Carolina is NOT getting in the same one-and-done game as Duke. As expected, both Nassir Little and Coby White announced they were entering the NBA draft with no chance of coming back to school since they are both projected lottery picks. So with eligibility over for Cam, Kenny and Luke, the Tar Heels are losing […]

The pressure is off for Virginia, that means a ‘Hoos who’s who. After UVa’s improbable comeback to win the Elite Eight, coach Tony Bennett was all smiles until asked what it meant to be going to his first Final Four as a head coach and his school’s first in 35 years. Bennett turned serious and […]

Here’s hoping Nassir Little got lots of good guidance. When the freshman forward announced he was turning pro two days after returning from Kansas City with the Tar Heels, I found myself hoping he had the time to get as much information as possible and wasn’t making a decision based on bad advice. Usually, Roy […]

Turns out that Duke was caught cheating – twice. The Duke Basketball Report is a fine publication that has existed long before the Internet was invented by whomever. During the early digital days, the DBR was purchased by SB Nation in the giant game of Packman that those big national websites played for years. J.D. […]

Bruce Pearl is entertaining, but why is he still coaching in college? The Midwest Sweet Sixteen in Kansas City is known for two high-profile programs – Carolina and Kentucky – and three coaches who despite winning a lot of games own tarnished resumes. The ABC crowd may still point to Roy Williams coaching at UNC, […]

The next NCAA tournament report is interrupted by . . . While they are still holding on to a playoff spot, the Carolina Hurricanes certainly deserve props for rallying from another bad start to contending for their first trip to the NHL playoffs since three years after their one and only Stanley Cup in 2006, […]

I love a coach who no longer has to prove anything. When people ask me about Roy Williams, I give them my opinion: he’s just a good ol’ guy, using the adjective that Williams often does when referring to himself in the third person. In the 31 years as a head coach, Williams has won […]

What a Sunday afternoon for Duke and President Trump. Let’s just say, for argument’s sake, that half the country is split down the middle on Duke basketball and President Donald J. Trump. How could you possibly ignore the juxtaposition of the Blue Devils’ last-second escape in the NCAA tournament and the Prez’s acquittal from the […]

By odds alone, the Tar Heels have a great chance this weekend. Second-seeded UNC’s 21-point loss to Texas A&M in the 2018 NCAA tournament in Charlotte came two days after the biggest shock ever in the Big Dance. Remember, Virginia became the first No. 1 seed to lose to a 16, blown out by Maryland […]

The NBA mock draft boards seem like subplots to the season. Those who look at the projected NBA draft picks every day like they check the stock market must have seen some wild swings over the last month. And it underscores why Carolina has joined the conversation with Duke about the best teams in the […]