Five years. That’s how long you get. Obviously, each situation is different, but when a college basketball team hires a new coach, the clock starts ticking. In general, the new guy gets five years to […]
Pop quiz: Which college basketball team has the best record in the state of North Carolina? It’s not Duke or Carolina. At 11-3, those blue bloods are both a game and a half out of […]
The 2022-23 college basketball season got underway Monday, but it’s never too early to do a hot seat check on the sidelines across North Carolina. While much of the talk this season will be about […]
Western Carolina finished in last place in the Southern Conference last season and was winless on the road in conference play. In coach Justin Gray’s first season, the team suffered its seventh losing campaign in […]
NEW YORK — Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour started with a win thanks to his latest group of stellar freshmen at Duke. Trevor Keels scored 25 points and classmate Paolo Banchero added 22 to help the […]
There was a synergy to Western Carolina’s hiring of Justin Gray as its new basketball coach last week. It’s a circle that began on March 26 when Pat Kelsey left Winthrop to take the job […]
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