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Roy Williams at the podium

Roy Williams announces retirement from coaching

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 …

John Calipari at a press conference

College basketball blue bloods have unusually weak NBA Draft

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

Kevin Durant wanted to go to North Carolina in 2006

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 North Carolina bad call

Duke benefits from terrible call in crazy win over North Carolina

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, …

Roy Williams

5 college basketball teams off to troubling starts

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 …

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Watch: Gonzaga students mock North Carolina players’ stretching routine

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 …

Ranking the top 10 NCAA championship contenders

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 …

10 early favorites to win the 2019 college basketball championship

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 …

North Carolina locker room was robbed during ACC Tournament

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 UNC

Miami beats North Carolina on wild Ja’Quan Newton buzzer-beater

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 …

Tom Izzo

FBI documents show widespread payments to top college, high school players

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 …

Joel Berry

UNC star Joel Berry broke his hand on door after losing video game

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 …

NCAA lets North Carolina off the hook in academic fraud scandal

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 …

JJ Redic

JJ Redick praises rival UNC, calls for college athletes to be paid

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 …

Joel Berry

5 biggest takeaways from the national championship game

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 …

Zach Collins Gonzaga

5 X-factors for the National Championship Game

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 …

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