Read more about the article Davis puts to rest the Heels-Devils handshake controversy

Davis puts to rest the Heels-Devils handshake controversy

By TOM SHANAHAN PHOTO: Hubert Davis. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN There apparently won’t be a Round II in the handshake line if North Carolina and Duke meet in the ACC Tournament this week in Brooklyn. North Carolina coach Hubert Davis was asked in his Tuesday media session on Zoom about the kerfuffle that developed after the Tar Heels won Saturday at Duke. A video circulated that showed Duke assistant coach Chris Carrawell blowing past…

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Read more about the article Carrawell likes what he sees from Williams, Worthington sees even more head to head in practice

Carrawell likes what he sees from Williams, Worthington sees even more head to head in practice

PHOTO: Duke's Mark Williams was a force in the second half of last season. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM – We all remember how Duke center Mark Williams finished last season. The 7-footer spent the first half of his freshman season largely on the bench until gaining significant minutes in the second half. Over the final 14 games – including 11 starts -- he led the Blue Devils in rebounds (6.1), field goal percentage…

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Read more about the article Carrawell’s career overlaps a Duke’s diversity progress

Carrawell’s career overlaps a Duke’s diversity progress

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Chris Carrawell's car upgrades have matched his career progress. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM – These days Duke assistant basketball coach Chris Carrawell arrives to work on campus comfortably driving a Nissan Armada. He’s traveled a long way, literally and figuratively, from a quarter-century ago. In 1996, he departed his St. Louis home for Durham as an incoming Duke basketball recruit. He was a wide-eyed kid behind the wheel of a…

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