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July 4, 2025

Justin McKoy

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Team transfer portal: UNC’s offseason roster makeover begins

March 29, 2023 Shawn Krest

In his first 17 years as UNC head coach, Roy Williams had a total of five players transfer out to play at other schools. It’s clearly a whole new world in Chapel Hill. In the […]

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Peter Nance hopes to be Heels’ difference-maker

November 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — The answer to the trivia question is an interesting collection of basketball players: Chris Dudley, Elgin Baylor, Larry Nance Sr., Clyde Drexler and now Justin McKoy. The question: Who has kept a […]

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Overlooked Tar Heels crash Sweet 16

March 23, 2022 Brett Friedlander

North Carolina was scheduled to play UCLA as part of the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Dec. 18, but the game was called off due to an extraordinary set of circumstances. The Tar […]

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Portal adds new dimension to ACC basketball

January 26, 2022 Brett Friedlander

They’re not exactly the Fab Five — none were five-star recruits or even freshmen. It can be argued, however, that in their own way, the five transfers brought in this season by Wake Forest coach […]

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Black’s defense, Bacot’s scoring help Tar Heels lock down Georgia Tech

January 16, 2022 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot tied his career high by scoring 29 points for the second straight game, the first time a North Carolina player has done that since Tyler Hansbrough in 2007-08. RJ Davis […]

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College basketball roundup: Notre Dame tops UNC, hands Davis first loss to unranked opponent

January 5, 2022 The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Nate Laszewski scored a season-high 20 points, including consecutive 3-pointers to give the lead back to Notre Dame, and the Fighting Irish held on for a 78-73 victory over North Carolina […]

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Moving out: New coach Hubert Davis taking Tar Heels outside

November 3, 2021 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot made eight out of his 10 shot attempts in UNC’s win at Pitt on Jan. 26. One of his two misses in that game could be an indication of what […]

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Transition game: UNC, Duke enter new eras with talent-laden teams

October 6, 2021 Shawn Krest

Jon Scheyer won’t have to do any scouting this year. According to the Duke coaching staff, that’s the biggest difference on the Blue Devils’ bench this season. Instead of having the three assistant coaches divide […]

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Dust settles on wild first year of basketball transfer portal

July 21, 2021 Brett Friedlander

In NASCAR, it’s called the Silly Season. In the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball, it’s free agency. Thanks to Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, college basketball’s new era of player movement has been given […]

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Bright lights, big rebuild: Davis looks to assemble UNC roster

April 14, 2021 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — It didn’t take long for Hubert Davis to understand the spotlight. Being head coach of one of college basketball’s legendary blue blood programs is a different experience, even for someone who, like […]

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