AARON BEARD
FILE - Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips speaks during an NCAA college football news conference at the ACC media days in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The Atlantic Coast Conference is relocating its headquarters but remaining in its home state of North Carolina. The league announced Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, it would move its offices from Greensboro — the city where it was founded in 1953 — to downtown Charlotte in 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
ACC moving headquarters in NC from Greensboro to Charlotte

By Aaron Beard Sep. 20, 2022 01:05 PM EDT
The Atlantic Coast Conference is relocating its headquarters but remaining in its

FILE - Northwestern forward Pete Nance (22) plays during NCAA game against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Roman Legend Classic tournament, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021, in New York. Nance is joining a UNC team that returns four starters from last year's run to the NCAA title game. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Tar Heels' Pete Nance aims to fill void in UNC title chase

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2022 05:01 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Pete Nance doesn't have to wonder what a successful season

FILE - Davidson coach Bob McKillop yells during the second half of the team's college basketball game against Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA men's tournament Friday, March 18, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. Longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring, ending a run that included coaching NBA star Stephen Curry with the Wildcats and ranking among the Division I men’s basketball’s winningest active coaches. McKillop announced his retirement Friday, June 17, 2022, at a campus news conference, effective at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Bob McKillop retires as Davidson coach after 33-season run

By Aaron Beard Jun. 17, 2022 02:39 PM EDT
Bob McKillop watched his former star player Stephen Curry closely as he celebrated

FILE - Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski watches his team play against North Carolina during a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. The 75-year-old has spent time with family, travel and a new puppy in the two months since his coaching retirement. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Coach K enjoying family, 'at peace' with coaching retirement

By Aaron Beard Jun. 01, 2022 05:53 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski is savoring the first taste of life after a Hall

Villanova NCAA college basketball coach Kyle Neptune, left, greets retiring coach Jay Wright during a news conference in Villanova, Pa., Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Coach retirements, NIL create new college basketball world

By Aaron Beard Apr. 26, 2022 12:09 PM EDT
It wasn’t hard to spot Roy Williams during his first year of retirement.

North Carolina guard Caleb Love greets a fan as he leaves the court after North Carolina's win against Duke in a college basketball game during the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tar Heels' Caleb Love returning after NCAA title game run

By Aaron Beard Apr. 24, 2022 05:51 PM EDT
North Carolina guard Caleb Love is returning for his junior season, a huge boost for

Duke's AJ Griffin (21) shoots over North Carolina's Brady Manek during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Blue Devils' Griffin becomes 5th Duke player to bolt for NBA

By Aaron Beard Apr. 24, 2022 03:07 PM EDT
Duke freshman A.J. Griffin is heading to the NBA, becoming the fifth Blue Devils

North Carolina's Caleb Love (2) shoots over the reach of Duke's Trevor Keels (1) during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Duke's Trevor Keels takes one-and-done leap to NBA draft

By Aaron Beard Apr. 23, 2022 05:06 PM EDT
Duke freshman Trevor Keels is the fourth Blue Devils player in the past week to

Duke's Wendell Moore Jr. (0) shoots between North Carolina guard R.J. Davis, left, and forward Armando Bacot during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Duke captain Wendell Moore Jr. declares for NBA draft

By Aaron Beard Apr. 21, 2022 08:58 PM EDT
Wendell Moore Jr. is the third Duke player this week to announce plans to enter the

Duke forward Paolo Banchero (5) shoots over North Carolina forward Brady Manek (45) during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Duke's Banchero makes NBA leap after 1 year with Blue Devils

By Aaron Beard Apr. 20, 2022 04:48 PM EDT
Duke’s Paolo Banchero is leaping to the NBA after one season as a candidate to be the

Duke center Mark Williams (15) celebrates his dunk against North Carolina during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Duke's Williams entering NBA draft after sophomore season

By Aaron Beard Apr. 18, 2022 07:01 PM EDT
Big man Mark Williams is the first of Duke's multiple NBA prospects to say he's

North Carolina guard Leaky Black, right, blocks a shot by Kansas guard Christian Braun during the first half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tar Heels' Black opts to return for 5th year after NCAA run

By Aaron Beard Apr. 15, 2022 01:48 PM EDT
North Carolina wing Leaky Black is returning for a fifth year available due to the

North Carolina forward Armando Bacot shoots over Kansas forward David McCormack during the second half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tar Heels' Bacot returning to UNC after NCAA title-game run

By Aaron Beard Apr. 13, 2022 12:59 PM EDT
North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his senior season after the Tar

Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer and head coach Mike Krzyzewski work during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Duke's Scheyer promotes Amile Jefferson to assistant coach

By Aaron Beard Apr. 12, 2022 12:59 PM EDT
New Duke coach Jon Scheyer has promoted former Blue Devils player Amile Jefferson to

Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer watches during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Blue Devils add Schrage as special assistant to Scheyer

By Aaron Beard Apr. 07, 2022 05:26 PM EDT
Duke has hired former Elon head coach and Blue Devils staffer Mike Schrage to work as

AP source: Duke's Nolan Smith heading to Louisville staff

By Aaron Beard Apr. 05, 2022 01:04 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Duke assistant coach Nolan Smith is heading to Louisville.

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) shoots over North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) during the second half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Hobbled Bacot comes up short in Tar Heels' NCAA title push

By Aaron Beard Apr. 05, 2022 12:10 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Armando Bacot kept battling, locking his jaw and gritting his way

Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer watches during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Duke's Scheyer ready for program's 'pivotal' coaching change

By Aaron Beard Apr. 03, 2022 06:18 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jon Scheyer tried to soak up every possible nugget and detail he

North Carolina's Brady Manek (45) celebrates after beating Duke in a college basketball game during the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
UNC gets best of Duke in epic 3rd meeting at Final Four

By Aaron Beard Apr. 02, 2022 11:50 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a titanic third battle, Caleb Love and North Carolina proved

Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe, right, and forward Jacob Toppin compete against Vanderbilt forward Myles Stute (10) for a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference men's tournament Friday, March 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Kentucky's Tshiebwe named AP men's college player of year

By Aaron Beard Apr. 01, 2022 04:36 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe spent an entire season relentlessly