New Orleans, LA – Kansas and North Carolina advanced to the NCAA championship game with Final Four wins over Villanova and Duke in front of 70.602 fans at the Caesar Superdome. In the first game David McCormack scored 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting while Ochai Agbaji added 21 points as Kansas pulled away late in […]
Tar Heels Overwhelm Eagles on the Road
Chestnut Hill, MA – The University of North Carolina entered the match-up with Boston College as the No. 3-ranked team in the nation. They provided a terrific performance that proved their high ranking. After a relatively tight start, UNC’s defense took control of the game, while seniors Luke Maye and Cameron Johnson did damage offensively […]
Duke, Michigan State Take Home PK80 Titles
Portland, OR – The first and hopefully not last PK80 Invitational ended in Portland Sunday night with Duke and Michigan State winning their brackets and taking home championship trophies. Duke came back from a 17-point second half deficit to topple a strong Florida team 87-84. Michigan State dominated defending national champion North Carolina from the […]
PK80 Invitational Lives up To Hype
Portland, OR – After some lackluster games on Thanksgiving Day, the PK80 Phil Knight Invitational, celebrating Nike founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday, lived up to its hype with some exciting contests, great individual performances and solid crowds on Friday. In the final game of the day at the Moda Center, Florida outlasted Gonzaga 111-105 in […]
North Carolina Edges Gonzaga For NCAA Championship
Glendale, AZ – Joel Berry II scored 22 points to lead North Carolina (33-7) to a hard-fought 71-65 win over Gonzaga (37-2) to win the national championship before a crowd of 76,169 at University of Phoenix Stadium. In a game where neither team shot particularly well, Berry (4-of-13) was the only Tar Heel to connect […]
North Carolina and Gonzaga Head to NCAA Championship Game
Phoenix, AZ – North Carolina missed four free throws in the final seconds but came up with two key offensive rebounds to help hold back Oregon 77-76 before 77, 612 fans in the Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium. Kennedy Meeks led the effort for the Tar Heels, playing perhaps the best game of […]
Brice Johnson, Poeltl Named Players of the Week
Brice Johnson has had a terrific senior season at North Carolina and added another two impressive performances this week. The Orangeburg, South Carolina native has been named NetScouts Basketball’s National Player of the Week for games from January 18th to January 24th. The 6-foot-9 forward opened the week with 27 points and 11 rebounds in […]
Brice Johnson, Sabonis Players of the Week
Brice Johnson had two efficient performances as North Carolina defeated Tulsa and UCLA. The Orangeburg, South Carolina native has been named NetScouts Basketball’s National Player of the Week for games from December 14th to December 20th. The senior forward started the week with a double-double against Tulane, as Johnson dropped 25 points and grabbed 10 […]
Top NBA Prospects from the ACC
As the college basketball season approaches we’ll be running a series of articles on the top NBA prospects by conference. To start here’s our list of the top prospects from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Grayson Allen, Duke: Allen is the only player from Duke’s 2014 recruiting class returning for his sophomore season and should have […]
