ARMANDO BACOT

Armando Bacot passed Tyler Hansbrough for UNC's career rebounding record in an 80-69 victory over NC State on Saturday night.

Armando Bacot had 23 points and 18 rebounds on a record-setting day, RJ Davis scored 26 points, and North Carolina defeated North Carolina State 80-69.

RJ Davis iced a much-needed victory for scuffling North Carolina with two late free throws and the Tar Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State 89-84.

Houston and Texas remain firmly entrenched atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.

Caleb Grill hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points and Iowa State rallied in the final five minutes to stun No. 1 North Carolina 70-65 on Friday in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational.

Caleb Love and RJ Davis scored 17 points apiece and No. 1 North Carolina began a season of grand expectations by pulling away from UNC Wilmington in a 69-56 victory Monday night.

With four starters returning, including star Armando Bacot, North Carolina is ready for a big season and ranked No. 1 in our preseason countdown.

Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky and Gonzaga's Drew Timme are unanimous selections to The Associated Press preseason All-America team.

North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll.

It was the largest comeback in national championship history, surpassing the 1963 title game when Loyola overcame a 15-point deficit.

The Great Kansas Comeback is about more than just one scintillating, stifling 20-minute stretch of Jayhawks basketball.

Bill Self went from the Hall of Fame coach who too often failed on the big stage to the brilliant mastermind of the biggest second-half comeback in NCAA title game history.

David McCormack’s late inside baskets to help Kansas surge past North Carolina in the NCAA championship game followed a Final Four trend.

Bill Self won his elusive second national title with a masterful second-half coaching job and a spicy dash of Remy Martin.

North Carolina big man Armando Bacot never looked like himself in the national championship game against Kansas because he was battling an ankle injury.

Kansas finished off the biggest comeback in national championship history Monday night, getting a big game from David McCormack, crucial shots from Remy Martin and surviving a potential game-tying 3-pointer by Caleb Love at the buzzer for a 72-69 victory in the Superdome.

North Carolina has an effective inside/outside combo in Armando Bacot and Caleb Love.

Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse style better than Duke could play bully ball.

Kansas will face Villanova, then it's Duke-Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament in New Orleans.

Kansas will face Villanova, then it's Duke-Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament in New Orleans.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint.

Saint Peter's saw its fantastic run in the NCAA Tournament end with a 69-49 loss to North Carolina in the East Region final.

North Carolina crushed all hope of a March Madness miracle, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s.

The Tar Heels ended all hope of a March Madness miracle in the early going Sunday, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter's. No. 8 seed Carolina (28-9) made its record 21st Final Four, and this one will be a scene like no other. Next Saturday in New Orleans, it's North Carolina vs. archrival Duke and its soon-to-be-retiring coach, Mike Krzyzewski.

Saint Peter’s has knocked off Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue and now has its sights on pulling another NCAA Tournament upset.

The run by tiny Saint Peter's to the cusp of the Final Four has been riveting.

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.

The Sweet 16 at the East region features one game between UCLA and North Carolina and another between Purdue and underdog Saint Peter’s.

RJ Davis scored a career-high 30 points and eighth-seeded North Carolina beat defending champion Baylor 93-86 in overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Brady Manek scored 28 points, Caleb Love had 21 of his 23 points before halftime and North Carolina routed Marquette 95-63 in first-year coach Hubert Davis’ NCAA Tournament debut.

CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the 10 p.m. forecast for Sunday, March 6, 2022.

North Carolina spoiled retiring Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski’s emotional home finale at Cameron Indoor Stadium, upsetting fourth-ranked rival Duke 94-81.

Freshman A.

Guard Isaiah Wong led Miami in scoring with 25 points, catapulting the Canes to a resounding victory over North Carolina. “Our players were really ready to play and executed our game plan to perfection,” Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said. “What we told the players is that no one guy can guard [Bacot],” Larrañaga said. “My game plan heading in against Bacot was to front [the post],” Waardenburg said. “We knew North Carolina was either going to switch [positions] 1-5, which they didn’t, or they were going to be in kind of a drop,” Waardenburg explained.

Miami men’s basketball is welcoming one of the more high-powered offenses they have played this season in North Carolina, who have won four out of its last five games. Leading North Carolina’s scoring attack is Armando Bacot, who is averaging 17.4 points per game this season. “Bacot is playing at an extremely high level right now, and Carolina is really exploiting his ability to score and rebound,” Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said. This is a coaching philosophy of former North Carolina head coach Roy Williams that has carried over to the current head coaching tenure of Hubert Davis. “He really plays basketball the way I believe you’re supposed to play basketball,” Larrañaga replied when asked about Moore.

– North Carolina coach Roy Williams lost his first opening-round NCAA Tournament game in 30 tries as ninth-seeded Wisconsin blew out his eighth-seeded Tar Heels 85-62 on Friday night. “I thought (Wisconsin) played very well and Roy Williams didn’t coach very well,” Williams said. Brad Davison scored 29 points and D’Mitrik Trice added 21 points for Wisconsin. “Obviously, our league has been phenomenal and it was such a grind to go through, specifically the schedule we had down the stretch,” Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. North Carolina never won more than three straight games all season.

(AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)North Carolina players apologized Tuesday for not following school and athletic department COVID-19 guidelines during a celebratory gathering after a win at rival Duke. “Our intention was to celebrate privately within our group,” the players and managers said in a statement released by the school. “But they realize they did make a mistake, for which they are paying a very significant price,” Williams said. The Tar Heels (12-6, 7-4 ACC), who have won seven of nine, are scheduled to visit ninth-ranked Virginia on Saturday. “We have worked too hard for eight months doing the right things to make those kinds of mistakes at this point in the season,” the players and managers said.

The Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball game versus the North Carolina Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, North Carolina has been postponed as of Monday afternoon, according to the Atlantic Coast Conference. “The postponement follows a meeting from both schools, who mutually concluded the game could not move forward today,” the league announced. Miami (7-11, 3-10 ACC) has not had a game postponed or canceled due to coronavirus-related concerns prior to Monday, while North Carolina (12-6, 7-4 ACC) has had three postponements. Video obtained by the DTH shows UNC men's basketball players Armando Bacot and Day'Ron Sharpe maskless and partying alongside at least seven others, celebrating a win over Duke on Saturday night. College basketball reporter Jeff Goodman reported that Miami wasn’t comfortable playing in the game because of the video of the players partying without masks.

Notre Dame forward Juwan Durham (11) drives to the basket against North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) and guard Leaky Black (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Memphis women’s basketball game against USF scheduled for Sunday has been canceled. It's the sixth game this season the team has been affected by health and safety concerns. ___The men's basketball game between Notre Dame and Howard scheduled for Monday has been canceled because of COVID-19 concerns in the Howard program. “This was a tremendous opportunity to bring national exposure to our basketball team and the university.

North Carolina won 75-63. Armando Bacot scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the second half Saturday, rallying No. 22 North Carolina from a double-digit deficit to beat Kentucky 75-63 at the CBS Sports Classic. ... North Carolina has completed its nonleague schedule and will play its next 20 games in the Atlantic Coast Conference. UP NEXTNorth Carolina: Plays at North Carolina State in its ACC opener Dec. 22.