GREENSBORO — RJ Davis tried to will North Carolina to a victory that the No. 7-seed Tar Heels desperately needed to make the NCAA tournament, but he needed help. He didn’t get nearly enough of it. His 24 points and four 3-pointers couldn’t avoid a possibly season-ending 68–59 loss Thursday to No. 2-seed Virginia in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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Videos: Hubert Davis, RJ Davis, Bacot, Nance and Love talk about UNC’s loss to Virginia
Hear what UNC’s Hubert Davis, RJ Davis, Armando Bacot, Pete Nance and Caleb Love had to say after the Tar Heels’ loss to Virginia.
There were surprising NET positives from UNC’s win over BC, but Tar Heels still have to keep winning to make NCAA field
GREENSBORO — North Carolina needs to keep winning to make the NCAA tournament but there was a surprising good sign for the Tar Heels in Thursday’s updated NET rankings.
Videos: Hear from Hubert Davis, RJ Davis, Love, Nance and Johnson after UNC’s win over BC
Hear what Coach Hubert Davis, RJ Davis, Caleb Love, Pete Nance and Puff Johnson had to say after Carolina’s second-round victory Wednesday in the ACC Tournament against Boston College.
Carolina looks dominant again in pounding BC, and hopes to keep that going against Virginia
By R.L. Bynum GREENSBORO — North Carolina has shown flashes of the team that many expected this season, and Wednesday … More
Photo gallery from UNC’s win over Boston College
Images from UNC’s second-round ACC tournament victory with Boston College
Tar Heels in NBA: Anthony scores 23 in Magic loss; Bullock gets hurt; another Brooks double-double in the G League
Cole Anthony had one of his more productive games this season, but Orlando couldn’t overcome short-handed Milwaukee, playing without two All-Stars. Anthony scored a team-high 23 points, his third-highest scoring game this season, but Orlando lost at home 134–123 to Milwaukee, who played without Giannis Antetokounmpo (non-COVID-19 illness) and Jrue Holiday (sore neck).
Tar Heels in pros: Jackson pours in 36 with 7 3-pointers in G League shooting show; Barnes scores 14, draws first technical in 10 years
Justin Jackson would obviously prefer to still be on an NBA roster, but the plus side is that he’s getting plenty of playing time being back with the G League’s Texas Legends. To say that Jackson was shooting well from the start of Monday’s game would be an understatement. He scored four 3-pointers in the first five minutes, with every shot getting nothing but net.
Francis’ team wins league title, 16 in a row, headed for DII tournament; regular seasons end poorly for Platek, Garcia and Walton
Jeremiah Francis’ Emmanuel College team is on a roll and a conference champion headed to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Lions (23–7) have won 16 consecutive games, including defeating Belmont Abbey 77–60 Sunday in the Conference Carolinas Tournament championship game in Spartanburg, S.C.
Tar Heels in pros: Brooks has career game with 26 points, 20 rebounds; Huge late Little 3 in win; 17 points, 5 blocks, honor for Kessler
Garrison Brooks had the best game of his professional career to help the Westchester Knicks ended a four-game losing streak. Brooks put up career-high totals with 26 points and 20 rebounds as the Knicks won at home against the Windy City Bulls 121–120 on Sunday.