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FILE - Maryland interim head coach Danny Manning reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in College Park, Md. Louisville head coach Kenny Payne has named former Kansas great and college basketball Hall of Famer Danny Manning as an assistant, a month after the coaching veteran completed an interim stint at Maryland.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Louisville coach Payne adds Danny Manning to Cardinals staff

Apr. 15, 2022 01:22 PM EDT

University of Maryland athletic director, Damon Evans, right, hugs Kevin Willard as university president Darryll Pines, left, looks on during a news conference introducing Willard as the new head coach of the Maryland men's NCAA college basketball team, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Kevin Willard sees potential for greatness at Maryland

By Noah Trister Mar. 22, 2022 09:09 PM EDT

Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard reacts from the bench during the first half of a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game against TCU, Friday, March 18, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Maryland hires Seton Hall's Willard as basketball coach

By Noah Trister Mar. 21, 2022 10:19 AM EDT

Williams, Walton lead Wake Forest over VCU 80-74 in NIT

Mar. 19, 2022 06:50 PM EDT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored 19 points as Wake Forest beat VCU 80-74 in the second round of the NIT on Saturday. Dallas Walton...

Virginia Tech's Keve Aluma (22) and Notre Dame's Paul Atkinson Jr., center, box out for a rebound off a free throw in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game during quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
BUBBLE WATCH: Drama in ACC has at-large bid implications

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 11, 2022 03:14 AM EST

Wake Forest's Daivien Williamson (4) shoots past Boston College's James Karnik (33) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game during the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Boston College gets OT win over Wake Forest in ACC tourney

Mar. 09, 2022 06:16 PM EST

Boston College's DeMarr Langford Jr., right, in grey, celebrates with Jaeden Zackery, center, in grey, celebrates after winning in overtime of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest during the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Boston College Eagles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons 3/9/2022

Mar. 09, 2022 05:12 PM EST

St. John's Aaron Wheeler (1) drives past Xavier's Jerome Hunter (21) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in New York. St. John's won 81-66. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
BUBBLE WATCH: Demon Deacons aim to add another win in ACCs

By Aaron Beard Mar. 09, 2022 02:22 AM EST

Louisville's Sydney Curry (21) reacts after scoring alongside Georgia Tech's Khalid Moore (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Conference USA - First Round - Game 2 (win) at Florida Atlantic Owls 3/9/2022

Mar. 08, 2022 08:00 PM EST

FILE - Wake Forest guard Alondes Williams, center left, and forward Isaiah Mucius, center right, celebrate as students storm the court following the team's 98-76 victory over North Carolina in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Alondes Williams is The Associated Press men’s basketball player of the year for the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, File)
North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1/22/2022

Mar. 08, 2022 11:28 AM EST

Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes questions a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Wake Forest's Williams, Forbes take AP top honors for ACC

By Aaron Beard Mar. 08, 2022 11:05 AM EST

FILE - Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Wake Forest says second-year coach Steve Forbes has signed what it calls a “long-term” contract extension as he has led a rapid rise for the long-struggling Demon Deacons program. The school announced the deal Monday, March 7, 2022, the same day the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Forbes was its choice as league coach of the year. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Wake Forest signs Forbes to 'long-term' contract extension

By Aaron Beard Mar. 07, 2022 03:15 PM EST

North Carolina guard R.J. Davis (4) drives between Duke forwards Theo John, left, and Paolo Banchero, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
ACC returns to Brooklyn, not its typically strong self

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 07, 2022 02:38 PM EST

Wake Forest's Alondes Williams pulls back for a dunk between North Carolina State's Jaylon Gibson and Jericole Hellems during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in Winston Salem, N.C. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)
Wake Forest's Williams, Forbes earn ACC basketball awards

Mar. 07, 2022 12:01 PM EST

North Carolina's R.J. Davis (4) heads to hug Leaky Black after the team's overtime victory over Syracuse during an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Krzyzewski's home finale in Duke-UNC rivalry tops ACC slate

By Aaron Beard Mar. 04, 2022 02:12 AM EST

Maryland guard Eric Ayala (5) and Minnesota guard E.J. Stephens compete for possession of the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
Pitino says he's committed to Iona, denies Maryland interest

Mar. 03, 2022 04:29 PM EST

Wake Forest's Daivien Williamson gets past North Carolina State's Jaylon Gibson for a layup during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in Winston Salem, N.C. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)
Wake Forest has 3 with career night, routs N.C. State 101-76

Mar. 02, 2022 11:27 PM EST

Maryland forward Pavlo Dziuba, third from left, who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, is draped in a flag of Ukraine as he and his team stand for the United States national anthem prior to an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Russell, Ayala push Maryland over No. 22 Ohio State, 75-60

By Rich Dubroff Feb. 27, 2022 06:27 PM EST

LaRavia, Walton lead Wake Forest to 99-77 rout of Louisville

Feb. 26, 2022 09:44 PM EST
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jake LaRavia scored 23 points, Dallas Walton scored 22 and all five Wake Forest starters reached double figures in a 99-77 victory over...

Clemson beats Wake Forest without PJ Hall, snaps 6-game skid

Feb. 23, 2022 10:01 PM EST
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Chase Hunter scored a career-high 21 points, Al-Amir Dawes added 19 and short-handed Clemson beat Wake Forest 80-69 on Wednesday night to snap a...