Posts Tagged ‘University of North Carolina’
NCAA Final Four Teams Set
The NCAA Final Four is complete as the final two teams punched their tickets to the tournament semifinals on Sunday. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels (above) defeated Notre Dame 74-88. Syracuse came back from a first-half deficit to beat the University of Virginia. The Tar Heels captured the East region trophy and make…
Read MoreDavid Noel returns to Orleans
David Noel (201 cm, North Carolina’06) will be coming aboard the roster of Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A) this 2016. David is a 31-year-old American player who started the 2015-16 season with Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB). He played six games for them in the Liga Sudamericana and averaged 7.0 ppg and 2.2 rpg. In January…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Set
The dust has settled after the exciting resolution of the 2nd Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Only 16 teams remain, comprising the “NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.” The third stage of the tournament is set to resume on March 24th. There were, as usual, the fair share of upsets and surprises. However, this season…
Read MoreDuke Out of Top 25 for First Time since 2007
This is one heck of a 2015-16 season in NCAA Men’s Basketball. After losing four of its last five games, the Duke Blue Devils have fallen out of the AP Top 25 rankings. They have really struggled and are now 15-6. This is the first time in more than eight years that Duke is not…
Read MoreBill Guthridge passes, UNC legend
Bill Guthridge, the assistant and head coach so associated with the University of North Carolina has passed away, he was 77 years old. The American died on Tuesday night authorities confirmed, no cause of death was offered. The tactician is known as being a loyal servant to the Tar Heels from 1972 to 2000, both…
Read MoreNCAA Elite Eight: First Four teams are in!
Notre Dame, Kentucky, Arizona, and Wisconsin are the first four schools to book their seats to the 2015 NCAA Elite Eight. All four teams that are moving on were matched up against teams that were lower seeded in the Sweet 16. The number one seed from the Midwest Region, the University of Kentucky destroyed West…
Read MoreNCAA: Kentucky stays perfect, still No. 1
NCAA – At the end of Week 16 the Kentucky Wildcats maintain their unanimous number one ranking across various polls, riding on their pristine 27-0 record. They took down Tennessee and Auburn last week in convincing fashion. They are set to face Mississippi State and Arkansas (22-5) this week, and remain as the heavy favorites…
Read MoreDean Smith sadly passes away
Dean Smith, a revolutionary coach and a titan of American Basketball has passed away at the age of 83. The retired tactician is reported to have died peacefully while in his North Carolina home on Saturday night. The news was announced by North Carolina University, where Smith made such a monumental impact as a coach.…
Read MoreRashad McCants joins Homenetmen Beirut
Former NBA swingman Rashad McCants (193 cm, North Carolina’05) is the latest import to be added by Lebanese Homenetmen Beirut (Division A). During the 2013/14 season he played at Unitri/Magazine Luiza/Uberlandia (Brazil-NBB) and over ten games averaged 11.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Rashad McCants also played four games for the team during the Liga Americas…
Read MoreP.J. Hairston not reinstated at North Carolina
P.J. Hairston will not be a member of the North Carolina Tar Heels this season after the team decided against asking the NCAA to reinstate the ineligible guard. Hairston was the leading scorer for the university last season, but several off-season violations led to him getting into trouble with the NCAA. The 20-year old, along…
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