ATLANTIC COAST BASKETBALL NEWS

Virginia Tech to rely on new faces heading into this season after losing all 5 starters

Mike Young led Virginia Tech to the postseason for the fourth consecutive season last spring as the Hokies advanced to the second round of the NIT

OCTOBER 23, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The ACC race starts with No. 7 Duke and No. 9 UNC. The league needs more teams to join the chase

The Atlantic Coast Conference has No. 7 Duke and No. 9 North Carolina headlining its men's basketball race

OCTOBER 22, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wake Forest aims for breakthrough to NCAA Tournament in Steve Forbes' 5th season

Wake Forest opens the season positioned to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017

OCTOBER 21, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears, RJ Davis headline AP preseason All-America team

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg was named to the AP preseason All-America men's basketball team, along with Alabama's Mark Sears and UNC's RJ Dav...

OCTOBER 21, 2024

No. 7 Duke tabbed as ACC men's basketball favorite; UNC's RJ Davis named preseason player of year

Seventh-ranked Duke is the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball race ahead of ninth-ranked rival North Carolina

OCTOBER 15, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cameron and Cayden Boozer, sons of Carlos Boozer, commit to Duke basketball

Cameron Boozer and Cayden Boozer will follow in their father's footsteps, announcing Friday they're committing to Duke.

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Olivia Miles has fought back from a knee injury. She's set to return in Notre Dame's star backcourt

Notre Dame is getting a major boost with the return of point guard Olivia Miles

OCTOBER 8, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bobby Hurley and Arizona State headed to Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium for exhibition game

Bobby Hurley is returning to Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium for a charity exhibition game with his Arizona State basketball team

AUGUST 21, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sports betting roundup: U.S. men's basketball team keeps winning, but not always covering the spread

The U.S. men’s basketball team is winning at the Paris Olympics but not always covering the spread

AUGUST 5, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US Olympic basketball team seeks No. 1 seed going into Paris Games quarterfinals

The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team had a 23-point lead over Serbia with seven seconds remaining in its opening contest at the Paris Games earlier this week

AUGUST 2, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US tops South Sudan 103-86 at Paris Olympics, earns spot in men's basketball quarterfinals

The U.S. men's basketball team had an easier time with South Sudan in the rematch than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago

JULY 31, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US Olympic basketball team is eager to find balance between being players and being fans

The U.S. men’s basketball team is headed to the athletes village on Friday to mingle with fellow Olympians before the opening ceremony

JULY 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson gives men's basketball coach Brad Brownell new contract after run to Elite Eight

Clemson men's basketball coach Brad Brownell received a new, five-year contract worth $20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite Eight this past season

JULY 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pitt and basketball coach Jeff Capel agree to an extension through at least the 2029-30 season

Pittsburgh and men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel have agreed to a contract extension that runs through at least the 2029-30 season

JULY 17, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iowa's Jan Jensen hires coach of Division III Washington U. and a Tar Heels' staffer as assistants

Randi Henderson, the head coach at Division III Washington University, and North Carolina assistant Sean Sullivan have been hired as women’s basketball assistants at Iowa

JUNE 26, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett agrees to extension through at least 2030

Tony Bennett, who coached Virginia to a national title in 2019, has signed an extension that will keep him with the Cavaliers through at lea...

JUNE 15, 2024

10 members of NC State's 1983 national champions sue NCAA over name, image and likeness compensation

Ten players from North Carolina State’s 1983 national champion basketball team have sued the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company seeking compensation for unauthorized use of...

JUNE 10, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pat Kelsey has worked fast to build staff, roster and grasp Louisville's basketball legacy

Pat Kelsey knew he had to hit the ground running in taking over Louisville's men's basketball program, and he hasn't stopped

JUNE 6, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson adds Illinois State forward Foster to its men's basketball roster

Clemson has added forward Myles Foster from Illinois State to its men's basketball team

JUNE 4, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oklahoma holds off Duke 4-3, sets up rematch with UConn for regional championship

Grant Stevens pitched seven strong innings, Jason Walk drove in two runs and Oklahoma defeated Duke 4-3 to advance to the championship round of the Norman Regional at the NCAA Tour...

JUNE 3, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Becchetti provides go-ahead runs with 2-run smash to send Georgia Tech past UNC Wilmington

Mike Becchetti crushed an 0-2 pitch well past the left field wall in the bottom of the fourth and Georgia Tech beat UNC Wilmington 3-1 in the Athens Regional of the NCAA Tournament

JUNE 2, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gallaher's walk-off grand slam saves top-seed Tar Heels in an 11-8 win over LIU at NCAA Tournament

Gavin Gallaher's walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth rescued top-seeded North Carolina, who rallied from three runs down to defeat No. 4 seed Long Island 11-8 in the Cha...

JUNE 1, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Villegas makes a leaping catch at the wall for the final out as Miami secures a spot in ACC semis

Freshman Antonio Jimenez went 2 for 3 with a three-run homer, Edgardo Villegas made a leaping catch at the wall for the final out and 11th-seeded Miami secured a spot in the semifi...

MAY 23, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson adds Duke big man Christian Reeves; Washington lands forward Great Osobor from Utah State

Former Duke center Christian Reeves has signed to play at Clemson, one of the Blue Devils’ Atlantic Coast Conference rivals, while Washington landed one of the best remaining playe...

MAY 13, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson all-ACC center PJ Hall is entering NBA draft

Clemson all-Atlantic Coast Conference center PJ Hall says he is entering the NBA draft

MAY 3, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS