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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...

Theo Pinson Likely to Play Saturday vs. NC State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 6, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Speaking with the media ahead of Saturday’s rivalry matchup with NC State, UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams said that, “Unless he screws it up at practice,” junior guard Theo Pinson will make...

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 Players Discuss Theo Pinson’s Injury at ACC Media Day

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 27, 2016 | UNC Sports

Since learning last week of the broken right foot that has junior guard Theo Pinson out indefinitely, the UNC men’s basketball team has had to adjust on the fly without one of its expected starters. At ACC Media Day on...

Theo Pinson Out Indefinitely With Broken Foot

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 21, 2016 | UNC Sports

With the beginning of the season right around the corner, the UNC men’s basketball team received awful news Friday morning when it was announced that junior Theo Pinson is out indefinitely after fracturing the fifth...

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....

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...

UNC On Brink of a National Title After 83-66 Win Over Syracuse

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 3, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Entering this college basketball season, the 2016 Tar Heels found themselves atop the national rankings carrying massive expectations–despite never having reached the game’s biggest stage. After the top-seeded Tar Heels’...

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