Through two games, the UNC men’s basketball team has been coasting. More challenging hurdles await, but for now, the Tar Heels are enjoying a squad equipped with experience and deep in talent.
The No. 6 North Carolina basketball team got its season off to a winning start with balanced scoring that led to a comfortable 76-60 triumph over the N.C. Central Eagles Friday night in the Smith Center.
With a balanced offensive approach and a staunch defensive effort, the UNC men’s basketball team blasted Belmont Abbey 112-34 in a Friday night exhibition game at Dean E. Smith Center.
Preseason All-America pick Marcus Paige carried the offensive load for the UNC basketball team last season. But this year, Paige is hoping improved balance will ease his scoring burden.
Although mired in the ongoing dark cloud of academic scandal and being largely overshadowed these days by the likes of uber-talented Duke and Kentucky nationwide, Head Coach Roy Williams’ Carolina squad is quietly going about its business this summer.