CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina starting wing Harrison Ingram is entering the NBA draft. Ingram, at 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds, announced his plans with a statement and video posted on social media Saturday. Ingram arrived in Chapel Hill after averaging 10.5 points per game in two seasons at Stanford. He was the No. 3 […]
Continue readingHistory was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season? Or will Dan Hurley and UConn finally be knocked from their perch? As the title game fades from memory and the transfer portal — and the […]
Continue readingHouston remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week Monday while a couple of the game’s traditional blue bloods made big jumps as they peak just in time for postseason play. The Cougars received 52 of 62 first-place votes from a national media panel after a week in […]
Continue readingAfter a short stretch that featured fewer top-10 upsets than we’ve become used to seeing this season, this past week upended the 1-seed discussion and left plenty at stake entering the week before Selection Sunday. Tennessee had the inside track for the final 1-seed at the start of the week, but the Volunteers saw their […]
Continue readingDURHAM, N.C. — Duke star big man Kyle Filipowski said he didn’t intend to trip North Carolina forward Harrison Ingram during the first half of Saturday night’s rivalry game after the two got tangled as Filipowski defended a shot by Ingram. “I’m not really too sure how that whole situation happened, to be honest,” Filipowski […]
Continue readingDURHAM, N.C. — Cormac Ryan scored a season-high 31 points, including a huge 3-pointer with 1:38 left, to help No. 7 North Carolina beat No. 9 Duke 84-79 on Saturday night, claiming the Atlantic Coast Conference’s regular-season title outright for the first time in seven years. Ryan made 8 of 12 shots and 6 of […]
Continue readingThe fifth-year player who holds the school’s record for career rebounds and double-doubles checked out to a standing ovation with about three minutes remaining. “He’s been a great leader for us,” RJ Davis, who also might have played his final game at home, said of Bacot. “He’s been dominant throughout his whole career here, breaking […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. RJ Davis tallies a career-high 42 points as North Carolina comes up with a narrow win over Miami. (1:11) CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After a huge first half, RJ Davis saw no reason to back off. Davis poured in four straight 3-pointers during a riveting second-half stretch on his way to […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. R.J. Davis’ step-back trey delights UNC crowd (0:18) ARMANDO BACOT DIDN’T MINCE words about RJ Davis. “It’s his team,” he told ESPN. For a three-time All-ACC selection and preseason All-American to make that proclamation about his North Carolina teammate was noteworthy. “That means the world to me,” Davis responded. “It means […]
Continue readingSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Judah Mintz scored 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and JJ Starling had 13 of his 23 points in the second half as Syracuse stunned No. 7 North Carolina 86-79 on Tuesday night. The raucous home crowd rushed the court to celebrate the program’s first win over a Top 10 […]
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