For North Carolina’s former college and high school basketball favorites seeking the glory and prestige of the NBA, the time is now. NBA Summer League play began this month, giving former local basketball stars an […]
While several first rounders were wearing custom-made suits and shaking hands with the commissioner on draft night, Xavier Legette was at the Mullins, SC town hall with his grandmother. “It was really the only spot […]
When Duke took the floor for its ACC Tournament matchup with NC State, freshman guard Jared McCain had a large bandage over one eye. During pregame warmups, he had been doing a dribbling drill with […]
NC State is coming into the NCAA Tournament on one of the biggest highs in basketball history. Only one other team entered March Madness with a five-game conference tournament win streak—the 2011 UConn Huskies. They […]
ATLANTA — Kentucky seemed to make all the big plays down the stretch. Even then, UNC still had a chance to pull out the victory. But the Tar Heels threw it away. Rob Dillingham scored […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Trazarien White scored a career-high 27 points to lead UNC Wilmington to an 80-73 victory over No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday. The Seahawks (6-2) built a 14-point lead in the first half, […]
Tubby Smith, citing the effects of two bouts with COVID in less than a year, has decided to step down as the basketball coach at High Point, effective immediately. He will be succeeded by his […]
Texas A&M’s COVID-related opt-out from the Gator Bowl has sent game organizers and Wake Forest athletic officials scrambling to find a replacement opponent for the Deacons to play in the New Year’s Eve game in […]
Steve Forbes is usually the life of the party, a fact he reinforced recently by showing up to a postgame media session wearing a string of blinking Christmas lights around his neck. But Friday, shortly […]
LAS VEGAS — Kentucky coach John Calipari gave a simple message to Sahvir Wheeler before the Wildcats’ showdown with North Carolina, both individually and in front of the team: “Lead us.” Whether or not he […]
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