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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 …
J.J. Redick was a fan favorite when he was draining countless shots from long range at Duke, and hating North Carolina is supposed to be in every Blue Devil’s blood. But game recognize game, as they say. After UNC defeated Gonzaga in the …
North Carolina defeated Gonzaga 71-66 in a contested championship game Monday night, winning the title a year after coming up short in heartbreaking fashion. With the college basketball season now behind us, here are five things that were made …
Monday night’s title game between North Carolina and Gonzaga will offer a variety of exciting things to watch. The Tar Heels are one of college basketball’s elite programs, while Gonzaga is a Cinderella-turned-power. There are star …
Everyone knows about the stars of the Final Four — Justin Jackson, Nigel Williams-Goss, Sindarius Thornwell, and so on. But these aren’t just one-man teams, and there are lots of other factors, both on and off the court, that can impact …
The Final Four is packed with two Hall of Fame coaches, multiple likely first-round draft picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, and a controversial venue expected to stymie perimeter shooting. The major storylines surrounding college basketball’s biggest …
This year’s Final Four will be played inside NRG Stadium in Houston, which is the home of the Texans. Though it seems odd to shift from the more compact basketball arenas that typically seat fewer than 20,000 fans to a football stadium that has …
