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July 11, 2025

2022 Final Four

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Tar Heels come up short in title game as Kansas cuts nets

April 5, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — It turned out North Carolina had a little left in the tank after all. After beating Duke on Saturday in a knock-down, drag-out national semifinal, the Tar Heels couldn’t possibly have had […]

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Rematch with Kansas could exorcise 1991 demons for Hubert Davis

April 3, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — For a quarter century, whenever Hubert Davis needed a good cry, he knew what to watch. “Prior to us winning the national championship in 2017, from 1991 to 2017, I had to […]

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Unrivaled rivalry game: UNC beats Duke in Final Four

April 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — Haymaker after haymaker. Dagger after dagger. Back and forth they went. It seemed like it might never end, and no one watching would have complained. After 83 years, Carolina and Duke finally […]

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Last and Final Four: Coach K’s run reaches the end

April 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — Duke freshmen Trevor Keels and Paolo Banchero answered a question about what the Duke Brotherhood meant to them, which gave coach Mike Krzyzewski a moment to reflect. The Hall of Famer stared […]

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Man down: Villanova’s Justin Moore copes with missing the Final Four

April 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — Two hours before the 2022 Final Four tipped off, Villanova’s Justin Moore was already dressed for the game. The junior, who was the Wildcats’ second-leading scorer this season, wore a brand new […]

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The very big stage: UNC trying to get accustomed to Final Four

April 1, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — It’s Duke-Carolina. It’s the Final Four. College basketball has never seen such a spectacle. Hubert Davis is more concerned that his Tar Heels notice how big everything is, however. “I am so […]

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Duke tuning out rivalry talk in Final Four

April 1, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — One of Hubert Davis’ biggest concerns as his Tar Heels prepared to face Duke in the Final Four was the “noise” and distractions from having the archrivals meet in such an important […]

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Krzyzewski, Duke rise from the ashes of embarrassing loss

March 31, 2022 Shawn Krest

Coach K’s third season at Duke was very nearly his last. The Blue Devils had promising young freshmen on the roster, including Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie and Jay Bilas, but the team suffered through an […]

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Rookie coach Hubert Davis takes Tar Heels back to Final Four

March 31, 2022 Shawn Krest

This year’s Final Four features three of the most accomplished head coaches in college basketball today — and the new guy. Much has been made of the fact that it’s an all-blue blood Final Four, […]

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Unrivaled game: Duke-Carolina meet in the Final Four

March 30, 2022 Shawn Krest

Sorry America, but you’re going to hear a little bit about this game. Again.   Carolina-Duke is always the most hyped series of any basketball season, as the two regular season showdowns at Cameron Indoor Stadium […]

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