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Charlotte starts ‘national search’ for next men’s basketball coach

June 14, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — After a decade in Conference USA, the Charlotte 49ers athletic department will head into the American Athletic Conference this year with not only a new football coach but a new basketball coach. The […]

49ers caps season with CBI title

March 29, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Despite starting the 2022-23 season with 11 wins in 14 games, the Charlotte 49ers extended their men’s NCAA Tournament drought to 18 years, putting further in the past the program’s glory days when […]

College Basketball Roundup: NC Central advances in MEAC Tournament

March 2, 2023 The Associated Press

ORANGEBURG — Brendan Medley-Bacon scored 16 points as North Carolina Central beat South Carolina State 71-64 on Thursday night. Medley-Bacon also contributed seven rebounds and four blocks for the Eagles (17-11, 10-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). […]

College Basketball Roundup: White boosts UNCW to OT win

February 17, 2023 The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Trazarien White had 26 points and UNC Wilmington beat Drexel 72-71 in overtime on Thursday night. White had 12 rebounds for the Seahawks (21-7, 11-4 Colonial Athletic Association). Nick Farrar scored 19 points, […]

College Basketball Roundup: Joiner’s 26, Burns’ double-double lead No. 22 NC State past Boston College

February 12, 2023 The Associated Press

BOSTON — Terquavion Smith didn’t realize he had reached 1,000 career points until NC State coach Kevin Keatts announced it in the locker room after the game. His teammates were waiting and ready, drenching the […]

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College Basketball Roundup: NC State makes 10 3s, beats Louisville

December 23, 2022 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Casey Morsell scored 15 points from five 3-pointers and NC State pulled away early in the second half to beat Louisville 76-64 on Thursday night for its third straight win. Terquavion Smith made […]

College Basketball Roundup: Threadgill 3 at OT buzzer lifts Charlotte over Davidson

November 30, 2022 The Associated Press

DAVIDSON — Jackson Threadgill made a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and Charlotte beat Davidson 68-66 in overtime on Tuesday night. Aly Khalifa had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the 49ers (6-2). Igor Milicic […]

College Basketball Roundup: Hildreth’s triple-double leads Wake Forest

November 26, 2022 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Cameron Hildreth had a triple-double, Damari Monsanto scored 20 points, and Wake Forest beat up on Hampton from the start in a 97-70 victory on Saturday. Hildreth had 14 points, 11 rebounds and […]

College Basketball Roundup: Wake Forest suffers 1st loss, falls in OT to LMU

November 21, 2022 The Associated Press

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Freshman Chance Stephens hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining in overtime and Loyola Marymount rallied to beat Wake Forest 77-75 in the Jamaica Classic on Sunday. Stephens came off […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 25 UConn tops UNC Wilmington

November 19, 2022 The Associated Press

STORRS, Conn. — Junior Adama Sanogo scored 24 points to lead No. 25 UConn to an 86-50 victory over UNC Wilmington on Friday night. Sophomore Jordan Hawkins returned from concussion protocol to add a career-high […]