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UNC Finishes Fifth in Directors’ Cup

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 27, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC finished fifth in this year’s Learfield Directors’ Cup, its highest finish since 2009 and the 18th time Carolina has finished in the top 10 in the 22-year history of the award. After the Tar Heels won the inaugural season in...

Tokoto’s Fit in Philadelphia

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 27, 2015 | UNC Sports

JP Tokoto was taken at number 58 overall in the two-round NBA Draft on Thursday night after leaving Carolina following his junior year. Brian Geisinger, Assistant Producer and Senior Researcher for the David Glenn Show, spoke...

Football Tickets on Sale Saturday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 26, 2015 | UNC Sports

Single-game tickets for the upcoming Carolina football home games will go on sale at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. North Carolina A&T, Illinois, Delaware, Wake Forest, Virginia, Duke, and Miami will all make trips to Kenan...

UNC Hires Senior Associate AD

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 25, 2015 | UNC Sports

Nicki Moore has been hired by UNC as a Senior Associate Athletics Director, the university announced earlier this week. Moore has been an 11-year member of the University of Oklahoma’s athletics leadership team and is currently...

Tokoto Projected 2nd-Round Selection in Tonight’s Draft

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 25, 2015 | UNC Sports

Three Duke Blue Devils are projected to be taken in the first round of tonight’s NBA Draft. The National Basketball Association will welcome 60 new players during the two-round draft tonight in Brooklyn, New York. NBA Draft...

Legacy of Dean Smith to Live On Through Award

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 24, 2015 | UNC Sports

The University of North Carolina and the United States Basketball Writers Association announced a new award to honor Dean Smith on Wednesday. USBWA President and Yahoo! Sports writer Pat Forde says that there was one...

UNC Professor: If Education is Most Important, “You Stay Here”

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 23, 2015 | UNC Sports

Allisha Gray is one of three members of last year’s UNC Women’s Basketball team that will be playing for a different university next year. Reports say Gray was concerned about the reputation of her degree amidst the academic...

UNC Golfer Wins NC Amateur Tournament

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 22, 2015 | UNC Sports

A member of the Carolina men’s golf team got a come-from-behind victory over the weekend. Carter Jenkins, who will be a junior at UNC next year, eagled the 17th hole to take the lead in the final round and held on for a...

Mavunga Granted Release from UNC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 19, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC Women’s Basketball Forward Stephanie Mavunga has been granted a release and allowed to speak with other schools about the possibility of transferring, the university announced Friday. Mavuna is following former teammates...

Gray Transferring to South Carolina

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 19, 2015 | UNC Sports

Allisha Gray has completed her transfer from the UNC Women’s Basketball program by choosing to enroll at the University of South Carolina, the Gamecocks announced Friday. South Carolina Head Coach Dawn Staley said in a prepared...

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