AARON BEARD

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.

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

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

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 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'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'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

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

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'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

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.

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'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

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'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

Tar Heels' Love rolls with fearless edge entering Final Four
By Aaron Beard Apr. 01, 2022 02:42 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Justin Tatum backed Duke after his son spent a year with the Blue

UNC's Davis uses experience Final Four coaching giants lack
By Aaron Beard Mar. 31, 2022 05:56 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina's Hubert Davis doesn't have the long history of

NBA prospects get another college incentive with paid deals
By Aaron Beard Mar. 30, 2022 02:24 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NBA prospect Dyson Daniels will be tuned in for this weekend’s

Round 3: UNC, Duke set for 1st NCAA meeting in Final Four
By Aaron Beard Mar. 29, 2022 03:11 AM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Duke and North Carolina are taking their much talked about