North Carolina goes by some deja vu in some methods this season.
UNC began the yr ranked No. 1 general within the nation within the preseason, however fell out of the rankings after a 6-4 begin, together with a four-game shedding streak Nov. 25-Dec. 4.
The Tar Heels have bounced again, however haven’t fairly hit their stride to hold a 13-6 general report and 5-3 within the ACC. The deja vu half is that on Jan. 24, 2022, UNC was 13-6 and 5-3 within the league following a win at Virginia Tech.
North Carolina hosts NC State at 5 p.m. Saturday on the Dean E. Smith Heart in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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North Carolina senior middle Armando Bacot is averaging 17.6 factors and 11.2 rebounds per sport this season. (USATSI)
Overview
North Carolina’s “Massive Three” of senior middle Armando Bacot and junior guards R.J. Davis and Caleb Love normally make or break the Tar Heels.
Northwestern graduate switch Pete Nance is again wholesome and beginning at energy ahead, and senior small ahead Rechon “Leaky” Black is a top quality defender and improved three-point shooter.
Rankings
North Carolina is No. 36 within the NET rankings, and NC State is No. 25.
ESPN’s School Basketball Energy Index (BPI) has the Tar Heels ranked No. 30 general, and the Wolfpack are No. 37.
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KenPom.com has North Carolina at No. 25, and NCSU is at No. 35.
RealtimeRPI.com has North Carolina ranked No. 18 within the nation, and NC State is No. 32.
Taking pictures
UNC is averaging 79.6 factors per sport, and are capturing 45.8 % from the sphere, 32.0 % on three-pointers and 73.2 % on the free-throw line.
Davis has gone 36-of-94 from three-point land for 38.3 %. 4 completely different gamers have made no less than 15 three-point discipline targets.
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Rebounding
The Tar Heels are averaging a powerful 39.4 rebounds per sport and are a plus-5.0 in rebounding margin.
Bacot leads the best way with 11.2 rebounds a contest with Nance and Black combining for 11.8 rebounds a sport.
Protection
UNC is permitting 72.4 factors per sport, with opposing groups capturing 43.4 % from the sphere and 33.3 % on three-pointers.
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Bacot has 21 blocks and Nance has chipped in 15 blocks, and Black has a team-high 31 steals. 5 completely different gamers have no less than 10 steals.
Depth
The Tar Heels performed 4 guys off the bench towards Boston School on Tuesday, however two of the gamers performed lower than three minutes.
Junior ahead Puff Johnson leads the bench with 4.1 factors and a pair of.6 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per sport. Sophomore wing D’Marco Dunn can be averaging 4.1 factors per sport and he’s capturing 45.0 % from three-point land.
Freshmen Tyler Nickel and Seth Trimble spherical out the bench. Fellow freshman submit freshman Jalen Washington is coming off an ankle damage that occurred throughout pregame warmups towards BC.
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Star Watch
North Carolina senior middle Armando Bacot has seen his scoring enhance each single yr with the Tar Heels.
The 6-foot-11, 235-pounder is averaging 17.6 factors, 11.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per sport this season. He’s additionally capturing 57.9 % from the sphere and 65.7 % from the free-throw line. He isn’t a three-point capturing menace.
Bacot went to work towards the short-handed Wolfpack final yr, getting 28 factors, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks within the 84-74 win in Raleigh on Feb. 26, 2022. He additionally had 18 factors, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks within the 100-80 win in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Jan. 29.
Bacot has battled some accidents, however he’s recent off of getting 20 factors, 16 rebounds and three blocked pictures within the 72-64 win over Boston School on Tuesday.
Bacot has 11 double-doubles for factors and rebounds this season. He had 28 factors and 15 rebounds within the 89-84 extra time win over Ohio State on Dec. 17.
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The Richmond, Va., native completed up at Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy. Rivals.com ranked him the No. 27 general participant within the class of 2019.
10 Video games this season that junior guard Caleb Love has tried no less than seven three-point discipline targets makes an attempt.
15 The Tar Heels are minus-15 of their losses this season.
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60 Profession double-doubles for factors and rebounds for senior middle Armando Bacot, which is tied with Billy Cunningham for the varsity report.
Recreation Inside The Recreation: UNC’s R.J. Davis vs. NC State’s Jarkel Joiner
Junior level guard R.J. Davis has been the calming presence for the Tar Heels, taking part in off of junior guard Caleb Davis.
The 6-0, 175-pound Davis is averaging 16.3 factors, 4.8 rebounds and three.3 assists per sport. He’s capturing 44.4 % from the sphere and 38.3 % on three-pointers.
Davis had a season-high 27 factors and 5 assists within the 88-79 win over Wake Forest. He made 5 of 8 on three-pointers — probably the most he’s made all season — and he’s made no less than three three-pointers in 4 video games.
Davis went for 18 factors and 4 of seven on three-pointers within the win over Boston School on Tuesday, and he’s scored no less than 10 factors in each sport however towards the Citadel. Davis has topped 20 factors in 4 contests this season.
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Rivals.com ranked Davis at No. 52 general within the class of 2020, popping out of White Plains (N.Y.) Archbishop Stepinac.
NC State level guard Jarkel Joiner, a Ole Miss switch, will likely be taking part in his first sport towards UNC. He’s averaging 16.2 factors, 4.5 rebounds and three.5 assists per sport this season.
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NEWPORT, N.C. (WBTV) – A registered sex offender is facing more charges after he allegedly escaped while on a work release assignment in North Carolina on Thursday.
State prison officials said 44-year-old Kevin Leonard Worsham Jr. was on work release when he left his assignment in the small town of Teachey in Duplin County.
He returned on his own to the work release location early Friday morning and was arrested, according to officials.
Worsham has a criminal history dating back to 2004, including a past conviction that required him to register as a sex offender.
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His current sentence came after he – being a registered sex offender – failed to properly report an address change. Prison records show he was convicted of the offense in Gaston County, and was expected to be released in December 2025.
Now that he is back in custody, Worsham is facing new felony escape charges.
He was being held in the minimum-security Carteret Correctional Center in Newport, but after his escape, he will be housed at Central Prison in Raleigh.
Kevin Leonard Worsham Jr.(North Carolina Department of Adult Correction)
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DALLAS — Lexi Donarski had 15 points, Alyssa Ustby scored 12 and matched her career-high with 18 rebounds and No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 64-33 victory over SMU on Thursday night.
Donarski did her damage from 3-point range, sinking 5 of 6 attempts for the Tar Heels (16-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Ustby collected her seventh double-double of the season with five of them coming in the last six games.
Indya Nivar had 11 points and Maria Gakdeng totaled 10 points and seven rebounds for North Carolina, which has won three in a row and 6 of 7.
Kaysia Woods scored 12 to lead the Mustangs (10-8, 2-4).
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Nivar had nine points in the first half as North Carolina turned a 13-6 first-quarter lead into a 31-14 advantage at halftime. The Tar Heels shot just 39.4% from the floor before the break, but that looked red-hot compared to SMU, which shot 13.8% overall (4 for 29).
Donarski hit her only two shots of the third quarter — both from beyond the arc — and the Tar Heels led 44-22 heading to the fourth.
Woods had five points in the final period to help SMU top the 10-point mark in a quarter for the first time in the game.
North Carolina guard Alyssa Ustby dribbles during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against SMU, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Dallas. Credit: AP/LM Otero
SMU allowed the biggest comeback in NCAA women’s basketball history its last time out when the Mustangs saw a 32-point lead with 1:37 left in the first half turn into a 72-59 loss to Pittsburgh. SMU was outscored 28-0 in the third quarter and 26-10 in the fourth.
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North Carolina travels to play Pittsburgh on Sunday. SMU travels to play No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – As wildfires ravage parts of Los Angeles and Southern California this month, federal, state, and local authorities have mobilized resources to combat the flames and assist affected communities.
Their response echoes the efforts made in North Carolina just months ago, when Hurricane Helene left widespread devastation in its wake.
A viewer named Dina asked the following question: “Why is the federal government covering 100% of the recovery costs for the California wildfires, but not doing the same for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina?”
Her question relates to a claim being spread around social media that the government is allegedly paying for 100% of the damage in California, but not in North Carolina.
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WBTV’s Fact Check team investigated the claims and found them to be false.
Here’s what we found.
Federal funding for wildfire recovery
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, President Joe Biden announced that the federal government would cover 100% of certain wildfire recovery costs in California for the next 180 days.
“The federal government is going to cover 100% of the cost for the next 180 days for things like firefighter overtime pay, debris removal, temporary shelters … It’s going to cost tens of billions of dollars to get Los Angeles back to where it was,” Biden said during a press conference.
Typically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, aka FEMA, covers 75% of disaster recovery costs, with the remaining 25% funded by state and local governments. However, under federal law, the U.S. president has the authority to increase the federal cost-share for recovery efforts.
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Beach front homes are destroyed by the Palisades Fire Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)(Mark J. Terrill | AP)
What about North Carolina?
Turns out, less than a week after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina in September 2024, President Biden and FEMA announced that the same adjustment was made for Helene recovery in North Carolina.
Put another way: North Carolina has also had 100% of public recovery funds covered by the federal government since Oct. 2, 2024.
A release from the North Carolina governor’s office and FEMA explained how the president raised the federal contribution from 75% to 100% for the first 180 days of recovery. (The same time period that was just established in California).
After the six-month period, the cost-share for public assistance projects was increased from 75% to 90%. Click here to read the official FEMA release about this.
—> North Carolina Red Cross volunteers deploy to support wildfire victims in California
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The verdict
President Biden’s decision to increase the federal cost-share for California wildfires is consistent with the aid provided to North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.
Claims that the federal government is covering a higher percentage of recovery costs in California compared to in North Carolina are false. Both states received identical cost-share adjustments.
If you have further questions or claims you’d like us to investigate, feel free to reach out to us at factcheck@wbtv.com.
—> State releases names of 104 Helene victims in North Carolina for 1st time: See list here
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