Up in the Rafters: Humbled in Portland

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- North Carolina junior forward Puff Johnson is expected to be a full participant in practice on Friday and will be available to play vs. Duke on Saturday evening in Durham, UNC head coach Hubert Davis told reporters in the Smith Center on Friday. Johnson has missed...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- Asked about the environment in Cameron Indoor, Armando Bacot remembered a Cassius Stanley breakaway dunk his freshman season in 2019-20. "It got loud in there," Bacot recalled. "It felt like the whole gym was shaking. I was like, 'Damn.'. "It's one of those games you can’t...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- It's only the beginning of February, so a lot can change between now and the start of the NCAA Tournament. But with the way NC State has been playing since the start of January, the Wolfpack is making noise as a tough out in March if it makes the cut for the Big Dance.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina coach Hubert Davis met with reporters Friday afternoon as part of a media availability ahead of the Tar Heels’ ACC basketball clash Saturday night at rival Duke (6:30 p.m., ESPN). UNC (15-7 overall, 7-4 ACC) is coming off its 65-64 loss to...

College basketball's freshmen class has not turned out exactly as we expected. Former top prospects like Nick Smith, Dereck Lively, and Dariq Whitehead have all been limited by injuries. Players like Brandon Miller, Gradey Dick, and Kyle Filipowski have been as good as advertised while others like Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jett Howard, and Brice Sensabaugh have been way ahead of schedule.

Duke Basketball will enter a new era of college basketball's greatest rivalry on Saturday afternoon when the Blue Devils host North Carolina. It'll be the first time in more than four decades that the Tar Heels face a Duke team led by someone other than Mike Krzyzewski. Instead of Coach K, North Carolina will face off against rookie head coach Jon Scheyer who has guided his team to a 16-6 mark (7-4 in the ACC) through his first 22 games at the helm.