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May 18, 2022

Ron Sanchez

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Surprise buzzer-beater lifts Wake past Charlotte

December 18, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Everyone in Spectrum Center knew what was coming on Wake Forest’s final possession with the game on the line Friday. Deacon star Alondes Williams, who was on the court for all but 46 […]

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2021-22 College Basketball Preview: Around the state’s mid-major hoops programs

November 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

After a 2021-22 season disrupted by COVID-19, college basketball in North Carolina is ready to return to normal when the new campaign tips off next week. Or at least something resembling normal. Fans will be […]

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With a hazy future, college basketball practice gets underway

October 21, 2020 Shawn Krest

College basketball begins its new season the way the last one ended — under a cloud of uncertainty. The COVID-19 outbreak went quickly to DEFCON-1 during conference tournaments last season, going from full arenas to […]

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Charlotte looks to make steady improvement

November 6, 2019 Shawn Krest

Charlotte’s second-year coach, Ron Sanchez, honed his craft for decades as an assistant to Tony Bennett. So it’s only natural that the 49ers’ improvement would be slow and methodical. Sanchez took over a team that […]

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Bounces finally go Wake’s way in win against Charlotte

December 7, 2018 admin

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Olivier Sarr soared for a dunk, only to send the ball off the back iron — and it still somehow fell through the rim. Those kinds of bounces haven’t exactly gone Wake […]

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Sanchez begins rebuild in Charlotte

October 31, 2018 Shawn Krest

Last season, the Charlotte 49ers were dead last in Conference USA in defense, allowing 79.9 points per game. Their solution was to bring in an assistant from the nation’s top defensive team to run things. […]

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UVA assistant Sanchez to be named basketball coach at Charlotte

March 19, 2018 Brett Friedlander

The Virginia basketball program had a historically bad weekend in Charlotte. Apparently, though, the experience of becoming the first No. 1 seed in NCAA tournament history to lose to a 16 seed in the opening […]

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