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Justin Jackson Named AP First Team All-American

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 28, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The honors continue to roll in for UNC junior wing Justin Jackson, who has put forth an outstanding season for the Tar Heels–who are in the midst of their second straight Final Four appearance. On Tuesday, Jackson was...

UNC Invites Fans to Send Tar Heels Off to the Final Four

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 28, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

With the top-seeded UNC men’s basketball team heading off to Phoenix for the Final Four, the university has invited fans to help send the Tar Heels off on Tuesday evening. The gathering will be outside Entrance D at the...

Luke Maye’s Late Jumper Downs Kentucky, Sends UNC to the Final Four

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 26, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Big time players. Make big time plays. In big time games. UNC sophomore forward Luke Maye showed Sunday night in Memphis he is indeed, a big time player, as his jumper from the left wing with 0.3 seconds remaining gave the...

Stars Shine, Maye Comes Up Big, as UNC Cruises Into Elite Eight With Win Over Butler

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 24, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Having stared death right in the eyes during their tight NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Arkansas last weekend, the top-seeded Tar Heels came out with new life in their Sweet 16 showdown against No. 4 seed Butler on Friday...

NABC Selects Justin Jackson as First Team All-American

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 24, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC junior wing Justin Jackson was named a First Team All-American on Friday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The 2017 ACC Player of the Year also clinched consensus First Team All-American honors since he was...

UNC Commit Coby White Named North Carolina’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Felton Earns South Carolina Honor

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 20, 2017 | Basketball, High School

As the current iteration of head coach Roy Williams’ Tar Heels continues to battle their way through the NCAA Tournament, some future UNC stars have been making some noise as well. Class of 2018 commit Coby White...

UNC Scores Final 12 Points to Fend Off Upset-Minded Arkansas, Advance to Sweet 16

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 19, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The recipe for disaster was all there for the top-seeded Tar Heels during Sunday’s 72-65 win over No. 8 seed Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. UNC watched a 17-point first-half lead slowly dwindle away thanks...

Growth and Experience Motivating UNC Prior to NCAA Tournament Opener

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 16, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

When top-seeded UNC begins its NCAA Tournament run Friday against No. 16-seed Texas Southern, six of its top contributors from last year’s run to the championship game will be back out on the court again for a good portion of...

UNC Ranked No. 6 in Final AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 13, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The AP released its final men’s college basketball top 25 of the season on Monday, the day after NCAA Tournament brackets and seedings were released. UNC finished the season at No. 6 in the poll, despite earning one of...

UNC Earns No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tournament South Region

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 12, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

After two days spent waiting to learn their NCAA Tournament fate, the ACC regular season champion Tar Heels found out Sunday they will be the No. 1 seed in the South region. UNC (27-7, 15-5 ACC) is scheduled to take on...

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