North Carolina

Duke coach Kara Lawson watches her team against Iowa

ACC notebook: NC State squashes Irish, three athletes record two double-doubles each and Lawson named USWNT assistant coach

By Jenna Cuniowski / February 19, 2024

Inside a tumultuous week of ACC hoops

Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks clenches his fists and raises both arms upward. He gazes upward and walks in the direction of his bench.

ACC notebook: Hokies take down NC State, Syracuse exacts revenge on Cards and Tar Heels suffer third loss in a row

By Jenna Cuniowski / February 12, 2024

In the latest ACC notebook: Hokies take down NC State, Syracuse gets revenge on Cards and Tar Heels suffer third loss in a row

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Breaking down the ACC

By The Next / January 31, 2024

Howard Megdal and Debbie Antonelli discuss the state of the deep and competitive ACC and dive into the NCAA tournament

Locked On Women’s Basketball: AP Top 25 Roundup and ACC Shakeups

By The Next / January 22, 2024

Missy Heidrick and Mitchell Northam discuss the recent AP Top 25 poll and the shakeups intensifying ACC competition

UNC head coach Courtney Banghart draws up a play during a timeout at Duke on Feb. 26, 2023. (Mitchell Northam / The Next)

Despite three-game skid, it’s not time to sound the alarm on North Carolina just yet

By Jenna Cuniowski / December 4, 2023

Banghart: “We’re not good enough yet, individually or collectively, but we’re made of the right stuff”

Geno Auriemma does a face palm, as if he's frustrated by his team losing during a blood week

Welcome to Blood Week, women’s college basketball

By Emily Adler / November 19, 2023

The carnage in the AP Poll through two weeks is reaching unprecedented levels

South Carolina center Kamilla Cardosa is pictured warming up in a South Carolina Gamecocks sweatshirt.

Hall of Fame Showcase features multiple top matchups

By Cameron Ruby / June 16, 2023

Florida State, North Carolina, South Carolina, UCLA, UConn and Utah will compete

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Courtney Banghart and North Carolina are ready to make noise in March

By The Next / March 7, 2023

Howard and coach Courtney Banghart chat about UNC’s season, NCAA tourney and Ivy League

UNC head coach Courtney Banghart draws up a play during a timeout at Duke on Feb. 26, 2023. (Mitchell Northam / The Next)

After signature win at Duke, North Carolina looks like ACC’s deepest team heading to Greensboro

By Mitchell Northam / February 27, 2023

A UNC vs. Duke rematch is possible on Friday in Greensboro.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Brittney Griner is coming home; Alyssa Ustby powers North Carolina 

By The Next / December 8, 2022

Howard talks about the news that Brittney Griner’s long detention in Russia has finally come to an end — Alyssa Ustby joins the show to weigh in on BG’s return