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Saturday marked a big day for Mike Krzyzewski, but the North Carolina Tar Heels did not seem to care. North Carolina beat Duke 94-81 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, spoiling Coach K’s sendoff. This was Coach K’s final home game as …
The North Carolina Tar Heels are poised to promote from within as they select a new basketball coach. Greg Barnes of Inside Carolina reported Monday that the North Carolina Board of Trustees had scheduled an emergency meeting for Monday afternoon …
North Carolina is looking for a new head coach after Roy Williams surprisingly decided to retire during the week. The Tar Heels are known for their desire to have a head coach with Carolina ties. If they stick with that tradition, there may be a …
One of the greatest coaches in college basketball history is calling it a career, as Roy Williams has announced his retirement. Some fans wondered if Williams’ retirement could be an April Fools’ Joke, but the University of North Carolina …
The 2020 NBA Draft was an unusual one, so it probably shouldn’t be too surprising that it produced some unusual results. One notable oddity was how little of a factor the “blue blood” programs from college basketball were in the …
Kevin Durant spent his one year in college at Texas, but it seems his heart was set on a different destination before he made his final decision. Durant was heavily recruited by the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2006, and Durant even took an official …
Duke completed the comeback in an overtime win over North Carolina on Saturday, and of course they benefited from a bad call in the process. UNC was leading 96-95 with 10 seconds left and inbounded the ball. The pass in went towards Andrew Platek, …
The new year is upon us, giving teams that have come out of the gates slowly are starting to run out of time to make corrections. Conference play for nearly every league in college basketball begins in earnest in the next week or so, with true road …
The Gonzaga student section is one of the best in the nation at making opposing players feel uncomfortable, and they came up with yet another unique way of doing that before Wednesday night’s game against North Carolina. As the Tar Heels were …
College basketball, more than any other sport, seems to have a dichotomy about its championship contenders. Even at this point in the season, you could convince me that only two or three teams can really win it all. At the same time, I’d be willing …
The 2018 college basketball season is in the past, which means it’s not too early to look ahead to 2018-19. We have a pretty good idea of what recruiting classes will look like, and though some NBA decisions remain in the balance, we can make …
The North Carolina men’s basketball team was dealing with some off-court drama during last week’s ACC Tournament. While the team was at the Barclays Center to play through the conference tournament, someone broke into the Dean E. Smith …
Miami beat North Carolina on Tuesday night in a wild end-of-game sequence. North Carolina’s Joel Berry made a 3-pointer with under five seconds left to tie the game at 88. But Miami responded quickly by inbounding the ball to Ja’Quan …
The FBI’s extensive probe into college basketball corruption has resulted in at least three criminal investigations and could have a devastating impact across the sport in the coming months and years. Hundreds of federal documents that were …
North Carolina will have to begin its season without Joel Berry II, and Tar Heels coach Roy Williams cannot be happy with how the senior point guard suffered an injury. Earlier in the week, UNC announced that Berry broke a bone in his right hand and …
The NCAA has finally concluded an investigation into alleged academic fraud at North Carolina that lasted several years, and the university has essentially gotten off scot-free. On Friday, the NCAA revealed that its Committee on Infractions could not …
