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UNC: Bacot returning to Tar Heels for junior season

Jun. 21, 2021 06:15 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his junior season after making himself eligible for the NBA draft. ...

Wake Forest adding Ole Miss graduate transfer Khadim Sy

Jun. 11, 2021 12:42 PM EDT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest is adding graduate transfer Khadim Sy from Mississippi. The school announced Sy’s signing Friday to...

Jon Scheyer center, laughs while talking with Wendell Moore Jr. after an NCAA college basketball press conference at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Friday, June 4, 2021. Scheyer will spend the upcoming year in his role as associate head coach as coach Mike Krzyzewski chases one more championship in a Hall of Fame career. Then it’s up to the 33-year-old Scheyer to take over ahead of the 2022-23 season in the program’s first coaching change in more than four decades. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's Scheyer 'not afraid' of test as Coach K's successor

By Aaron Beard Jun. 04, 2021 01:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2010, file photo, then-Wake Forest head coach Dino Gaudio watches during an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in New Orleans. Gaudio, a former University of Louisville basketball assistant, pleaded guilty Friday, June 4, 2021, to a federal charge of attempted extortion and will avoid prison time. Gaudio threatened to expose alleged violations by the Louisville team “in its production of recruiting videos for prospective student-athletes and in the use of its graduate assistants in practices,” according to a charging document filed in May. He asked for 17 months of salary or a $425,000 lump sum payment, according to the U.S. Attorney. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Former Louisville assistant gets plea deal in extortion case

Jun. 04, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Analysis: Coach K's legacy built on ability to reach players

By Aaron Beard Jun. 04, 2021 02:54 AM EDT

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's Krzyzewski eager for a final run with the Blue Devils

By Aaron Beard Jun. 03, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2009, file photo, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski congratulates Jon Scheyer (30) late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C. Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The person said former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer would then take over as Krzyzewski's successor for the 2022-23 season. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Duke's Krzyzewski to coach 1 final year, hand off to Scheyer

By Aaron Beard Jun. 02, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Person familiar with situation tells AP that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final basketball season in 2021-22

Jun. 02, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Person familiar with situation tells AP that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final basketball season in 2021-22. ...

Wake Forest hires former ETSU coach Shay as assistant

Jun. 01, 2021 07:37 PM EDT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest has hired former East Tennessee State head coach Jason Shay as an assistant. The school announced...

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) celebrates with right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37), defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) and defenseman Brett Pesce (22) after Staal scored in overtime against the Nashville Predators during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Staal scores in OT, lifts Hurricanes past Predators 3-2

By Aaron Beard May. 25, 2021 11:44 PM EDT

Nina King speaks during a press conference where she was introduced as Duke's new athletic director, Friday, May 21, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's King embraces being role model as Black woman AD

By Aaron Beard May. 21, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

Texas Tech adds transfer Sardaar Calhoun from Florida State

May. 19, 2021 06:22 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is adding transfer Sardaar Calhoun from Florida State in yet another change to the roster for first-year coach Mark Adams. ...

Duke promoting Nina King to be next athletic director

By Aaron Beard May. 19, 2021 05:30 PM EDT
Duke is promoting Nina King to become the school's next athletic director. The school's announcement Wednesday means King will become only...

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, Louisville assistant coach Dino Gaudio cheers on the team against Wake Forest during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Federal authorities have charged Gaudio with attempting to extort the university after his dismissal from the team. Gaudio threatened to go to the media with alleged NCAA violations by the team, according to a charging document filed in federal court. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Former Louisville assistant charged by feds with extortion

By Dylan Lovan May. 18, 2021 05:55 PM EDT

NC State adds Virginia's Morsell, Providence's Gantt

May. 04, 2021 08:17 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State has added transfers Casey Morsell and Greg Gantt to its roster. The team announced Tuesday that...

Ex-Texas Tech forward Tyreek Smith signs with Oklahoma St

May. 04, 2021 03:00 PM EDT
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State said Tuesday it has signed former Texas Tech forward Tyreek Smith. After a medical redshirt season...

Report: Northwestern promotes Polisky to athletic director

May. 02, 2021 11:56 PM EDT
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern has decided to promote longtime deputy athletic director Mike Polisky replace Jim Phillips as athletic...

Syracuse forward Alan Griffin (0) and Jesse Edwards (14) watch from the bench against Houston in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Houston won 62-46. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Syracuse's Alan Griffin to enter NBA draft

Apr. 30, 2021 04:43 PM EDT

Walker Kessler transferring from North Carolina to Auburn

Apr. 26, 2021 02:07 PM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former North Carolina big man Walker Kessler is transferring to Auburn. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Monday that...

Duke signs Marquette's John, Davidson's Jones as transfers

Apr. 23, 2021 02:43 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has signed Marquette graduate transfer Theo John and Davidson graduate transfer Bates Jones to scholarship agreements. ...