Read more about the article Hubert Davis slides over on bench to succeed Roy Williams

Hubert Davis slides over on bench to succeed Roy Williams

PHOTO: Hubert Davis instructing the Tar Heels in a team huddle. By TOM SHANAHAN The North Carolina tradition fueled the logic and speculation. Now it’s reality. The Tar Heels promoted assistant Hubert Davis to head coach, following a pattern of that dates back 70 years – long enough to encompasses Dean Smith sliding over from assistant to head coach in the 1961-62 season. The job opened up only four days ago when Roy Williams announced his surprise retirement.…

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Read more about the article Duke’s young players still making strides, but the team is still searching

Duke’s young players still making strides, but the team is still searching

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Henry Coleman at practice. By TOM SHANAHAN Duke coach basketball Mike Krzyzewski’s 74th birthday is Saturday. He will be at PNC Arena for the Blue Devils’ a 4 p.m. tipoff against N.C. State. How he celebrates another year remains to be determined with the final score. But even though he’s almost a decade beyond the traditional retirement age, he remains more active basketball coach than retired U.S. Army captain, the former his identity before a…

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Read more about the article Duke was not the more mature ACC team at Virginia Tech

Duke was not the more mature ACC team at Virginia Tech

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Jeremy Roach drives on Virginia Tech's Wabissa Bede. By TOM SHANAHAN Duke demonstrated it can overcome a double-digit first half deficit, rallying from 16 points down a week ago to beat Boston College at Cameron Indoor Stadium. But Boston College isn’t Virginia Tech. And the road in the ACC is different. Duke managed to close an 18-point first-half deficit to 11 by intermission and trailed by only one one point on Matthew Hurt’s three-pointer with…

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