Category Archives: UNC Basketball
Newcomers Wilson and Bogavac power No. 25 North Carolina to a 94-54 rout of Central Arkansas
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Caleb Wilson scored 22 points and Luka Bogavac added 10 points and five assists in their North Carolina debuts as the No. 25 Tar Heels beat Cent...
Nov 03, 2025
No. 6 Duke keeps its frequent perch as favorite in ACC race featuring No. 11 Louisville, No. 25 UNC
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball WriterJon Scheyer inherited a seemingly impossible task at Duke in following retired Hall of Fame coaching great Mike Krzyzewski. Yet the sixth-ranked Blue Devil...
Oct 29, 2025
March Madness in October? Top programs using exhibitions to cash in and check team chemistry
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Rick Barnes saw a chance to bring Duke to campus for the first time in nearly 50 years and jumped at it.His No. 18...
Oct 16, 2025
No. 6 Duke picked to win ACC again; NC State’s Darrion Williams named Preseason Player of the Year
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The No. 6 ranked Duke Blue Devils have been picked to repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference champions despite losing Cooper Flagg and four ...
Oct 15, 2025
No. 6 Duke picked to win ACC again; NC State's Darrion Williams named Preseason Player of the Year
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The No. 6 ranked Duke Blue Devils have been picked to repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference champions despite losing Cooper Flagg and four other pla...
Oct 15, 2025
The ACC has been going through a sideline overhaul. This year that includes 4 new head coaches
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Luke Loucks remembers winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title at Florida State when Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and his coach,...
Oct 08, 2025
The ACC has been going through a sideline overhaul. This year that includes 4 new head coaches
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Luke Loucks remembers winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title at Florida State when Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and his coach...
Oct 08, 2025
UNC announces AD transition plan from Bubba Cunningham to RFK Racing president Steve Newmark in 2026
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterNorth Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham will transition next summer into a new advisory role to the school’s chancellor, while hiring RFK Racing team pre...
Jul 01, 2025
UNC announces AD transition plan from Bubba Cunningham to RFK Racing president Steve Newmark in 2026
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham will transition next summer into a new advisory role to the school's chancellor, while hiring RFK Racing team presiden...
Jul 01, 2025
ACC cuts 20-game men's basketball slate to make room for nonconference games in bid to boost sport
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference is hoping its men's basketball programs trade two fewer league games for marquee nonconference matchups in an effort to reverse a dwin...
May 07, 2025