Tubby Smith, citing the effects of two bouts with COVID in less than a year, has decided to step down as the basketball coach at High Point, effective immediately. He will be succeeded by his […]
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 […]
The Big South Tournament helped tip-off March Madness, becoming one of the first conference tournaments in the country to begin play. Opening-round games were on Tuesday night, and the champion will receive a bid to […]
RALEIGH — C.J. Bryce scored 18 points to help NC State beat Little Rock 74-58 on Saturday. Markell Johnson added 12 points for the Wolfpack (5-1), who won their fifth consecutive game. “I feel like […]
BOSTON — Boston College is hoping its early-season defensive success is building a model for what it wants to play like the whole season. Jay Heath scored 14 points, Jared Hamilton had 12 and BC […]
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 […]
HIGH POINT — Surprised doesn’t begin to describe Jahaad Proctor’s reaction when he first learned who had been hired as his new coach last spring. “I heard it was Tubby Smith and I was like, […]
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jahaad Proctor scored 20 points and High Point hung on late to edge East Carolina 55-52 on Saturday. The win was the 600th in the career of High Point coach Tubby […]
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 […]
In the hours following Duke’s elimination from the NCAA tournament Sunday, Jon Scheyer emerged as a leading candidate for the basketball coaching job at ACC rival Pittsburgh. Two days later, the Panthers have followed through […]
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