It was an emotional return to Phoenix for Cameron Johnson, who played his first 3½ NBA seasons with the Suns before they dealt him to the Brooklyn Nets at the trade deadline last season.
Category: Men's basketball
Tar Heels in pros: White keeps hot streak going with 27 points, 5 3-pointers; Pinson nearly gets triple-double in G League
Big games are becoming routine of late for Coby White. White scored 27 points and five 3-pointers Tuesday and added eight assists and four rebounds, but it wasn’t enough for Chicago to avoid its second loss in as many nights.
Walton starts, scores 17 in Texas Tech win with much bigger role; Styles has game-high 19 in Hoyas victory; Todd-Williams scores 10
There was little reason for hope that Kerwin Walton would have much of a role at Texas Tech through the first six games, but he suddenly has become a key player for the Red Raiders. It all changed in the 87–58 victory over Omaha on Dec. 6 when Walton scored a career-high 22 points, and starter Devan Cambridge suffered a season-ending knee injury.
From Maye’s shot to Anthony Davis’ block — the top 10 UNC-Kentucky games
Since the iconic Luke Maye jumper shot down Kentucky in the 2017 NCAA Southeast Regional final, the Carolina-Kentucky matchups haven’t lived up to the high standard this rivalry has set. But there are plenty of battles between the college basketball blue bloods that fans will never forget in a rivalry that goes back to when both were in the Southern Conference.
Tar Heels in pros: White continues All-Star caliber play with 33 points, 6 3s; Jackson scores 35, game-winning 3, Pinson 20 in G League
DeMar DeRozan and Coby White did everything they could to extend the Chicago Bulls’ win streak to five but came up short in overtime at Milwaukee on Monday night. White, continuing to make a case for his first All-Star Game appearance, stayed hot with a season-high 33 points, making 6 of 10 3-point attempts to extend his franchise record of consecutive games with at least three 3-pointers to 11 games.
UNC holds position in AP Top 25 men’s poll after loss to UConn
North Carolina held the No. 9 spot in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after the Tar Heels (7–2) gave No. 5 UConn a good game on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden before losing 87–76.
Love scores 20, helps No. 1 Arizona slam No. 23 Badgers; Dunn has career night as Penn State rallies to win; Nickel scores 12
Caleb Love skyed for a highlight-reel dunk and was efficient as No. 1 Arizona made it look easy Saturday against No. 23 Wisconsin on a day that Penn State rallied for a win over Ohio State behind a career game for D’Marco Dunn.
Tar Heels in NBA: White-hot Coby scores 24 points, six 3s as Bulls win fourth straight; Sharpe has season-high, double-double; Anthony scores 16
Coby White stayed hot from the perimeter and kept the Chicago Bulls’ streak going, showing they are fine without Zach LaVine. White and Cole Anthony both had big games in victories to extend their opponents’ long losing streaks, and a confident Day’Ron Sharpe had his best game of the season.
Tar Heels in NBA: White scores 19 for streaking Bulls, 3-point shooting streak sets franchise record
Coby White is shooting into Chicago’s record books and has the Bulls on a roll after they had struggled through most of November.
Walton pours in career-highs of 22 points, six 3-pointers in Texas Tech win; Garcia hurt
After playing only 55 minutes in Texas Tech’s first six games, Kerwin Walton played 28 on Wednesday night and took full advantage with the best shooting night of his career.
Heels falter down stretch against No. 5 UConn
NEW YORK — A pair of teams with the potential to win the national championship put on a March-type battle in a special atmosphere similar to an NCAA tournament game.
Carolina shifts into overdrive with faster tempo, creating quick points
CHAPEL HILL — No. 9 North Carolina gave Florida State a taste of what it’s like to be forced into a fast tempo, and opponents might be in for a steady diet of that the rest of the season as the transition points pile up.
Love’s Arizona team new No. 1; Heels in top 10 in AP men’s Top 25
Caleb Love’s unbeaten Arizona team ascended to No. 1, and North Carolina jumped eight slots to No. 9 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. UNC, which had the biggest jump from last week’s poll, is in the top 10 for the first time since it was No. 1 in last season’s first three polls.
First NET rankings show December Quad 1 games big for UNC men with few Q1 ACC chances
The first NET rankings of the season that came out on Monday showed that it will be important for North Carolina’s men to take advantage of three more Quad 1 non-conference opportunities this month since those chances won’t come often in ACC play.
Garcia scores 28 of career-high 36 in second half but can’t rally Gophers in Big Ten opener
Dawson Garcia had the best game of his career Sunday and led a second-half rally at Ohio State in Minnesota’s Big Ten opener, but the Gophers lost 84–74.
Garcia scored 28 of his career-high 36 points in the second half, adding 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, as the Gophers (5–3, 0–1 Big Ten) cut a 22-point deficit to six.
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