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Scoreless Kenny Williams leads Tar Heels to 78-67 win in opener

November 6, 2018 Shawn Krest

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Roy Williams frequently criticizes one of his player’s inability to get a rebound by comparing him to his wife, Wanda. As in, “Brice Johnson needs to do a better job going to […]

Duke picked as as preseason ACC basketball favorite

October 25, 2018 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — The cast of characters is almost completely different, but the expectations are the same. For the fifth time in the last six years and 19th time overall, Duke is the preseason pick to win […]

‘No question’ UNC’s freshmen are special

October 24, 2018 Brett Friedlander

Duke freshmen R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, Tre Jones and Joey Baker have received a lot of attention heading into the rapidly approaching college basketball season. And for good reason, since they’re the consensus […]

UNC’s Williams focused on turnovers after exhibitions

August 29, 2018 Brett Friedlander

The North Carolina basketball team put up some impressive offensive numbers during its recent exhibition trip to the Bahamas. Those point totals, however, weren’t the statistics that caught coach Roy Williams’ eye. The Hall of […]

Duke recruit Williamson injured in All American Game

March 29, 2018 Cory Lavalette

Zion Williamson, a Duke recruit regarded as one of the top high school basketball players in the nation, injured his right thumb Wednesday in the McDonald’s All American Game in Atlanta. Late in the second […]