Basketball
The Charlotte 49ers announced the program's third Hall of Fame class on Wednesday morning and it included one of the most successful members of the basketball program. Bobby Lutz is the winningest coach in the history of Niners basketball, posting a 218-158 record in twelve seasons as the head man. In total, Lutz led the program to eight postseason appearances, including five NCAA Tournaments. He led the 1998-99 team, his first, to their highest NCAAÂ Tournament seed in program history (5) and the second round of the tourney, their deepest run outside of the run to the 1977 Final Four.
To start Thursday’s edition of The Kyle Bailey Show, Kyle recapped the Canes getting swept by the Florida Panthers. This led to Kyle asking the question of which pro sports team in NC has the best chance to win a title first. Kyle first gave credit to the Hurricanes for being both the only pro […]
The 2023 NBA Draft is less than a month away, and last week after the Hornets moved up to the #2 pick, the debate began regarding who they pick should be after the lottery. Brandon Miller had a stellar freshman season at Alabama, helping guide the Crimson Tide to the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, and a trip to the Sweet 16. His NBA comp has long been Paul George of the Clippers, and when healthy, he is one of the best two-way players in all of basketball. While a majority of NBA draft analysts see Paul George in Miller, that belief isn't true for everybody, including the host of the Wes & Walker Show on WFNZ, Walker Mehl.
In a critical offseason for the Hornets, Rod Boone, writer for the Charlotte Observer joins Mac & Bone to discuss what needs to be done to improve the team. With the Hornets holding the number two overall draft pick, the decision has been narrowed down to either Scoot Henderson from G League team Ignite or […]
The Charlotte Hornets must determine what to do after bounding from fourth to second place in this year’s NBA Draft lottery. While G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson was long considered the No. 2 pick in the class, the Hornets have LaMelo Ball at point guard. If Charlotte passes on Henderson, Alabama big man […]
The NBA Draft Analyst for ESPN joined Kyle Bailey on The Clubhouse, as he reacted to the Hornets getting the 2nd pick in the NBA Draft, and what he makes of some of the players in that range. Paul first started the interview by discussing the Spurs winning the Victor Wemanyama sweepstakes as he said […]
The Charlotte Hornets are third, with a 12.5% probability of getting the first choice.
Former Carolina Tar Heels guard Caleb Love is transferring to the University of Michigan, he announced Friday. Love thanked the UNC coaches, teammates and community and announced on social media he was entering the transfer portal on March 27. Weeks later the 6’4 guard has committed to Michigan. He wrote on Twitter, “go rewrite your […]
North Carolina forward Armando Bacot announced he’s returning to play a fifth season for the Tar Heels. Following the Tar Heels’ 22-11 record season, Bacot’s decision was shared on social media. Due to the NCAA’s waiver in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he has a fifth year of eligibility. The 6-foot-11 forward leads North Carolina’s […]
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is in serious talks to sell a majority stake in the team to Hornets minority owner Gabriel Plotkin and Atlanta Hawks minority owner Rick Schnall. If completed this would eventually make Plotkin and Schnall the co-owners of the Hornets. There is substantial momentum but no […]