Colonial Athletic Conference

UNCW comes up short vs. Charleston in CAA final

March 7, 2023 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ryan Larson scored 23 points and his effort at both of ends of the floor helped send Charleston past upset-minded UNC Wilmington 63-58 on Tuesday night in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament […]

College Basketball Roundup: UNC Asheville beats Campbell, wins Big South title

March 6, 2023 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Drew Pember had 29 points, Tajion Jones scored 16 in the final 7:35 and No. 1 seed UNC Asheville stormed back to beat seventh-seeded Campbell 77-73 on Sunday, winning the Big South Conference […]

March Madness begins now for one-bid leagues

March 1, 2023 Shawn Krest & Ryan Henkel

For most of the conferences in college basketball, early March is not a time for bubble speculation and bracketology. While power conference teams like UNC, Michigan and Clemson have seen their odds of getting an […]

College basketball roundup: Top-seeded Campbell women lose Big South final

March 7, 2022 Cory Lavalette

CHARLOTTE — Kyla McMakin had 22 points and six steals, Tra’dayja Smith went 5 for 5 from 3-point range and finished with 21 points, and No. 2 seed Longwood beat top-seeded Campbell 86-47 on Sunday […]

Single-bid conferences offer 1 path to the NCAA Tournament

March 2, 2022 Brett Friedlander

The ACC Network is currently airing a documentary series about the league’s postseason basketball tournament, including rare footage of the event when only the winner was eligible to receive an NCAA bid and the opportunity […]

NC A&T jumps conferences again, joins Colonial

February 23, 2022 Brett Friedlander

After spending a half-century as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, a league it helped start in 1970, NC A&T is moving to its second new affiliation in as many years. On Friday, the […]

Elon’s Cinderella run falls short

March 9, 2021 The Associated Press

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Mate Okros scored 14 points with four 3-pointers and sixth-seeded Drexel is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 25 years after defeating eighth-seeded Elon 63-56 in the championship […]

College Basketball Roundup: UNCG back in NCAAs after SoCon Tournament win

March 8, 2021 The Associated Press

ASHEVILLE — Isaiah Miller scored 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had six assists as top-seeded UNC Greensboro earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament with a 69-61 win over seventh-seeded Mercer on Monday night […]

College Basketball Roundup: App State upsets top-seeded Texas State in OT of Sun Belt quarterfinals

March 7, 2021 The Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Justin Forrest had a season-high 28 points as Appalachian State overcame a blown lead at the end of regulation to beat Texas State 76-73 in overtime in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament […]

March Madness not limited to ACC: North Carolina’s other tourney teams

March 11, 2020 Shawn Krest

North Carolina has 14 Division I teams that aren’t part of the ACC Tournament, and six of them are still in the running for an automatic bid in their respective conference tournaments. Here’s a roundup […]