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NBA Draft: Marcus Paige Goes to Utah Jazz in Second Round

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 24, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Marcus Paige had to sit and wait through 54 picks during Thursday’s NBA Draft–anxiously awaiting a moment he’d been imagining his entire life. With only six picks before the end of the draft, time was running...

NBA Draft: Los Angeles Clippers Take Brice Johnson 25th Overall

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 23, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Lob City has a new neighbor moving in. In the first round of Thursday’s NBA Draft the Los Angeles Clippers used the 25th overall pick to select former UNC forward Brice Johnson. The Clippers have been referred to as...

NBA Draft Preview: Brice Johnson & Marcus Paige

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 21, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Thursday night, the NBA Draft will mark the start of a new beginning for 60 aspiring professional basketball players. While a couple of them have a strong shot to become All-Stars in the near future, many more are better suited...

Brice Johnson Reflects on Life as a Tar Heel

Posted by Staff | Jun 20, 2016 | Professional

Brice Johnson is projected to be a first round pick in the NBA Draft. But, four years ago, he almost quit the UNC basketball team after his first practice. In a narrative he wrote for The Players’ Tribune, Johnson...

Brice Johnson Chosen for USA Select Team

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Former UNC forward Brice Johnson has been named to the USA Men’s Select Team, which was announced on Tuesday. The team will train with the senior men’s national team during its training camp in Las Vegas. Johnson led the Tar...

UNC to Play Indiana in Bloomington for ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 24, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s basketball announced in a release on Tuesday afternoon it will travel to Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 30 for a Sweet 16 rematch against the Indiana Hoosiers. The game will be played in historic Assembly Hall as...

Johnson and Paige Honored at End-of-Year Ceremony

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 27, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC seniors Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige were both honored on Tuesday evening during the men’s basketball team end-of-year awards ceremony. Johnson won the Dean Smith Most Valuable Player award after the forward put together...

Brice Johnson Named Kenpom Player of the Year

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 7, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC senior Brice Johnson has been named the National Player of the Year by the basketball analytics website kenpom.com. The website has become one of the go-to locations for statistical breakdowns of performance in various...

Jenkins’ Shot Stuns UNC at the Buzzer; Wins Title For Villanova

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 5, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Following a miracle sent from the heavens down to Houston–an off-balance, game-tying three-pointer by UNC guard Marcus Paige with four seconds remaining–Villanova forward Kris Jenkins got the ball wide open at the...

Williams: ‘I Was Able To Coach a Magnificent Group of Kids’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 5, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

There’s very little Joel James, Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige haven’t seen during their time at Carolina. The UNC careers for those three seniors came to a close on Monday night with a loss in the national championship game,...

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