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Ol’ Roy: Coach of this Century?

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

Duke fans like to refer to Mike Krzyzewski as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). But the national media is finally noticing that Roy Williams may be his rival in that respect, as well. The ACC may not think so — In the last...

Clutch Rebounding Helps UNC Fend Off Oregon, Earn Shot at NCAA Championship Redemption

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 2, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

All season long, UNC made its living as the best rebounding team in America. As it turns out, the Tar Heels needed every last rebound they could get during Saturday night’s NCAA Semifinal in Phoenix. Theo Pinson and Kennedy...

UNC Assistant C.B. McGrath Likely to Become New Head Coach at UNC-Wilmington

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

A longtime assistant coach under Roy Williams–both at Kansas and UNC–C.B. McGrath is expected to leave his position on the Tar Heel bench in order to take the head coach job at UNC-Wilmington. The 41-year-old played...

Final Four Matchup vs. Oregon Presents UNC With a Look in the Mirror

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 30, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

From the very beginning of this season, the Tar Heels have wanted nothing more than to avenge last year’s loss in the NCAA Title game. Now in Phoenix for the Final Four, UNC is on the doorstep of doing just that—however head...

Luke Maye’s Late Jumper Downs Kentucky, Sends UNC to the Final Four

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 26, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Big time players. Make big time plays. In big time games. UNC sophomore forward Luke Maye showed Sunday night in Memphis he is indeed, a big time player, as his jumper from the left wing with 0.3 seconds remaining gave the...

Stars Shine, Maye Comes Up Big, as UNC Cruises Into Elite Eight With Win Over Butler

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 24, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Having stared death right in the eyes during their tight NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Arkansas last weekend, the top-seeded Tar Heels came out with new life in their Sweet 16 showdown against No. 4 seed Butler on Friday...

UNC Scores Final 12 Points to Fend Off Upset-Minded Arkansas, Advance to Sweet 16

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 19, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The recipe for disaster was all there for the top-seeded Tar Heels during Sunday’s 72-65 win over No. 8 seed Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. UNC watched a 17-point first-half lead slowly dwindle away thanks...

Growth and Experience Motivating UNC Prior to NCAA Tournament Opener

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 16, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

When top-seeded UNC begins its NCAA Tournament run Friday against No. 16-seed Texas Southern, six of its top contributors from last year’s run to the championship game will be back out on the court again for a good portion of...

Duke Erases 13-Point Second Half Deficit, Stuns UNC in ACC Tournament Semifinals

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

For the first 25 minutes of Friday’s UNC-Duke showdown in Brooklyn as part of the ACC Tournament Semifinals, it appeared the top-seeded Tar Heels would pound the Blue Devils into the ground with their inside play. Then point...

Hicks, UNC Surge Past Miami in Second Half, Move On to ACC Semifinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 9, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Criticized throughout his four-year career as a Tar Heel for an inability to stay out of foul trouble, UNC senior forward Isaiah Hicks stepped up in a big way Thursday in Brooklyn during the team’s 78-53 win over Miami in the...

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