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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...

Duke Erases 13-Point Second Half Deficit, Stuns UNC in ACC Tournament Semifinals

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

For the first 25 minutes of Friday’s UNC-Duke showdown in Brooklyn as part of the ACC Tournament Semifinals, it appeared the top-seeded Tar Heels would pound the Blue Devils into the ground with their inside play. Then point...

Hicks, UNC Surge Past Miami in Second Half, Move On to ACC Semifinals

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

Criticized throughout his four-year career as a Tar Heel for an inability to stay out of foul trouble, UNC senior forward Isaiah Hicks stepped up in a big way Thursday in Brooklyn during the team’s 78-53 win over Miami in the...

UNC Falls One Spot to No. 6 in AP Top 25

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

With the program’s 31st ACC regular season championship now in hand–along with a huge revenge victory over Duke on Saturday night–it’s easy to forget UNC is just one week removed from the worst offensive...

Sporting News Selects Justin Jackson as First Team All-American

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

As the men’s college basketball awards begin to pour in ahead of the postseason, UNC junior wing Justin Jackson continues to have his name called. Not long after becoming the 14th Tar Heel to win ACC Player of the Year,...

ACC Names Justin Jackson Player of the Year, Joel Berry Makes Second Team All-Conference

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 5, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Following the conclusion of the ACC men’s basketball regular season on Saturday, the league released its postseason awards selections on Sunday. UNC junior wing Justin Jackson was selected as the conference Player of the...

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