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Hicks Gets His Chance Against Tulane

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 15, 2015 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Down to No. 11 in the most recent AP Top 25 Poll after losing at the buzzer against Texas this past Saturday, the UNC men’s basketball team returns to the Smith Center on Wednesday night to take on the Tulane Green Wave. Now at...

Stunned At the Buzzer: Felix’s Shot Lifts Texas Past No. 3 UNC

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 12, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

For the second time in as many tries this season, the No. 3 UNC men’s basketball team was stunned on the road—falling 84-82 to the Texas Longhorns thanks to a mid-range jump shot by guard Javan Felix that went through the net as...

No. 9 UNC Lays the Smackdown on Davidson, 98-65

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

In their first game since defeating No. 2 Maryland this past Tuesday, the No. 9 UNC men’s basketball team put together another impressive performance on Sunday—blowing out the Davidson Wildcats by a score of 98-65. Davidson...

He’s Back: Paige Scores 20, Leads Tar Heels Past No. 2 Maryland

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 2, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

In front of an electric, packed house at the Dean Smith Center on Tuesday night, senior point guard Marcus Paige returned to the UNC starting lineup and scored 20 points to help lead his No. 9 ranked Tar Heels past the No. 2...

Tar Heels Storm Back To Down K-State; Claim CBE Classic Title

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 25, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

For a moment on Tuesday night it appeared as if the No. 9 ranked UNC men’s basketball team was on its way to its second loss in three games. The Tar Heels were down by eight points with less than five minutes to play, but then...

Tar Heels Get Back on Track, Defeat Northwestern 80-69

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 24, 2015 | Basketball, Sports, UNC Sports

An upset loss at Northern Iowa on Saturday caused the UNC men’s basketball team to slip from first to ninth in the AP Top 25, but the Tar Heels recovered nicely on Monday—defeating the Northwestern Wildcats 80-69 in the...

No. 1 Goes Down: Tar Heels Shocked by Northern Iowa

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 21, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

As the UNC football team was cementing its spot as number one in the ACC Coastal Division on Saturday, the top-ranked UNC men’s basketball team was doing the opposite–likely relinquishing its claim as the best team...

Top-Ranked Tar Heels Head to Northern Iowa; Paige Goes Home

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 20, 2015 | Basketball, News, UNC Sports

When the No. 1 UNC men’s basketball team tips off its game against the Northern Iowa Panthers tomorrow it will be a bittersweet moment for senior point guard Marcus Paige. Although the Tar Heels are 3-0 so far with Paige...

Big Men Dominate as No. 1 UNC Pulls Away From Wofford Late

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 19, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Last Sunday’s sluggish performance against Fairfield left UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams wanting to see his team’s effort level finally match its talent level. After a 78-58 victory over the Wofford Terriers in the...

No. 1 Tar Heels Roll Past Guilford In Exhibition

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 6, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

No Marcus Paige, no Justin Jackson, no problem for the nation’s number one men’s basketball team on Friday night. The Tar Heels handily defeated the Guilford Quakers 99-49 at the Dean Smith Center, in their only...

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