/tags/hubert-davis Hubert Davis en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:17:59 GMT /sports/2023-03-16/duke-unc-asheville-north-carolina-mens-ncaa-tournament The Blue Devils are North Carolina’s highest-seeded team in this year’s tournament, but they’re joined by 10th-seeded N.C. State, and No. 15 UNC-Asheville. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:17:59 GMT /sports/2023-03-16/duke-unc-asheville-north-carolina-mens-ncaa-tournament Mitchell Northam /sports/2022-11-04/acc-mens-basketball-preview-scheyer-era-begins-at-duke-can-unc-win-it-all UNC played in the national championship game last season. Can they make it that far again? Coach K is gone. Does that change expectations for Duke? Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:53:26 GMT /sports/2022-11-04/acc-mens-basketball-preview-scheyer-era-begins-at-duke-can-unc-win-it-all Mitchell Northam /sports/2022-04-04/kansas-rallies-north-carolina-win-ncaa-title-score-recap-heels Kansas brought its fourth NCAA title back home Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of power programs. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:59:52 GMT /sports/2022-04-04/kansas-rallies-north-carolina-win-ncaa-title-score-recap-heels Associated Press, Dave DeWitt /sports/2022-04-04/north-carolina-kansas-national-championship-unc-basketball-ncaa The North Carolina Tar Heels will go for their seventh NCAA men's basketball championship Monday night when they face another all-time great program in Kansas. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:31:59 GMT /sports/2022-04-04/north-carolina-kansas-national-championship-unc-basketball-ncaa Dave DeWitt /sports/2022-04-03/fans-franklin-street-unc-duke-final-four-krzyzewski-love-basketball-ncaa Fans in North Carolina react to the clash between what may be college basketball's biggest rivalry, as UNC wins over Duke and is headed to the national championship. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 16:31:21 GMT /sports/2022-04-03/fans-franklin-street-unc-duke-final-four-krzyzewski-love-basketball-ncaa Leoneda Inge /sports/2022-04-02/unc-duke-final-four-krzyzewski-basketball-tar-heels-score-recap In the first-ever NCAA Tournament meeting between the two rivals, the North Carolina Tar Heels beat Duke at the Final Four in New Orleans, 81-77. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 03:36:53 GMT /sports/2022-04-02/unc-duke-final-four-krzyzewski-basketball-tar-heels-score-recap Mitchell Northam /sports/2022-03-30/stakes-krzyzewski-hubert-davis-historic-unc-duke-final-four-basketball-ncaa Ahead of their first-ever postseason meeting, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Tar Heels’ coach Hubert Davis held press conferences on Tuesday with local media, but both coaches tried to downplay the significance of Saturday’s historic game. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:32:49 GMT /sports/2022-03-30/stakes-krzyzewski-hubert-davis-historic-unc-duke-final-four-basketball-ncaa Mitchell Northam /sports/2022-03-26/loves-big-shots-lift-carolina-past-ucla-into-elite-eight Caleb Love hit game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers 37 seconds apart and North Carolina moved within a victory of its 21st Final Four, beating UCLA 73-66 on Friday night in a March Madness matchup of power programs. Sat, 26 Mar 2022 04:31:08 GMT /sports/2022-03-26/loves-big-shots-lift-carolina-past-ucla-into-elite-eight Associated Press /news/2022-03-25/tar-heels-reach-sweet-16-leaning-heavily-on-ironmen-starters The minutes are piling up entering Friday’s matchup with UCLA in the East Region semifinals in Philadelphia. Yet that hasn’t stopped the eighth-seeded Tar Heels from pulling off some huge March victories under first-year coach Hubert Davis. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:39:49 GMT /news/2022-03-25/tar-heels-reach-sweet-16-leaning-heavily-on-ironmen-starters Associated Press /sports/2022-03-21/mens-college-basketball-duke-unc-sweet16-ncaa-tournament-acc The men’s basketball teams from Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill survived the first weekend and are advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:03:30 GMT /sports/2022-03-21/mens-college-basketball-duke-unc-sweet16-ncaa-tournament-acc Mitchell Northam