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.
Xylina McDaniel scored 19 points and had six steals as No. 16 North Carolina used a key 19-2 second-half run to come back and beat Clemson 65-58 Sunday in each team’s Atlantic Coast Conference opener.
Playing an overmatched non-conference opponent before ACC play resumes in earnest later this week, No. 4 Duke made sure its defense was in top form on Sunday.
The Blue Devils tied an NCAA record holding Monmouth to three first-half points on the way to a 73-32 women’s basketball win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Charlotte’s Northside Christian Academy took the crown in the inaugural Tobacco Road Holiday Basketball Invitational with a 67-54 win over shorthanded Riverside on Saturday night. In the consolation final, Southeast Raleigh nipped Northern 78-77 for third place.
Jordan's Josh Thompson comes off bench to win MVP honors at Lee County Shootout ... Chapel Hill girls go 3-0 in Bunn event ... South Granville and Cresset Christian Academy fall in South Granville Holiday Invitational bracket championship games. For complete reports on Riverside, Northern and Oxford Webb tournament games as well as Chapel Hill's Tiger Classic wrestling tournament, click on 'View All' above.
An eight-second explosion rocketed Orange 138-pounder Jack Twomey-Kozak to a personal milestone in winning the Tiger Holiday Classic on Saturday, winning the only title among Triangle wrestlers participating in the prestigious 37-team event.
Southern High first-year coaches Kendrick Hall and Monique Fearrington watched as their boys and girls teams cut down the nets for the first time Saturday, then virtually echoed each other in saying “We’ve come a long way.”
Oxford Webb’s first foray into the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational ended in disappointment Saturday as the Warriors fell to High Point Christian 65-52 in the third-place game of the Shavlik Randolph bracket.
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.
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.
Durham Academy, Southern boys to meet for Vision Sports title at Cary Academy. ... Chapel Hill boys and girls sweep Bunn ... South Granville boys advance to title game in Creedmoor ... Carrboro boys beat Orange ... Extended coverage of holiday boys' and girls' basketball action. ... For coverage of Northern, Riverside, Jordan, Northwood and Oxford Webb games, click on 'View All' above.