Orange Men’s Basketball

The Orange men’s basketball team had an exciting finish to the regular season on Thursday night. The Panthers defeated Seaforth 40-39 in Pittsboro to conclude the regular season. Seaforth, which had already captured the Big 7 Conference regular season championship, lost at home for the first time since November 21 and only the second time…

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior men’s basketball guard J.T. Gray. Amidst plenty of turnover and transition, Gray has found his role for the Panthers. On Friday night, Gray scored a career-high 19 points in the Panthers 77-53 win over Durham School of the Arts in Hillsborough. Gray knocked down four 3-pointers…

PITTSBORO–Hector Garrido made the most of his second chance. After missing two free throws in the final minute with the game tied, Garrido drained the game-winning point with :2.9 left as Orange surprised Seaforth, the Big 7 Conference regular season champions, 40-39 on Thursday night. Seaforth’s seven-game home winning streak was snapped. It was the…

Just like North Carolina against Duke last weekend, the Orange men’s basketball team battled its way back from a double-digit deficit against a favored opponent on Tuesday night. In the end, Orange didn’t have a Seth Trimble for a memorable moment in the clutch. Instead, Webb’s Daniel Wright drained a free throw with 54 seconds…

The end of the year has turned into a grind for the Orange men’s basketball team. After sitting at home for two weeks because of the winter weather, the Panthers will cram five games into six days to finish the regular season. On Saturday, Orange survived a battle with Carrboro to win 52-44 inside Panther…