Frank McGuire

Kansas, Kansas, Kansas (Ugh!)

Posted by | Mar 25, 2013 |

It had to be Kansas. Kansas. Kansas. Roy Williams may be over the heartbreak and heartache his leaving Lawrence caused in 2003, but it’s just getting worse with me. The tweets, emails and blog posts are already out there,...

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Heels-'Nova Have History

Posted by | Mar 20, 2013 |

Carolina and Villanova have played 14 times in men’s basketball, with the Tar Heels holding a 10-4 record, 4-1 in the NCAA Tournament. But almost all of the games have been significant. To wit:   Their first meeting was in 1956,...

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Smith By The Numbers

Posted by | Feb 26, 2013 |

                           Dean Smith will be 82 on Thursday, which is February 28 and a neat juxtaposition of numbers wouldn’t you say?    Wait, there is more irony here. Smith won his first NCAA championship as a coach in ’82,...

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Heel, Ram, Gym, Java

Posted by | Oct 26, 2012 |

  OK, for our game against football arch-rival NC State, stories about a Heel, a ram, a gym and java.  First, the timeless question, “What’s a Tar Heel?” Well, there are several versions but, for the one I’ve heard most, let’s...

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Shot of His Life

Posted by | May 30, 2012 |

Time waits for no one, not even Pete Brennan the strappingly handsome second-banana on the undefeated 1957 UNC national championship team. Brennan has been a folk hero in North Carolina since the shot of his life saved the NCAA...

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