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July 8, 2025

Kelvin Sampson

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Sion James: The missing piece

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

In building last season’s roster, Duke coach Jon Scheyer had the nation’s top freshman class coming in. He had returning veteran guards Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster. And he had two veteran role players coming […]

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Cooper Flagg adds to his legend

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

Cooper Flagg is the best player in college basketball. Any suspense around that was removed the day before the Final Four, when he collected the AP Player of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson […]

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Kon Knueppel: More than just a shooter

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

Make no mistake: Kon Knueppel can shoot, but he’s not a shooter. Knueppel arrived at Duke with the reputation as one of the top three-point threats in the freshman class, and he lived up to […]

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Tyrese Proctor: No longer a freshman, no longer a boy

April 5, 2025 Shawn Krest

Right before he played his first college game, Tyrese Proctor played in a secret scrimmage. Duke played against Houston as a warm-up for the 2022-23 campaign, Proctor’s freshman season. There were no media present. No […]

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Sampson’s NC-bred toughness

April 4, 2025 Shawn Krest

SAN ANTONIO — It looks more like steel cage match than a basketball practice drill. However, it’s the way Kelvin Sampson opens each season—the loose ball drill. Bristling over the fact that video of the […]

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Sampson’s rebuilt culture helping elevate Houston in title chase

April 4, 2025 Ryan Henkel

While North Carolina has one team representing the state in the Final Four, there’s another NC connection opposing them in Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson. The NC native is preparing for his third Final […]

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Sampson, Heels honored in Phoenix

April 10, 2024 Shawn Krest

While NC State wasn’t able to cut down the nets in Phoenix, it was a successful Final Four weekend for several other North Carolina products. Robeson County’s Kelvin Sampson won the AP National Coach of […]

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Duke gets off the deck, into the 8

March 30, 2024 Shawn Krest

Dallas—Duke beat the top defensive team in the nation to advance to the brink of the Final Four. The Blue Devils battled back from an early deficit and beat top-seeded Houston, 54-51, to earn a […]

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ECU stuns Houston for first top-five win in school history

February 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

GREENVILLE — Jayden Gardner and East Carolina didn’t get to savor a sea of court-storming home fans after claiming a huge upset. Instead, the Pirates left the court in a somewhat subdued celebration — until letting […]

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Sweet 16 coaches recall formative years at small NC colleges

March 28, 2019 Brett Friedlander

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two of the biggest names in college basketball coaching will go against one another on Friday when John Calipari leads second-seeded Kentucky against Kelvin Sampson and No. 3 Houston in the […]

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