UNC’s Trimble says he’s leaving Chapel Hill

Trimble announced on Tuesday that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal, leaving Chapel Hill after two seasons. He met with Hubert Davis multiple times for postseason meetings in the last week, according to sources close to the situation. “… I feel this is the best step for me moving forward,” Trimble said in a social media statement. “Tar Heel family, I will love you for the rest of my life.” Please click here for more.

NC State: This is Why You Never Give Up

What happened in the regular season is irrelevant. In the postseason, NC State is playing like one of the Top-4 teams in the country, and Purdue just so happens to be the next opponent. It doesn’t matter that the odds were stacked against them. It doesn’t matter that a #11 seed has never made the NCAA Championship game (lowest is #8 seed). It doesn’t matter that a #11 seed has never won an NCAA Title (lowest is #8 seed). Never give up. Please click here for more.

Heels Prepared for Very Different Bama Approach

Alabama isn’t like many, if any, other teams in college basketball. The Crimson Tide’s offensive approach is almost as unique as the triple option is in football. Almost. There’s only so much room for variation in basketball, and Nate Oats’ team is about as atypical as they come. The Tide like to run, play fast, shoot fast, and score a ton. And they do it usually only using certain parts of the floor. Please click here for more.

NC State ends Oakland’s Cinderella run in OT thriller to extend its own into Sweet 16

Somebody’s Cinderella run had to end early. On Saturday, it was Oakland’s. The 14th-seeded Golden Grizzlies put up a fight, but NC State came out on top, 79-73 in a second-round overtime thriller at the NCAA tournament. With the win, the 11th-seeded Wolfpack become the first double-digit seed this year to advance to the Sweet 16. Please click here for more.