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UNC Handles No. 7 Louisville in Top 10 Showdown at the Dean Dome, Now Two Games Clear Atop ACC Standings

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 22, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

In a physical battle between the top two teams in the ACC–both in the standings and the AP Top 25–the eighth-ranked Tar Heels defeated the No. 7 Louisville Cardinals 74-63 at the Smith Center on Wednesday night....

Jackson Leads UNC’s 65-41 Domination of No. 14 Virginia

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

All week long, the talk surrounding Saturday’s top-15 showdown between No. 10 UNC and No. 14 Virginia at the Smith Center focused on the fact that something had to give in a matchup between the ACC’s top offense and its top...

UNC Honors Brice Johnson, Marcus Paige at Halftime of Virginia Game

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 18, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Two of the most beloved Tar Heel basketball players in recent memory had their jersey numbers honored on Saturday night during halftime of UNC’s blowout win over No. 14 Virginia. Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige–who...

UNC Guard Kenny Williams Out for Season After Suffering Knee Injury in Practice

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Following UNC’s 97-73 blowout win over rival NC State on Wednesday night, head coach Roy Williams announced that sophomore guard Kenny Williams will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury. The younger...

UNC Bullies NC State in Raleigh, Picks Up Second Straight Blowout Win in the Rivalry

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC head coach Roy Williams has often criticized his team’s defense throughout this season, but on Wednesday the 10th ranked Tar Heels ran into an NC State team with issues that go much deeper. All night long UNC was able to get...

UNC Hoping to Avoid a Letdown Wednesday at NC State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 14, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

By the time the clock hit triple zeroes during the initial meeting on the hardwood between UNC and NC State this season, the scoreboard painted a perfect picture of what had just happened. The Tar Heels thoroughly dominated the...

UNC Drops to No. 10 in Latest AP Top 25

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

After suffering a bitter loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Duke this past week, UNC fell from No. 8 to No. 10 in the most recent AP Top 25 released on Monday. The Tar Heels (21-5, 9-3) remain at the top of the ACC...

UNC to Host 100th Episode of ESPN’s College Gameday

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

Before the UNC men’s basketball team takes on Virginia next Saturday, Feb. 18, in a battle between top 25 teams, the Dean Dome will play host to the 100th episode of ESPN’s College Gameday. The show will air live...

No. 18 Duke Shoots its Way Past No. 8 UNC Down the Stretch, Wins 86-78

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 10, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Cameron Indoor Stadium played host to the latest thriller in the UNC-Duke rivalry on Thursday night, which once again came down to who wanted it more in the final minutes. For the fifth time in the past six meetings, however,...

UNC Guard Theo Pinson Will Play vs. Duke

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 9, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

After missing the last three games with a sprained right ankle, UNC junior guard Theo Pinson will return to action Thursday night for the Tar Heels’ big rivalry matchup at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Duke. UNC tweeted...

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