Shawn Krest

Shawn Krest

Shawn Krest

Caleb Love Ready for the Big Stage
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Caleb Love Ready for the Big Stage

UNC guard Caleb Love has produced his three highest scoring games of the year during the NCAA Tournament. Coach Hubert Davis says Love wants to be on the biggest stage. They don't come any bigger than Monday's title game. Love talks about facing Kansas

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Brady Manek on Defending Banchero, Exceeding Goals for Season
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Brady Manek on Defending Banchero, Exceeding Goals for Season

Brady Manek had two goals for the season. One was not to be an eight or nine seed again. That didn't work out, but he still exceeded his second one--to make it to the second weekend of the tournament. He'll be playing in the last game of the year on Monda

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Armando Bacot: I'm Playing
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Armando Bacot: I'm Playing

Armando Bacot sprained his ankle Saturday against Duke, but he returned to the game, and both he and coach Hubert Davis are adamant that he's playing on Monday night. "You'd have to cut my right leg off to keep me from playing," Bacot said.

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UNC Wins an Unrivaled Rivalry Game
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UNC Wins an Unrivaled Rivalry Game

Haymaker after haymaker, dagger after dagger, back and forth they went. After 83 years, Carolina and Duke finally delivered a game to the NCAA Tournament and showed everyone what madness really was.

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Duke-Carolina Meet in the Final Four
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Duke-Carolina Meet in the Final Four

It's time. For the first time ever--Duke, Carolina, Final Four. Let's do this. We're posted up in New Orleans and our gameday blog is live. Here. We. Go.

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Hall of Famer George Karl: Now I'll Be In the Dean Dome Rafters
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Hall of Famer George Karl: Now I'll Be In the Dean Dome Rafters

George Karl received basketball's highest honor when he was elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame, but it's made even sweeter by the realization that he'll finally get his name on a banner hanging from the rafters of the Smith Center as well.

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Hall of Famer George Karl on Dean Smith, Duke Rivalry
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Hall of Famer George Karl on Dean Smith, Duke Rivalry

George Karl was elected into the Naismith Hall of Fame, and he reflected back on his career and his time playing for Dean Smith, who Karl credits for pushing him to become a coach. Karl also reflected back on his time in the Carolina-Duke rivalry.

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George Karl Voted Into Hall of Fame
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George Karl Voted Into Hall of Fame

Former Tar Heel George Karl was one of 13 members introduced as the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Karl gave his thoughts on being selected for the honor.

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UNC's Player Prop Lines For the Final Four Game Against Duke
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UNC's Player Prop Lines For the Final Four Game Against Duke

Online sports books have released player prop bet over/unders on points and rebounds for UNC's national semifinal against Duke. We take a look at where the lines are and who's likely to go over their cutoff.

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UNC Trying to Get Ready For (Very) Big Stage
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UNC Trying to Get Ready For (Very) Big Stage

UNC and Duke will play in the biggest spectacle the sport's biggest rivalry has ever delivered. And it will be played in an arena that had UNC a little wide-eyed from the sheer size. “Every seat is going to be filled in our game?” Caleb Love asked coach H

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The New Guy: First-Year Coach Hubert Davis Takes Heels to Final Four
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The New Guy: First-Year Coach Hubert Davis Takes Heels to Final Four

Hubert Davis scored 25 points in a Final Four game and gave an emotional speech in the 2017 title game as an assistant. But sitting in the lead chair is a different story. As he says, “As an assistant you’re always making suggestions, and as a head coach

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Tar Heels Play Saint Peter's For Final Four Berth
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Tar Heels Play Saint Peter's For Final Four Berth

UNC will look to advance to its 21st Final Four in history -- and a date with Duke -- when the Tar Heels play Saint Peter's in the last regional final of this year's tournament. We'll be posted up in Philly with analysis and observations. The gameday blog

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