Rick Duckett - former UNC hoops manager, junior varsity coach, and Winston-Salem State coach - dies

Posted Jan 8, 2024
Rick Duckett, one of the best basketball coaches in Winston-Salem State history, has died. Duckett, who also spent seven seasons at South Carolina working under Dave Odom, led the Rams for three seasons and won two CIAA titles in 1999 and 2000. Duckett went to North Carolina and wound up being a team manager for North Carolina for Coach Dean Smith. (Winston-Salem Journal)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Pete Thamel adds Dan Hurley to UNC coaching search list, identifies 'realistic list' of candidates
UNC's basketball coaching search has bled in to Final Four weekend, but that may be by design. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Tar Heels...
Sun Apr 5, 2026

Why Roy Williams’ UNC retirement still echoes amid Tar Heels’ coaching search
At 70 years old, Roy Williams admitted something few coaches — or more generally, men — of his stature ever do publicly: He was scared...
Sat Apr 4, 2026

Tyler Hansbrough lists four names for UNC Basketball coaching job after Tommy Lloyd extension
UNC's coaching search is one of the most talked-about storylines in college basketball. Tar Heel legend Tyler Hansbrough relayed some of the names he has...
Sat Apr 4, 2026

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Billy Donovan To UNC?
Isaac Schade is joined by Haise and Pat the Designer from Locked On Bulls, who discuss Coach Donovan’s offensive schemes, his adaptability, player development expertise,...
Sat Apr 4, 2026