With conference tournament action already underway for the state’s crop of mid-major Division I teams, this week brings opportunities for local schools to lock down an automatic bid into the Big Dance. Despite strong seasons […]
HIGH POINT — Drew Pember scored 30 points, six in overtime, as UNC Asheville beat Gardner-Webb 83-72 on Saturday night in a Big South Conference Tournament semifinal. Pember wound up with a triple-double for the […]
CHARLOTTE — Igor Milicic Jr. scored 26 points as Charlotte beat Rice 69-64 on Wednesday night. Milicic also contributed 10 rebounds for the 49ers (18-11, 12-5 American Athletic Conference). Dishon Jackson scored 15 with eight […]
ELON — TK Simpkins scored 18 points as Elon beat William & Mary 76-71 on Thursday night. Simpkins added eight rebounds and three steals for the Phoenix (13-17, 6-11 Coastal Athletic Association). Nick Dorn added […]
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 — […]
It appears that college basketball in North Carolina may finally be getting over the pandemic. Since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the state has not seen more than three teams get bids for […]
CHARLOTTE — Lu’Cye Patterson’s 16 points helped Charlotte defeat East Carolina 67-52 on Saturday. Patterson was 7-of-13 shooting for the 49ers (14-7, 8-1 American Athletic Conference). Igor Milicic Jr. scored 12 points with 10 rebounds […]
Five weeks ago, when we released our first set of North Carolina women’s basketball power rankings, NC State was coming off a pair of surprising losses but still managed to hold onto the top spot […]
PITTSBURGH — Carlton Carrington scored 24 points, Ishmael Leggett added 22 and Pittsburgh rallied to beat Wake Forest 77-72 on Wednesday night. Pitt trailed by as many as 12 points early in the second half […]
The NC State women’s basketball team suffered a jarring loss last week in Miami. The Wolfpack fell behind early and was never able to rally against the unranked Hurricanes, losing by 14 points. “You’re going […]
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