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NC Central ousted in First Four loss to North Dakota State

March 21, 2019 Cory Lavalette

DAYTON, Ohio — North Dakota State is one of the best free-throw shooting teams in the country, and that’s what it came down to at the end of the Bison’s First Four win over N.C. […]

NC Central, Moton not looking ahead to Duke

March 20, 2019 Brett Friedlander

DURHAM — LeVelle Moton knew what was coming. That didn’t stop him from trying to avoid it anyway. Moments after his N.C. Central basketball team earned its third straight NCAA Tournament bid by beating Norfolk […]

Mid-major report: A look at the postseason hopes for in-state teams

February 6, 2019 Shawn Krest

With five and a half weeks to go until Selection Sunday, every team’s latest win and loss will be broken down to determine the impact on the school’s NCAA Tournament resume. To get a head […]

NC’s mid-majors tip off 2018-19 season

November 14, 2018 Brett Friedlander

Over the past few weeks, the North State Journal sports staff has previewed some of the highest profile college basketball teams in our state. Here is a look at the best of the rest, including […]

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Long, winding path brings Eastman to NC Central

August 22, 2018 Brett Friedlander

DURHAM — It’s taken three countries, 50 years, two sports and two different styles of football for Granville Eastman to find himself in the right place at the right time. Now all he has to […]

NC’s first-round exits look ahead to next season

March 21, 2018 Cory Lavalette

Only Duke remains of the six N.C. schools that earned bids to the NCAA Tournament, and four of those teams made early exits in the first round. Here’s a look at how each of those […]

UNCG, Davidson, NCCU look to pull upsets in NCAAs

March 11, 2018 Shawn Krest

The state of North Carolina placed six teams in the NCAA Tournament this season, tying a record the state set back in 2002. NC State, Wake Forest, Duke, Davidson, UNC Wilmington and Charlotte all made […]

Duke, UNC lead the way in NC basketball

November 8, 2017 Shawn Krest

North Carolina boasts both the NCAA defending champions and the 2017-18 season’s preseason No. 1. It’s no surprise to see the former, UNC, and the latter, Duke at the top of the heap, but each […]