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Joel Berry, Justin Jackson Named to Midseason Wooden Award Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 11, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The race for college basketball’s version of the Heisman Trophy was narrowed down to 25 candidates on Wednesday, with a pair of Tar Heels making the cut. Point guard Joel Berry and small forward Justin Jackson–both...

Joel Berry Chosen as ACC Player of the Week for Third Time in 2016-17

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

Fresh off two of his best performances of the season, UNC junior point guard Joel Berry was named the ACC Player of the Week on Monday for the third time during the 2016-17 campaign. The Florida native poured in a career-high 31...

UNC Rises to No. 11 in AP Poll Following Historic Beatdown

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

UNC may have needed every last one of Joel Berry’s 31 points to beat Clemson in overtime last Tuesday, but after a historic 51-point blowout win over NC State on Sunday it’s clear the Tar Heels are still among the...

UNC-NC State Game Postponed to Sunday

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 7, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Due to the likelihood of dangerous and worsening road conditions, the men’s basketball game between No. 14 UNC and NC State set to be played on Saturday at the Dean Smith Center has been postponed. As a result, the ACC...

Theo Pinson Likely to Play Saturday vs. NC State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 6, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Speaking with the media ahead of Saturday’s rivalry matchup with NC State, UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams said that, “Unless he screws it up at practice,” junior guard Theo Pinson will make...

Berry Fuels No. 14 UNC’s Thrilling OT Road Win at Clemson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 3, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

After struggling through each of UNC’s two games last week with an illness—including the shocking loss to Georgia Tech—junior point guard Joel Berry recovered just in time on Tuesday to lead the 14th-ranked Tar Heels to a...

Upset Loss to Georgia Tech Drops UNC to No. 14 in AP Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 2, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

During Roy Williams’ 14 years as UNC head men’s basketball coach, his Tar Heels have never lost to a team ranked lower in analyst Ken Pomeroy’s rankings than the Georgia Tech team that stunned UNC Saturday in...

Start Time Announced for Saturday’s UNC-NC State Men’s Basketball Showdown

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 2, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

As UNC fans eagerly await this Saturday’s rivalry showdown with NC State at the Dean Dome, the university announced late on New Year’s Day that the game will tip-off at 8 p.m. It had been previously listed as...

Georgia Tech Stuns Lifeless Tar Heels in ACC Opener

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 31, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Everything looks better when the ball goes in the basket. That’s one of Roy Williams’ favorite sayings any time his UNC squad has a particularly good game. Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, the head coach discovered what the...

No. 9 UNC Rides Jackson’s Hot Hand to Victory Over Monmouth

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 28, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

By now, the rest of the ACC should be on high-alert. UNC wing forward Justin Jackson has turned himself into arguably the Tar Heels’ most dangerous weapon. The junior poured in 28 points and six three-pointers on Wednesday in...

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