Raleigh, NC – NC State officials announced today that an agreement has been reached involving its rights holder, Wolfpack Sports Marketing, and Capitol Broadcasting Corporation to partner with CBC station Mix 101.5 WRAL FM. The agreement moves Wolfpack sports programming to the FM side of the dial and solidifies NC State’s flagship radio partnership...
North Carolina freshman Brandan Wright plans to enter the NBA draft in June. The 6-foot-9 forward said during a news conference Monday he doesn’t intend to sign with an agent yet – a move that would keep open the possibility of a return to school next year. But coach Roy Williams said Wright...
Starting shooting guard Wayne Ellington will return to North Carolina for his sophomore season, his father said Monday. “It wasn’t even a thought,’’ Wayne Ellington, Sr. said of a possible jump to the NBA. “He didn’t do what he thought he might be able to do this season, so he’s coming back to school.†Read...
We pointed out David Glenn’s blog posts about next year’s very early ACC basketball rankings. Today we take a peek at Jeff Goodman’s very early preseason top 25 for the the 2007-2008 college basketball season at FOXSports.com Here’s how he sees the ACC teams stacking up in next season’s top 25. 5. North Carolina The Tar Heels...
David Glenn takes a very early look ahead to ACC basketball in the 2007-08 season on his WRAL Blog. Here’s his projected rankings - 1. North Carolina If Wright is the only underclassman who leaves this summer, the Tar Heels will be the ACC favorite and a preseason top-five pick nationally in 2007-08. 2. Georgia Tech The Yellow Jackets’...
With Duke’s women’s basketball coach Gail Goestenkors making the jump to Texas, I ran across this article at ACC Sports Journal. Is Goestenkors’ move the first of many more changes to come in the near future? Commitment, coaches help ACC women follow men’s lead in hoops By Doug Herakovich ACCSports.com April 3, 2007 ACC basketball fans long...
CHAPEL HILL, NC - University of North Carolina sophomore forward Tyler Hansbrough is one of 10 players selected to the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team and is one of five finalists for the national player of the year award named in honor of the former UCLA coach. Joining Hansbrough on the Wooden Award All-America...
Durham, NC – Duke coach Gail Goestenkors was the driving force behind the Blue Devils’ perfect regular season. Her success was honored Saturday, when she received The Associated Press’ women’s basketball coach of the year award. “It’s a great honor and a tribute to this team, the players and what they gave to the program,”...
As March Madness continues, one of the former top-seeded teams, the University of North Carolina (UNC), is named the nation’s favorite basketball team by the latest Harris Poll. The No. 1 team for the past four years, Duke, not only took an early exit from the tournament this year, but dropped to No. 2...