Cormac Ryan

North Carolina looks to find the right recipe

October 23, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

Entering year four under coach Hubert Davis, North Carolina garnered attention in numerous discussions this offseason regarding their incoming recruiting class, their deep arsenal of veteran and rookie guards and also, their lack of what […]

Changes coming for Duke, UNC

April 4, 2024 Shawn Krest

A few hundred yards from where NC State was busy cutting down the nets, Duke sat in stunned silence. They faced the end of their season, and, for many, the end of their tenure at […]

Alabama knocks off UNC 89-87

March 28, 2024 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining. Alabama beat top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school […]

Tar Heels set for Tinseltown drama

March 21, 2024 Shawn Krest

North Carolina won the ACC regular season, advanced to the ACC Tournament championship game and picked up a one-seed in the West region of the NCAA Tournament. For a team that missed out on the […]

CBB Roundup: UNC beats Notre Dame

March 6, 2024 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot played in his record 162nd ACC game and No. 7 North Carolina overpowered Notre Dame 84-51 on senior night Tuesday to clinch at least a share of the regular-season conference […]

College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia

February 24, 2024 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 UNC needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia. Enter Cormac Ryan. He scored 18 points — […]

College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse stuns No. 7 UNC

February 13, 2024 The Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Judah Mintz scored 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and JJ Starling had 13 of his 23 points in the second half as Syracuse stunned No. 7 UNC 86-79 on […]

College Basketball Roundup: Davis’ 25 points leads No. 3 UNC over Miami

February 10, 2024 The Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — RJ Davis scored 25 points and No. 3 UNC held off Miami for a 75-72 victory on Saturday. Armando Bacot had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-5, […]

Lessons from Carolina-Duke I? Not many

February 7, 2024 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — It’s the rivalry to end all rivalries — an epic struggle, a spectacle. It’s hyped beyond belief and almost always finds a way to live up to the promise. But does Carolina-Duke […]

Harrison Ingram sparks UNC to win over Duke

February 3, 2024 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — Sometimes, a UNC-Duke game is a journey, with enough changes in fortune and dramatic twists to fill a TV miniseries. UNC’s 93-84 win over Duke at the Smith Center wasn’t like that. […]