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FILE - In this March 19, 2017, file photo, Kentucky guard De'Aaron Fox (0) goes up for a dunk in front of Wichita State guard Landry Shamet (11) during the second half of a second-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament, in Indianapolis. Fox is expected to be a picked at the NBA Draft. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Fultz, Ball, Fox headline list of point guards in NBA draft

by Aaron Beard Associated PressJune 20, 2017

FILE - In this March 13, 2015, file photo, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks before an NCAA college basketball game in Nashville, Tenn. Sankey has denied a request seeking his removal as head of the NCAA infractions panel handling North Carolina’s ongoing academic case because of a conflict of interest. Sankey stated in an April 14 letter obtained by The Associated Press that the panel would “fairly decide this case.” UNC faces five top-level charges, including lack of institutional control, in the multiyear probe centered on irregular courses in an academic department.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

SEC Comissioner Greg Sankey refuses to step down in UNC case

by Aaron Beard Associated PressApril 21, 2017

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, top left, watches his team during basketball practice at the NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., Thursday, March 16, 2017. For years, March brought the NCAA Tournament to North Carolina like a fixture of spring. And South Carolina watched from afar because of state politics that drew the ire of the NCAA. Those neighboring states have reversed roles this weekend. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

State politics in Carolinas clash with NCAA Tournament

by Aaron Beard Associated PressMarch 17, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2014 file photo, Kenneth Wainstein, left, lead investigator into academic irregularities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, addresses the media following a special joint meeting of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in Chapel Hill, N.C. Listening from second left are, University President Tom Ross, Chancellor Carol Folt and Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham. North Carolina has received a new document from the NCAA outlining violations connected to UNC’s long-running academic fraud scandal, a school athletics spokesman said. Steve Kirschner said the new Notice of Allegations (NOA) arrived Monday morning, April 25, 2016, jumpstarting a case that has been stalled in a procedural limbo since August, including through the basketball team’s run to the men’s NCAA title game this month.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

NCAA adds charge, removes another from UNC academic case

by Aaron Beard Associated PressApril 25, 2016

FILE - In this April 4, 2016, file photo, North Carolina head coach Roy Williams watches during the first half against Villanova in the championship game of the Final Four in the NCAA college men's basketball tournament in Houston. Williams said Tuesday, April 12, 2016, he's been busy recruiting, meeting with players about next season and is contemplating offseason knee surgery after the Tar Heels' loss to Villanova in the NCAA title game. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File

UNC’s Roy Williams aims to coach Tar Heels another 5-9 years

by Aaron Beard Associated PressApril 12, 2016