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No. 5 UNC Hopes to Continue Hot Start on Tuesday Against Long Beach State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

It’s just two games into this year’s college basketball season, but in that time the No. 5 Tar Heels have already offered a big glimpse into what the rest of the year may look like. For all the worries about how UNC...

No. 6 Tar Heels Lock Down Defensively, Blow Out Chattanooga 97-57

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 13, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

For as much credit as the No. 6 UNC men’s basketball team receives for its high-powered offensive attack, it was the Tar Heels’ defensive intensity during Sunday’s home opener that helped them silence a talented Chattanooga...

Jackson’s Shooting Touch Leads No. 6 UNC to Season-Opening Win at Tulane

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 12, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Although there are certainly kinks to work out for the No. 6 UNC men’s basketball team following its 95-75 season-opening win over Tulane on Friday night, junior wing Justin Jackson provided plenty of reason for optimism. Not...

No. 6 UNC Cruises to Easy Win Over UNC-Pembroke in Men’s Basketball Exhibition

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 4, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Through three possessions of Friday night’s exhibition game–a span that included the entire first minute of play–the No. 6 UNC men’s basketball team found itself trailing the UNC-Pembroke Braves 4-2. From...

UNC Kicks Off Basketball Season at Late Night With Roy

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 14, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Keeping with tradition, UNC celebrated the beginning of basketball season with its annual “Late Night with Roy” event–featuring the Tar Heels as both athletes and dancers. Hosted by former UNC and Dallas Cowboy...

UNC Men’s Basketball Seeking New Identity Without Paige and Johnson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 11, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Two names cast a large shadow over the UNC men’s basketball media day session on Tuesday. The reason that matters is because Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige played their final game in Tar Heel uniforms over six months ago....

ESPN Lists UNC Men’s Basketball as No. 6 in Nation Entering 2016-17

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 6, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

As team media days begin across the country, the beginning of college basketball season continues to draw closer. ESPN college basketball writer Eamonn Brennan got in on the excitement by releasing his own version of the...

UNC Men’s Basketball Ranked Seventh In Blue Ribbon Preseason Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 20, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Although Larry Fedora has done a great job capturing the attention of the Tar Heel faithful during the fall, the fact remains that most of Chapel Hill divides the year into two distinct parts: basketball season and waiting for...

UNC Hopes Maui Invitational Brings Good Luck Yet Again

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 19, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

It may not make him much different from anyone else, but here’s a true story about UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams. He loves Hawaii. When the bracket for November’s Maui Invitational was released on Wednesday he was...

UNC Releases 2016-17 Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 8, 2016 | UNC Sports

Although it was announced two weeks ago that UNC would play at Indiana during the 2016 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the rest of the Tar Heels’ non-conference schedule was released Wednesday afternoon. There are five games...

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