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College Basketball Preview: ECU starts over with new coach

October 26, 2022 Shawn Krest

East Carolina reached .500 for the first time since 2013-14, but it wasn’t enough. The school parted ways with Dooley, who went 44-67 in his second stint as head coach of the Pirates. In his […]

College basketball roundup: App State reaches semis of Sun Belt Tournament

March 5, 2022 Cory Lavalette

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Justin Forrest had a season-high 20 points as Appalachian State topped Georgia Southern 73-60 in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Saturday night. Donovan Gregory had 17 points and […]

College basketball roundup: Williams’ 28 leads Duke over Syracuse

February 26, 2022 The Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— With Syracuse’s big man out for the season, the Orange again were no match for No. 7 Duke. Mark Williams scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Paolo Banchero had […]

College basketball roundup: Newton carries ECU to road win

February 17, 2022 The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Tristen Newton recorded 14 points and 10 assists to lift East Carolina to a 65-57 win over South Florida on Thursday night. Vance Jackson had 16 points for East Carolina (13-12, 4-9 […]

College basketball roundup: Manek’s go-ahead basket lifts UNC over Clemson

February 8, 2022 The Associated Press

CLEMSON, S.C. — Armando Bacot had 24 points and 10 rebounds for his 18th double-double of the season and Brady Manek made a go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left to help UNC beat Clemson 79-77 […]

College basketball roundup: Early second-half Syracuse spurt dooms NC State at home

February 3, 2022 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Jesse Edwards and Cole Swider scored 19 points apiece and Syracuse scored the last six points of the game to top NC State 89-82 on Wednesday night. The Wolfpack pulled within 83-82 on […]

College basketball roundup: UNCW finishes sweep of Northeastern, extends winning streak to 10

January 27, 2022 Brett Friedlander

WILMINGTON — Three days after beating Northeastern on the road in a game rescheduled because of a COVID postponement, the UNC Wilmington basketball team returned home for a rematch against the Huskies. Second verse, same […]

College basketball roundup: Wake uses balanced attack to break losing streak vs. UVA

January 15, 2022 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jake LaRavia scored 15 points to lead four in double figures and Wake Forest pulled away in the final six minutes to beat Virginia 63-55 on Saturday, snapping a nine-game losing streak […]

College basketball roundup: Smith, Hellems combine for 11 3s, NC State beats Louisville

January 12, 2022 The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freshman Terquavion Smith scored 24 points, Jericole Hellems added 19 and the duo combined for 11 of NC State’s 12 3-pointers in a 79-63 victory over Louisville on Wednesday night. NC State […]

College basketball roundup: Williams sparks Wake past Syracuse

January 8, 2022 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Alondes Williams scored 25 points and made two important free throws with 13 seconds remaining in overtime on Saturday as Wake Forest defeated Syracuse 77-74. The loss marks the latest in the season […]