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College Basketball Roundup: No. 10 Tennessee uses stingy D to top App State

December 16, 2020 The Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Appalachian State shot just 28% and it still hurt Tennessee’s season statistics. That says something about the way the No. 10 Volunteers are playing defense. Tennessee (3-0), which came into the game […]

College Basketball Roundup: UNC Asheville completes back-to-back sweep of High Point

December 13, 2020 The Associated Press

ASHEVILLE — Tajion Jones scored 19 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, to lead five UNC Asheville players in double figures as the Bulldogs topped High Point 90-84 in overtime on Sunday. LJ Thorpe added 18 […]

College Basketball Roundup: After COVID delays, Gardner-Webb finally plays in loss to WKU

December 11, 2020 Cory Lavalette

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Charles Bassey had a career-high 29 points plus 14 rebounds as Western Kentucky beat Gardner-Webb 86-84 on Thursday night. Josh Anderson had 16 points for WKU (4-2). Luke Frampton added 15 […]

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UNCG game at Louisville canceled after Cardinals’ positive test

December 4, 2020 The Associated Press

Louisville has canceled its men’s basketball game Friday afternoon against UNC Greensboro and paused team activities indefinitely following a positive COVID-19 test within the program and subsequent quarantining and contract tracing. The preceding game scheduled […]

College Basketball Roundup: Davidson’s McKillop gets win No. 596

December 3, 2020 The Associated Press

ASHEVILLE — Kellan Grady had 22 points as Davidson edged past UNLV 77-73 in the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night. Hyunjung Lee added 21 points for the Wildcats. Carter Collins had 18 points for Davidson […]

College Basketball Roundup: Shooting woes sink Duke in loss to MSU

December 2, 2020 Cory Lavalette

DURHAM — Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The Spartans (3-0) […]

A tour across NC’s mid-major programs

November 23, 2020 Cory Lavalette

The 2019-20 college basketball season ended with what can best be described as a resounding thud. While some conference tournaments were completed before the realities of the coronavirus pandemic stopped play, March Madness isn’t really […]

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 […]

100 in 100: Jackson County’s Cetera DeGraffenreid, dynamic point guard

May 26, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Steve Forbes named new Wake Forest basketball coach

April 30, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Wake Forest wasted little time hiring its new basketball coach. Despite the coronavirus crisis and social distancing rules that made in-person interviews impossible, it took less than a week for Deacons athletic director John Currie […]