LOS ANGELES — March sometimes produces unexpected outcomes and always leads to tears. RJ Davis produced both Thursday night.
Tag: Carolina basketball
Video, transcript from UNC’s postgame press conference
LOS ANGELES — UNC coach Hubert Davis, Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan and RJ Davis met with the media after the Tar Heels’ season-ending loss to Alabama.
Sears, Tide’s prolific perimeter game challenges for UNC
LOS ANGELES — Another NCAA tournament game, another prolific scorer to stop. Against Michigan State, Tyson Walker’s point output was limited by Carolina guards Seth Trimble and RJ Davis over large stretches. The target for Thursday night’s 9:39 regional semifinal (CBS) in Crypto.com Arena will be 6–1 Alabama senior guard Mark Sears.
Transcript, video from UNC’s Wednesday press conference
LOS ANGELES — Here is the video and the transcript from No. 5-ranked North Carolina’s press conference on Wednesday at … More
Love says fan criticism, hatred made last season at UNC tough
LOS ANGELES — Everything is going well for Caleb Love at Arizona, where he has the No. 9-ranked Wildcats in the Sweet 16 and riding high. That came after some tough times last season for Carolina when the Tar Heels didn’t make the NCAA tournament and he dealt with a torrent of criticism.
How to save ACC basketball, the NCAA tournament, and maybe America itself
Why didn’t the ACC get those bids? National media bias could be part of the issue. I also don’t see much clear evidence that the NCAA Selection Committee has a nuanced, consistent and defensible method of picking its final at-large teams. But there are things the ACC could do better, too.
Love only transfer still playing after Todd-Williams’ Ole Miss team falls
Caleb Love is the last former Carolina player still playing in the postseason after Kennedy Todd-Williams and Ole Miss lost on Monday. Love is one win away from possibly facing the Tar Heels in the West Regional final.
Sullivan’s words light fire under Ingram, who shuts down Spartans’ talk
CHARLOTTE — Assistant Coach Pat Sullivan has always been the one to stay on Harrison Ingram and demand maximum effort from the Stanford transfer. The first few minutes of No. 5 North Carolina’s 85–69 win Saturday at the Spectrum Center over Michigan State had not gone well. While Coach Hubert Davis later lit into the Tar Heels during the time out with eight minutes left in the first half, Sullivan was all over Ingram as he walked to the huddle before the first timeout with UNC trailing 8–5.
Ingram’s hot shooting, huge UNC runs advance Heels to Sweet 16
CHARLOTTE — The return of Harrison Ingram’s sweet jumper has No. 5 North Carolina returning to the Sweet 16. Ingram scored 17 points and five 3-pointers as the No. 1 seed Tar Heels pulled away to win 85–69 in the second round of the NCAA tournament against No. 9 seed Michigan State in the Spectrum Center.
Kelly wins unique shooting competition with RJ Davis in promotional video
Never mind trying to make a 3-point attempt with a defender’s hand in your face. RJ Davis and girlfriend Deja Kelly, both senior North Carolina guards who have led their teams to the NCAA tournament, had a bigger challenge a couple of weeks ago in the kitchen of Davis’ apartment.