and sets us all straight on what not to put on pizza.

First, we talk about the latest action in ACC men's and women's basketball. A look at the AP Top 25 polls first. Who are the top ranked conference teams?

A look back at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It started ugly. It ended with some wins and three big games were cancelled because of COVID-19. Some important wins by conference teams.

Isabella Agostinelli

The interview -

* A Fulbright Scholar gets hooked on journalism at St. Bonaventure University.* If you didn't know about Pesaro, listen carefully and you'll find your next bucket list trip.* A passion for basketball.* Breaking the glass ceiling as a woman sports journalist covering basketball.* Read Isabella's coverage of NCAA basketball on her blog. Also, at BasketballNCAA.com. Focus on Italian men's and women's players.* Alessandro Lever (Grand Canyon), Tomas Woldetensae (Virginia), Lorela Cubaj (Georgia Tech), Elisa Pinzan (USF) '21 Duke Recruit Paolo Banchero* What is the College Basketball Tour?* The challenges of ordering ice cream or 'pizza' in Pesaro. Do you know about Rossini? Find out what kind of pizza is 'sacrilege'.* Comparing the differences between the focus of players - U.S. vs European. Two different worlds.* What are the challenges of an NCAA player adjusting to play in Europe?* Food and drink. Why some things never change when it comes to beer.* Isabella says, 'keep an eye on Illinois' this season. Big surprise regarding the bad start by Duke. * High marks for Clemson men's and women's teams visiting during the College Basketball Tour. Notre Dame women's basketball team after their championship win.* Hey Syracuse! We've got a suggestion for a student for the master's program.

Football Recap

* The AP and USA Today Top 25 teams.* The top ACC teams.* Recapping ACC football action.* What was truly the highlight of the Pitt-Georgia Tech game?* Louisville finds a way to eliminate turnovers to pull off a win over Wake Forest.* North Carolina puts up offensive yardage that is mind-boggling against Miami.* Florida State begins to show promise with their young players as they take out Duke.* Virginia Tech was nothing short of dominant against Vi...