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

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's Wake-up Call vs. Indiana
UNC Basketball received a wake-up call in their first "road" environment of the season with a 76-58 point exhibition loss to the Indiana Hoosiers at...
Mon Oct 19, 2026

Sayon Keita shows glimpses of potential that attracted Michael Malone to him
Sayon Keita did the kind of work Sunday that Michael Malone traveled to Spain to see. Beyond his five blocks, the freshman led UNC with...
Mon Oct 19, 2026

Pete Nance waived by Bucks but his time in Milwaukee may not be done
The Milwaukee Bucks waived Pete Nance on Oct. 17, but a league source said the team would like to sign him to a two-way deal...
Mon Oct 19, 2026

Harrison Ingram Converted to Two-Way Contract with Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz have converted forward Harrison Ingram to a two-way contract. Ingram (6-5, 230, North Carolina) appeared in four games for the Jazz this...
Mon Oct 19, 2026