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Banghart had to get creative with 15-day break between ACC and NCAA tournament games
While most men’s teams play their NCAA tournament openers a few days after their conference tournaments, most women’s teams don’t even know their tournament draw for a week afterward. It’s an odd dynamic that women’s coaches have to deal with on an annual basis and this is the 10th time for North Carolina’s third-year coach Courtney Banghart and the second time for most of her players.
Tar Heels in pros: Sharpe breaks G League rebounding record in monster game; solid weeks for Anthony, White
Playing time with Brooklyn has been hard to come by lately for Day’Ron Sharpe, but he has made his mark in G League appearances with the Long Island Nets. On Wednesday afternoon, who collected 30 points and 20 rebounds in 36 minutes of Long Island’s 118–114 road loss to the Westchester Knicks.
Hubert Davis’ motivating pregame speeches: Full of passion but not profane
Don’t let Coach Hubert Davis’ calm sideline demeanor. There is a lot of passion, and the first-year Carolina coach has a way of transferring that onto his team during pregame speeches. His players say that they are ready to run through a wall after those speeches. “You know you see him scowling before the games?” senior Leaky Black said. “Just imagine a pregame speech. It makes you want to run through a brick wall. That’s the message I get. I just try to go out there and play as hard as I can every time for him.”
Hubert Davis wanted no part of a pressure NCAA shot in 1990
Hubert Davis knows the pressure of an NCAA tournament game, specifically when facing a No. 1-seed, which is a situation he hopes his Carolina team faces Saturday. As a sophomore for a No. 8-seeded UNC team against a No. 1 seed in 1990, he wanted no part of taking a big shot in the final seconds.
Trubisky reportedly to sign two-year deal with Steelers
Mitchell Trubisky reportedly has reached an agreement on a two-year deal with Pittsburgh, where he will likely replace Ben Roethlisberger as the Steelers’ starting quarterback. Trubisky’s competition to take over for the retired Roethlisberger will be Mason Rudolph.
UNC women earn highest NCAA seed in 7 years
CHAPEL HILL — All season, Coach Courtney Banghart has talked about her Carolina women’s basketball team’s connectedness, and the players’ enthusiasm for what’s ahead was obvious as they gathered at Top of the Hill restaurant to see where their March journey starts. Carolina’s breakout season will continue as the No. 5-seed in the Greensboro Region of the NCAA tournament, facing No. 12-seed Stephen F. Austin (28–4) Saturday in the first round in Tucson, Ariz. Should the Tar Heels advance to the second weekend, they would play in Greensboro. The top seed in the region is No. 1-ranked South Carolina.
UNC men draw No. 8 seed in East Region
Going to the NCAA men’s tournament is routine for North Carolina but the Tar Heels haven’t had to navigate the dreaded No. 8-seed vs. No. 9-seed matchup very often. For the second consecutive season, though, the No. 25-ranked Tar Heels (24–9) will have to deal with that assignment. This time, UNC is the No. 8 seed in the East Region, facing No. 9-seed Marquette (19–12) on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Should UNC win, it would likely face No. 1-seed Baylor (26–6), which plays No. 16-seed Norfolk State. If Coach Hubert Davis’ team makes it to the second weekend, it would play in Philadelphia.
Tar Heels in NBA: Back as starter, White has solid all-around game in Bulls win; Barnes scores 18; Anthony has 15
Back in the starting lineup for the first time since mid-February, Coby White wasn’t far away from a triple-double in Chicago’s 101–91 home victory Saturday over Cleveland. White collected nine points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals as a starter after seven consecutive games coming off the bench. He was in the lineup because Zach LaVine missed the game with left knee soreness.
Rice, Miller fall win short of putting Monmouth in NCAA field
Walker Miller helped Coach King Rice’s Monmouth team make an impressive run to the MAAC Tournament final but the Hawks were one win short of the title and an NCAA tournament berth. Miller is the only former Tar Heel to make his league tournament’s final. Walker Kessler and Brandon Huffman are the only former UNC players who will get NCAA tournament berths.