UNC freshman point guard Elliot Cadeau is the ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year in voting announced Thursday. Fifth-year center Armando Bacot is Preseason All-ACC first team for the third straight season, finishing second to Duke’s Kyle Filipowski for Preseason ACC Player of the Year.
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UNC’s rebooted style, powered by newcomers, promises to be entertaining, more successful
CHARLOTTE — Not only will Carolina’s roster be drastically different this season, with numerous potential lineup combinations, but a rebooted style of play has players excited. Armando Bacot says that the offense is “completely different.”
Watch: ACC Tipoff interviews with Armando Bacot and RJ Davis
CHARLOTTE — Watch the ACC Tipoff interviews from the breakout room Wednesday with guard RJ Davis and center Armando Bacot.
Watch & read: Video, transcript from UNC’s ACC Tip Off press conference with Hubert Davis, RJ Davis and Bacot
CHARLOTTE — Watch the ACC Tipoff press conference Wednesday featuring UNC coach Hubert Davis, guard RJ Davis and center Armando Bacot.
Phillips puts positive spin on latest expansion despite new schools bringing little to marquee sports
CHARLOTTE — After the second consecutive ACC expansion that UNC, among others, opposed, commissioner Jim Phillips did his best Wednesday to present the additions of Stanford, Cal and SMU next summer in a positive light.
Kelly’s determination drives success in basketball, business
CHARLOTTE — It wasn’t supposed to end like that. She refused to let it end like that. Guard Deja Kelly hurt her knee and got carried off the floor in the fourth quarter of Carolina’s second-round NCAA tournament in a game at Ohio State. She returned to the locker room, and most figured she wouldn’t return. But they don’t know Kelly’s passion and determination.
Uncommonly versatile on and off court, Ustby fuels her passion with Jordanesque methods
CHARLOTTE — Alyssa Ustby’s versatility on and off the court is comparable to any player in the country, and her motivational tools would make Michael Jordan proud.
Watch: Interviews with Kelly, Ustby at ACC Tipoff
Watch interviews in the breakout room at ACC Tipoff with senior co-captains Deja Kelly and Alyssa Ustby.
Watch: Banghart, Kelly, Ustby press conference at ACC Tipoff
Watch UNC coach Courtney Banghart and senior co-captains Deja Kelly and Alyssa Ustby at their press conference Tuesday during ACC Tipoff in Charlotte.
Hubert Davis says he needs Bacot to be dominant
For Carolina to be successful this season, Coach Hubert Davis says that Armando Bacot needs to be dominant.
Davis appeared on the “College Hoops Today” podcast with Jon Rothstein in an episode released on Monday afternoon.