He’ll play in the arena where his father regularly works against the team that his older brother elevated to a basket shy of the Final Four.
Jonathan Tsipis was in high school when his family moved from Ohio to Hillsborough in 1989, and he quickly learned how the rivalry between Duke and North Carolina works in college basketball.
James Michael McAdoo said that North Carolina’s first practice after the Christmas break was the hardest one of the season — and not just because junior Reggie Bullock collided into McAdoo and suffered a mild concussion while trying to break up a long pass.
No team makes shots more frequently than N.C. State, and that’s largely because of the 23rd-ranked Wolfpack’s quality depth.
The Southeastern Conference is so strong that now even Vanderbilt, yes Vandy, is winning like the Commodores haven’t in nearly a century.
North Carolina celebrates big wins by turning its locker room into a mosh pit and jumping up and down as a group.
Marquette players Vander Blue and Juan Anderson believe the Golden Eagles play to the level of their competition.
C.J. Leslie spent most of the first half in a fog. He stepped into the spotlight just in time.
Santa Clara scored more points against No. 1 Duke than any team previously this season.
Perfect in every test this season, No. 1 Duke puts its extended holiday break in the past to begin a more regulated schedule of games.
North Carolina has one last chance to get a signature non-conference win when the Tar Heels host No. 20 UNLV today at the Smith Center (2 p.m., ESPN2).
An emotionally painful loss will leave one of the best players in Duke’s football history with a major physical wound to heal, as well.
East Tennessee State coach Karen Kemp’s voice was hoarse during her postgame comments Friday, and it wasn’t because she was sick.
C.J. Leslie scored a career-high 33 points to lead No. 25 North Carolina State past St. Bonaventure 92-73 on Saturday. Scott Wood added a season-best 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Lorenzo Brown had a season-high 11 assists for the Wolfpack (9-2).
Terrance Broadway wasn’t projected as Louisiana-Lafayette’s starting quarterback heading into this season. Now he’s a bowl game MVP. Broadway passed for 316 yards and ran for 108, helping Louisiana-Lafayette repeat as winners of the New Orleans Bowl with a 43-34 victory against East Carolina on Saturday.