J.J. Hickson, who has often said his dream was to play in the NBA, now has his chance — with the Cleveland Cavaliers and superstar LeBron James.

Hickson, a 6-foot-9 power forward who left N.C. State after his freshman year, was taken No. 19 by the Cavaliers tonight in the NBA Draft. He was the eighth freshman taken in the first round, tying the draft record set last year.

''Words can't explain how I feel right now,'' Hickson said in an
interview after his selection. ''I'm so honored to be in this
situation. All my hard work allowed me to get my foot in the door and I will continue to work hard."

Chapel Hill High School has hired Tod Morgan of Goldsboro as the new basketball coach of the Tigers’ boys team. He was scheduled to meet with the team and players’ parents Wednesday night at the school.

Morgan compiled 123 career victories during stops at Cape Hatteras, Greene Central, New Bern and Goldsboro.
Last fall, he took over a solid Goldsboro program and took the Cougars back to the NCHSAA playoffs, where they ended up 17-12 after a second-round exit. His last New Bern team finished 17-9 in 2007 and earned the program's first post-season berth in 12 years.

"I've been blessed to be a lot of places and be around a lot of good coaches," Morgan said last season. "We've learned to do things the right way and we've probably learned more during losses."

Morgan replaces Paul Kieckbusch, whose teams finished 13-59 cumulatively in his three years at CHHS. The Tigers improved to 6-17 last season and won three conference games, but still failed to reach the state playoffs.

Where will N.C. State's J.J. Hickson be chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night? Depends on whom you ask.

ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said he has Hickson, a 6-9 power forward, rated 20th overall on his "best available list."

Hear UNC coach Roy Williams respond to a question at his press conference about injury comments by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Hear Bill Currie call the final seconds of UNC's 87-85 victory over Davidson in the 1969 NCAA East Regional Final. Audio provided courtesy of the ACC.

N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe talks about a physical game.

Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt comments on his team's victory.