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FILE - Western Carolina forward Xavier Cork (13) drives the ball against Citadel forward Hayden Brown (33) in the first half of the first round NCAA men's college basketball championship game for the Southern Conference tournament in Asheville, N.C., in this Friday, March 5, 2021, file photo. TCU has eight transfers this season, including Xavier Cork, who shot 64% at Western Carolina in the Southern Conference. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)

Western Carolina Catamounts at Citadel Bulldogs 3/5/2021

Oct. 21, 2021 10:40 AM EDT

FILE - Then-Georgia guard K.D. Johnson (0) celebrates after a dunk during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri in Athens, Ga., in this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, file photo. Bruce Pearl has rebuilt Auburn's roster once again, only this time with expectations for immediate success. The preseason No. 22 Tigers' coach restocked his team with talented transfers like North Carolina 7-footer Walker Kessler, Georgia guard K.D. Johnson and five-star recruit Jabari Smith after a down year that followed the program's best three-year run in history. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs 2/16/2021

Oct. 21, 2021 12:46 AM EDT

Uiversity of Miami (Fla.) head coach Jim Larranaga smiles during NCAA college basketball Atlantic Coast Conference media day, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Hurricanes basketball hoping transfers can make quick impact

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 20, 2021 10:25 AM EDT

North Carolina's Armando Bacot, center foreground, grabs a rebound during the NCAA college basketball team's season opening event and scrimmage in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Returnees, transfers lead No. 19 UNC in Davis' debut

By Aaron Beard Oct. 20, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 11, 2021, file photo, Virginia guard Kihei Clark (0) passes the ball from between Syracuse forwards Kadary Richmond, left, and Marek Dolezaj during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinalsof the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Clark is back for his senior season, and he's already spent three with a leadership role by virtue of his position. “I’m just trying to do a good job of leading those guys and then especially the new guys, the two transfers and then the freshmen coming in,” Clark said. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

No. 25 Virginia faces challenge due to graduation, attrition

By Hank Kurz Jr. Oct. 20, 2021 10:11 AM EDT

FILE - Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) dunks against Creighton in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, in this Sunday, March 28, 2021, file photo. The Zags were the runaway top choice in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll released Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Gonzaga lost AP All-Americans Corey Kispert and Jalen Suggs to the NBA, but second-team selection Drew Timme (19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds) and starting guard Andrew Nembhard return. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next

By Aaron Beard Oct. 18, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski answers a question during NCAA college basketball Atlantic Coast Conference media day, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Retirements, bumpy NCAAs part of ACC 'transitional period'

By Aaron Beard Oct. 12, 2021 06:36 PM EDT

In this image provided by Three Wishes Foods, Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim, left, poses with Three Wishes Foods co-founder Ian Wishingrad on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in DeWitt, N.Y. A new era in college sports got underway at the beginning of July, and with players now allowed to make money on their celebrity it's anybody's guess where this is all headed. Boeheim, the sharp-shooting son of Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim, inked a deal that will put his likeness on the front of a cereal box with him shooting, a morsel of Three Wishes cereal in his right palm. . (Scott Yager/Three Wishes Foods via AP)

Group licensing: A new way for college athletes to cash in

By Aaron Beard Jul. 20, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

FILE - Marquette's Dawson Garcia, top, goes up for a shot against Villanova's Jermaine Samuels during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Villanova, Pa., in this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, file photo. Garcia, who led Marquette in scoring and rebounding as a freshman last season, has indicated on social media he is transferring to North Carolina. Garcia released an Instagram post that showed him in a North Carolina uniform. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Marquette's Dawson Garcia transferring to North Carolina

Jul. 08, 2021 02:54 PM EDT

UNC: Bacot returning to Tar Heels for junior season

Jun. 21, 2021 06:15 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his junior season after making himself eligible for the NBA draft. ...

Monmouth getting 2 grad transfers, including Hall's Reynolds

Jun. 17, 2021 05:36 PM EDT
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Guard Shavar Reynolds of Seton Hall and North Carolina forward Walker Miller are joining Monmouth University as graduate...

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Analysis: Coach K's legacy built on ability to reach players

By Aaron Beard Jun. 04, 2021 02:54 AM EDT

FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2009, file photo, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski congratulates Jon Scheyer (30) late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C. Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The person said former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer would then take over as Krzyzewski's successor for the 2022-23 season. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Duke's Krzyzewski to coach 1 final year, hand off to Scheyer

By Aaron Beard Jun. 02, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) celebrates with right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37), defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) and defenseman Brett Pesce (22) after Staal scored in overtime against the Nashville Predators during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Staal scores in OT, lifts Hurricanes past Predators 3-2

By Aaron Beard May. 25, 2021 11:44 PM EDT

Walker Kessler transferring from North Carolina to Auburn

Apr. 26, 2021 02:07 PM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former North Carolina big man Walker Kessler is transferring to Auburn. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Monday that...

Tar Heels add 3-point shooting big man Manek from Sooners

Apr. 22, 2021 04:22 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has added Oklahoma transfer Brady Manek. The school announced Thursday that the 6-foot-9 graduate...

Cavaliers transfer Justin McKoy signs to play for Tar Heels

Apr. 20, 2021 04:23 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has added Virginia transfer Justin McKoy. The school announced Tuesday that the 6-foot-8 forward...

Mississippi State adds ex-UNC forward Garrison Brooks

Apr. 19, 2021 08:22 PM EDT
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Ben Howland has signed former North Carolina forward Garrison Brooks as a graduate transfer after he had...