LeVelle Moton may not have known quite what he was getting into when he first decided he wanted to be a college basketball coach. Tonight at 9, he finds out. In his very first game Moton (pictured top left), who was an assistant at his alma mater for two seasons before taking over the reins, […]
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Balanced UNC effort makes quick work of Hatchell’s alma mater
SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL UNC heads onto the floor for its second and last women’s basketball exhibition game of the season, and once again there’s a big connection with Coach Sylvia Hatchell. While the first game was a win over Francis Marion, tonight’s visitor is Carson-Newman. Hatchell has a connection with both, as her head coaching […]
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Eagles look to regroup against long-time rival Winston-Salem State
PEARSON CAFETERIA/DURHAM N.C. Central no longer has a chance to finish better than last season’s 4-7 mark. But what the 2-7 Eagles do have looming on the schedule is a big rivalry game. That will happen on Saturday at 1, when the Eagles visit former CIAA rival Winston-Salem State (1-8) at Bowman Gray Stadium. Kermit […]
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Duke faces an uphill assignment, but really needs to beat Georgia Tech
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Duke will get to play the kind of football game it has been seeking for quite some time this weekend. It’s a “must-win” game in the month of November. On Saturday at noon, Duke (5-4, 3-2 ACC) will host No. 7 Georgia Tech (9-1, 6-1) at Wallace Wade in a game to […]
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NCCU holds media day as both hoop teams prepare for tough ACC foes
McLENDON-McDOUGALD GYM/DURHAM LeVelle Moton knew exactly what he was getting into when he took the job as men’s head basketball coach at N.C. Central in the spring following the end of Henry Dickerson’s contract. After all Moton (pictured), an NCCU Athletics Hall of Famer for his playing career, had already been an assistant with the […]
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Tar Heels host Hatchell’s alma mater to conclude women’s exhibitions
UNC completes the exhibition portion of its women’s basketball schedule tonight at 7, when Division II Carson-Newman visits the Smith Center at 7 p.m. Carson-Newman is the alma mater of veteran Tar Heel coach Sylvia Hatchell (pictured), who played both volleyball and basketball for the Eagles and earned her B.S. in physical education there. The […]
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NCCU women get past Johnson C. Smith to win only exhibition game
Freshman Joanna Miller (pictured) had 23 points and N.C. Central won the second half, cruising to a 63-51 win over former CIAA rival Johnson C. Smith in a women’s basketball exhibition at McLendon-McDougald Gym. Danielle DeBerry added 12 points for the Eagles as they won their only exhibition game of the year. Sophomore Brittany Myatt […]
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Duke ices Alaskans in women’s basketball exhibition finale
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke plays its final exhibition game of the women’s basketball season, and it looks as if the opponent might be capable of giving the No. 6 Blue Devils a strong challenge. Alaska Anchorage, which is ranked No. 8 in the NCAA Division II preseason coaches’ poll, went 31-4 last season and looks […]
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Duke, NCCU both host women’s hoops exhibitions today
Both Durham universities will host exhibition games in women’s basketball this afternoon. It’s the last of the season for both, and for N.C. Central it’s also the first. Duke, ranked No. 6 in both major preseason polls and led by preseason All-ACC guard Jasmine Thomas (pictured), will host Division II power Alaska Anchorage at 2 […]
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NCCU’s long comeback falls short at ODU’s homecoming game
N.C. Central’s chances to win its last five games of the season came to an end on Saturday. But the Eagles almost pulled the game out of the fire. NCCU overcame a 28-point deficit to tie the game before falling 42-28 at Old Dominion in the Monarchs’ homecoming game at Foreman Field. Thomas DeMarco stayed […]