North Carolina went 18-0 at the Smith Center this season. That’s the most home wins since 17-1 in 2011-12, and the first unbeaten home season since 2016-17 … RJ Davis (#4) was honored with his jersey in the rafters on Senior Night for Trimble and Davis … Former UNC player and NBA coach Doug Moe, a colorful character touched by scandal, passed away Feb. 17. He was 87 … Three ACC coaches whose teams missed the NCAAs again, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, were fired … No NCAA men’s tournament games in North Carolina this year, but Charlotte’s Spectrum Center will host first/second round games next year (2027) and Lenovo Center, Raleigh, has the East Regional in 2028 … Former UNC player and ABA/NBA coach George Karl and hoops superstar Julius Erving were executive producers of the four-part Prime Video docuseries “Soul Power: the lesson of the American Basketball Association,” that debuted last month … UNC’s injured Caleb Wilson was first team All-ACC, Henri Veesaar second team, Seth Trimble honorable mention. Wilson was ACC Rookie first team but surprisingly not on the league’s all-defensive team. Duke dominated the end of season awards. Wilson averaged 19.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.4 steals … No area high school basketball teams, boys or girls, made it to the state finals in Winston-Salem … Caleb Wilson was named AP second team All America.
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