BOSTON — Boston College turned up the speed and handled the pressure of their season-opening conference test with some tough defense. Derryck Thornton scored a career-high 23 points and Nik Popovic had 19 to lead […]
CHARLOTTE — One of the last things Ron Wellman did before retiring as Wake Forest’s athletic director last spring was announce the return of basketball coach Danny Manning for the 2019-20 season. It was a […]
The names just keep coming, a who’s who of point guard legends. The four ACC schools in North Carolina have produced some of the greatest floor generals in college basketball history. Just looking at the […]
The ACC released the first 20-game conference basketball schedule in league history last week. The conference slate for each team was increased by two games, against the protests of many league coaches, to help provide […]
For the players from North Carolina schools, last week’s NBA Draft followed a similar pattern to the college basketball season they recently finished. Duke dominated the headlines by having three players taken in the first […]
As expected, several players with links to North Carolina helped themselves in last week’s NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. One of the biggest winners in the predraft showcase was NC State recruit Jalen Lecque. The […]
The NBA Draft Combine begins Wednesday in Chicago, with interviews and player testing. Later in the week, NBA hopefuls will participate in drills and scrimmages, hoping to impress pro scouts prior to next month’s draft. […]
CHARLOTTE — Wake Forest’s 2018-19 basketball season officially came to an end Tuesday with a 79-71 loss to Miami in the opening round of the ACC Tournament at Spectrum Arena. Now the question is, did […]
It didn’t take long after college football crowned its new national champion Monday for college basketball to move in and take center stage. Only 24 hours after Clemson’s stunningly lopsided victory against Alabama on the […]
The NSJ sports staff is again taking some wild guesses — some seemingly possible, others highly unlikely — at what might happen in 2019. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and Shawn […]
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