Brady Manek

Peter Nance hopes to be Heels’ difference-maker

November 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — The answer to the trivia question is an interesting collection of basketball players: Chris Dudley, Elgin Baylor, Larry Nance Sr., Clyde Drexler and now Justin McKoy. The question: Who has kept a […]

Duke, Wake Forest lead way on busy draft night

June 29, 2022 Shawn Krest

There was no barbeque or beach music in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, but the NBA Draft had a North Carolina feel last week. Six players with connections to the Old North State were taken in the […]

No offseason: NC’s ACC teams have busy spring, summer

June 29, 2022 Shawn Krest

Summer is barely a week old and the season doesn’t tip off for another 4½ months. But whatever you do, don’t use the “o word.” “Lose the word offseason,” said NC State coach Kevin Keatts. […]

What’s next for Hubert Davis?

April 6, 2022 Shawn Krest

NEW ORLEANS — It was desperation time for the Blue Devils, but Hubert Davis was the one with a decision to make. With 10 seconds left and UNC leading by two, Caleb Love grabbed a […]

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 […]

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 […]

Overlooked Tar Heels crash Sweet 16

March 23, 2022 Brett Friedlander

North Carolina was scheduled to play UCLA as part of the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Dec. 18, but the game was called off due to an extraordinary set of circumstances. The Tar […]

So Sweet: Tar Heels knock off defending champs Baylor in OT, advance to 2nd week of NCAAs

March 19, 2022 The Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — RJ Davis scored a career-high 30 points with a nifty layup while being fouled in overtime, and eighth-seeded North Carolina blew a 25-point second-half lead but still found a way to […]

Smooth sailing: UNC gives Davis his 1st NCAA win with rout of Marquette

March 17, 2022 The Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — Brady Manek scored 28 points, Caleb Love had 21 of his 23 before halftime and North Carolina routed Marquette 95-63 in first-year coach Hubert Davis’ NCAA Tournament debut Thursday. Love made […]

Virginia Tech denies UNC shot at title, rematch with Duke

March 12, 2022 Brett Friedlander

NEW YORK – Moments after his Duke basketball team outlasted Miami in the first of two ACC Tournament semifinals on Friday, Paolo Banchero told a national television interviewer that he wanted another shot at rival […]