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No. 7 UNC Cruises Past Appalachian State, Into Winter Break

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 22, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Although it spent the majority of the game looking like a group ready to go home for the holidays, the No. 7 UNC men’s basketball team cruised to an easy 94-70 win at the Smith Center on Monday over the Appalachian State...

UNC Basketball up to No. 7 in Top 25

Posted by Staff | Dec 21, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The UNC basketball team is back in the top ten. Carolina jumped to No. 7 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. Last week, the Tar Heels ranked at No. 11. The Tar Heels also moved up to No. 7 in the Coaches Poll. Two strong wins...

UNC and Bojangles: An Unlikely Success

Posted by Staff | Dec 21, 2015 | Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

A 38 point victory is rarely remembered in college basketball nearly a decade after it happened – but UNC’s 102-64 win against Pennsylvania in 2007 is an exception. With less than a minute left and Tar Heels already up by...

Brice Johnson Wins National Player of the Week Award

Posted by Staff | Dec 21, 2015 | UNC Sports

Brice Johnson averaged 26 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 0.5 bursts of profanity in the UNC basketball team’s two games last week against Tulane and UCLA. His strong play earned the senior forward National Player of...

Chansky’s Notebook: An ‘F-ing’ Good Day

Posted by Art Chansky | Dec 21, 2015 | UNC Sports

BROOKLYN — What was it that sparked Brice Johnson’s best college game? When Johnson came to the bench with 16:44 left in the first half of Saturday’s UCLA-Carolina game in the CBS Sports Classic, he had one missed shot,...

UNC Women’s Basketball Knocks off Southern Miss

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 20, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC women’s basketball secured a 69-62 victory over Southern Miss on Sunday afternoon from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Jamie Cherry and Stephanie Watts led the Tar Heel scoring effort with 17 points, while Destinee...

Johnson Benched Early, Responds With 27 Points: No. 11 UNC Beats No. 22 UCLA 89-76

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2015 | Basketball, Sports, UNC Sports

Without the injured Kennedy Meeks, Brice Johnson continues to thrive—as the junior set a new career-high in points for the second straight game on Saturday, scoring 27 to lead the No. 11 UNC men’s basketball team past the No. 22...

UNC Men’s Soccer Defender Named Academic All-America

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 17, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s soccer defenseman Jonathan Campbell has been named to the Scholar All-America First Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The recent Carolina graduate from Greensboro compiled a 3.92 grade point...

Larry Fedora Named Finalist for Coach of the Year

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 17, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC football coach Larry Fedora has been named a finalist for the 2015 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award. The seven finalists for the award were announced Wednesday. Fedora joins Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, Houston’s Tom...

Johnson, No. 11 Tar Heels Conquer the Green Wave

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 16, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

UNC senior forward Brice Johnson, along with the rest of the Tar Heel men’s basketball team, had a night to forget in Saturday’s loss to Texas. But on Wednesday at the Dean Dome, Johnson scored a career-high 25 points and...

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