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Kenny Williams Undergoes Knee Surgery

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 11, 2017 | Basketball

At the beginning of last season–his second in Chapel Hill–UNC guard Kenny Williams established himself in the Tar Heels’ starting lineup with strong perimeter defense and the ability to space the floor with his...

UNC Guard Kenny Williams Out for Season After Suffering Knee Injury in Practice

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Following UNC’s 97-73 blowout win over rival NC State on Wednesday night, head coach Roy Williams announced that sophomore guard Kenny Williams will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury. The younger...

UNC Bullies NC State in Raleigh, Picks Up Second Straight Blowout Win in the Rivalry

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC head coach Roy Williams has often criticized his team’s defense throughout this season, but on Wednesday the 10th ranked Tar Heels ran into an NC State team with issues that go much deeper. All night long UNC was able to get...

No. 18 Duke Shoots its Way Past No. 8 UNC Down the Stretch, Wins 86-78

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 10, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Cameron Indoor Stadium played host to the latest thriller in the UNC-Duke rivalry on Thursday night, which once again came down to who wanted it more in the final minutes. For the fifth time in the past six meetings, however,...

No. 12 UNC Holds Off Notre Dame, Picks Up Win in Greensboro Coliseum

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 5, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The emergency water shortage in Chapel Hill forced a pair of familiar foes—UNC and Notre Dame—into playing Sunday’s game at the Greensboro Coliseum. Home to the ACC Tournament for many years, the famed building added a...

UNC Escapes Hot-Shooting Pitt’s Upset Bid at Final Seconds

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 31, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC junior point guard Joel Berry said last week that the toughest obstacle to defending the team’s ACC regular season title is grinding through the middle of the league schedule. The strength of the conference from top to...

Small-Ball Strategy Guides No. 11 UNC to Crucial Victory Over No. 9 Florida State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 14, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

With freshman center Tony Bradley out with a concussion on Saturday, UNC head coach Roy Williams was left short on big men for the 11th-ranked Tar Heels’ big-time matchup with No. 9 Florida State. It ended up making no...

No. 11 UNC Nearly Blows 19-Point Second Half Lead, Pulls Together to Close Out Wake Forest

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 12, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

As if it hadn’t been preached enough already, Wednesday night provided the latest proof that nothing can be taken for granted in this year’s ACC. On the road against unranked Wake Forest, No. 11 UNC let a 19-point lead slip away...

Berry Fuels No. 14 UNC’s Thrilling OT Road Win at Clemson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 3, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

After struggling through each of UNC’s two games last week with an illness—including the shocking loss to Georgia Tech—junior point guard Joel Berry recovered just in time on Tuesday to lead the 14th-ranked Tar Heels to a...

Georgia Tech Stuns Lifeless Tar Heels in ACC Opener

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 31, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Everything looks better when the ball goes in the basket. That’s one of Roy Williams’ favorite sayings any time his UNC squad has a particularly good game. Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, the head coach discovered what the...

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