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July 2, 2022

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Armando Bacot to return to UNC for senior season

April 13, 2022 Shawn Krest

North Carolina will get back one of the top players in the ACC after Armando Bacot announced that he will be returning to UNC for a fourth season with the Tar Heels, passing up an […]

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HILL: The transfer portal, NIL and the free market

April 13, 2022 Frank Hill

Many are saying the transfer portal and paying college athletes NIL money for use of their name, image and likeness are the worst things to ever hit college basketball.  Despite obvious downsides, the transfer portal […]

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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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UNC wins East Regional, sets Final Four date with Duke

March 27, 2022 Shawn Krest

PHILADELPHIA — What promises to be one of the most dramatic weeks of basketball in the history of North Carolina didn’t start that way. The UNC Tar Heels removed all suspense early, jumping out to […]

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