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Tar Heels Get Back on Track, Defeat Northwestern 80-69

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 24, 2015 | Basketball, Sports, UNC Sports

An upset loss at Northern Iowa on Saturday caused the UNC men’s basketball team to slip from first to ninth in the AP Top 25, but the Tar Heels recovered nicely on Monday—defeating the Northwestern Wildcats 80-69 in the...

No. 1 Goes Down: Tar Heels Shocked by Northern Iowa

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 21, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

As the UNC football team was cementing its spot as number one in the ACC Coastal Division on Saturday, the top-ranked UNC men’s basketball team was doing the opposite–likely relinquishing its claim as the best team...

Top-Ranked Tar Heels Head to Northern Iowa; Paige Goes Home

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 20, 2015 | Basketball, News, UNC Sports

When the No. 1 UNC men’s basketball team tips off its game against the Northern Iowa Panthers tomorrow it will be a bittersweet moment for senior point guard Marcus Paige. Although the Tar Heels are 3-0 so far with Paige...

UNC Shakes Off Slow Start, Beats Temple 91-67 to Open 2015-16

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 13, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

It took a little while for them to shake off the preseason cobwebs on Friday night, but when they did, the No. 1 ranked Tar Heels cruised to a 91-67 victory over the gritty Temple Owls in the Veterans Classic Basketball...

Student-Athlete Influence on Social Issues Understood at UNC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 13, 2015 | Featured, National, UNC

Recent events at the University of Missouri have sparked conversations about race relations on college campuses around the county. UNC is no exception. A hunger strike from a University of Missouri student, coupled with a threat...

Minus Paige, No 1. Tar Heels Ready for Temple

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 13, 2015 | UNC Sports

The men’s college basketball regular season officially kicks off Friday night for the nation’s No.1 team—as the Tar Heels are in Annapolis, Maryland to take on the Temple Owls in the Veterans Classic. UNC head coach Roy Williams...

No. 1 Tar Heels Roll Past Guilford In Exhibition

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 6, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

No Marcus Paige, no Justin Jackson, no problem for the nation’s number one men’s basketball team on Friday night. The Tar Heels handily defeated the Guilford Quakers 99-49 at the Dean Smith Center, in their only...

Marcus Paige Fractures Hand in Practice

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 4, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC senior guard Marcus Paige will be sidelined for the next three to four weeks with a fractured hand, the university announced Wednesday. A release from Carolina reports Paige fractured the third metacarpal on his right hand...

Tar Heels on top of 2015-16 ACC Preseason Poll

Posted by Staff | Oct 28, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels landed on top of the 2015-16 ACC preseason poll. Media members made their selections at ACC Media Day on Wednesday. The Carolina basketball team received 60 out of the possible 89 first-place votes....

“Late Night With Roy” Gets Basketball Season Underway

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 24, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Basketball season officially began in Chapel Hill on Friday night, as UNC hosted its annual “Late Night With Roy” event. Hosted by TNT’s Kenny Smith, a Tar Heel and a two-time NBA champion, the event showcased...

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