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Brice Johnson Named Wooden Award Finalist

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 29, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Brice Johnson has been named a John R. Wooden Award All-American and is one of five players to be invited to Los Angeles for the Wooden Award presentation, which is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding basketball...

UNC Baseball Down to No. 7

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 28, 2016 | UNC Sports

After splitting four games over the last week, the North Carolina baseball team fell from fourth to No. 7 in the latest D1Baseball rankings. The Tar Heels got a mid-week victory over Western Carolina last Tuesday, before hosting...

Brice Johnson Earns Another First Team All-America Selection

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 28, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC senior forward Brice Johnson has been named first-team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The university announced the honor on Monday – one day after Johnson was named the Most Outstanding Player...

Top 25 Matchups End with Mixed Results for UNC Lacrosse

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 28, 2016 | UNC Sports

The highly-ranked North Carolina men’s and women’s lacrosse teams had a pair of top-25 games over the weekend with different outcomes for the Tar Heels. The third-ranked UNC women’s team won its fifth game in a row, and fourth...

UNC Tennis Teams Have Undefeated Weekend

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 28, 2016 | UNC Sports

Both of North Carolina’s top-five tennis teams came away unscathed after a weekend of Atlantic Coast Conference play. The top-ranked men’s team cruised to victories over visiting Clemson and No. 45 Virginia Tech. No. 1 UNC made...

Final Four Bound! UNC’s Win Over Notre Dame Provides Much-Needed Relief

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 28, 2016 | UNC Sports

After his team’s 88-74 victory in Philadelphia over No. 6 seed Notre Dame in the East Regional Final on Sunday night—it’s safe to say that UNC head coach Roy Williams might finally be able to get some sleep. His top-seeded Tar...

Georgia Tech Shuts Out Tar Heels In Series Finale

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 26, 2016 | UNC Sports

After following up Thursday’s loss to Georgia Tech with a dominating 8-0 victory on Friday, the No. 4 Tar Heels had the tables turned on them Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium–falling 6-0 to the Yellow Jackets...

Vintage Paige Lifts UNC Past Indiana, Into Elite Eight

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

Marcus Paige had a certain, hyper-focused look in his eye on Friday night in the Tar Heels’ Sweet 16 game against Indiana—the look of a senior determined to keep his college career alive. He went on to then score 21...

Bukauskas Nearly Unhittable As Tar Heels Win 8-0

Posted by Staff | Mar 25, 2016 | UNC Sports

When the Tar Heels think about starting pitching, they usually think about their ace Zac Gallen, but don’t forget about J.B. Bukauskas. UNC’s number two starter shut down the Georgia Tech offense, pitching eight...

No. 4 UNC Women’s Tennis Shuts Out Syracuse

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 25, 2016 | UNC Sports

The fourth-ranked UNC women’s tennis team got another shutout victory over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent on Thursday afternoon. The Tar Heels recorded the second-straight 7-0 shutout with No. 41 Syracuse serving as...

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