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UNC Drops to No. 9 in AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 26, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Despite winning its only game this past week–a blowout of Northern Iowa at the Smith Center–the UNC men’s basketball team fell one spot in the latest AP Top 25. In the new poll released on Monday the Tar Heels...

No. 8 UNC Pounds Northern Iowa Inside, Avenges Last Year’s Upset Loss

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 21, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Seeking a bit of revenge against Northern Iowa after being shocked by the Panthers in Cedar Falls last season, the eighth-ranked UNC men’s basketball team did what it does best on Wednesday night at the Dean Dome. Despite a slow...

UNC Falls to No. 8 in AP Poll After Loss to Kentucky

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

An argument can be made that neither team deserved to lose Saturday’s thriller between UNC and Kentucky, but the fact remains that Malik Monk’s incredible 47-point outing was enough to hand the Tar Heels their second...

No. 6 Kentucky Outlasts No. 7 UNC in Classic Thriller Behind Monk’s 47 Points

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 17, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Just months removed from one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, the seventh-ranked UNC men’s basketball team experienced a bit of déjà vu on Saturday during an adrenaline-fueled 103-100 loss to No. 6 Kentucky...

UNC Signs Three-Year Extension to Play in CBS Sports Classic

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 13, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

On Saturday when No. 7 UNC takes the court in Las Vegas against No. 6 Kentucky, it will be as part of the third annual CBS Sports Classic. The event–which has pitted the Tar Heels against traditional college basketball...

Tar Heels Hold Steady at No. 7 in AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 12, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

For the first time all season, we had a week with no major upsets shaking up the men’s college basketball world. The result is an AP Top 25 released Monday with the top 11 teams–including seventh-ranked...

No. 7 UNC Survives Upset Scare Against Tennessee

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 11, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Following his team’s lackluster 73-71 victory in the Smith Center over the Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday, UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams wasted no time expressing his continued frustrations with how the Tar Heels...

Luke Maye and Justin Jackson Spark Berry-less Tar Heels Past Davidson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 8, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

The sprained ankle that kept point guard Joel Berry out of UNC’s 83-74 victory over the Davidson Wildcats at the Smith Center on Wednesday meant plenty of eyes were focused on the Tar Heel backcourt. Nate Britt and freshman...

UNC Freshman Seventh Woods Set For His Close-Up Against Davidson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

With the announcement that junior point guard Joel Berry will miss UNC’s game on Wednesday against Davidson, head coach Roy Williams will need big-time minutes from freshman Seventh Woods—a highly-touted recruit still seeking to...

UNC Slips to No. 7 in AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 5, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Over the first month of the college basketball regular season, UNC spent each week steadily improving its spot in the AP Top 25 as it rattled off a seven-game win streak to open the year. Following a loss to then No. 13 Indiana...

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