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UNC Great Larese Dies at 77

Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2016 | UNC Sports

Former UNC basketball star York Larese, a first-team All-ACC selection for three straight seasons and second-team All-American as a senior, passed away on February 6, 2016, at age 77. Larese starred on Frank McGuire’s last three...

Tar Heels Try To Turn The Corner After Boston College

Posted by Staff | Feb 13, 2016 | UNC Sports

Many won’t see a regular season win against the team with the worst record in the ACC as a major victory — But Theo Pinson says otherwise. “Last game was really huge for us,” he said. “I don’t think...

Chansky’s Notebook: Dumb Basketball in Boston

Posted by Art Chansky | Feb 10, 2016 | Featured

Even Ol’ Roy could hardly bear to watch. Carolina’s basketball season has been getting wacky lately, but Tuesday night at Boston College takes the cake. It got so frustrating that Roy Williams gave himself the tired signal and...

Remembering Dean Smith One Year Later

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Sunday marked one year since the death of legendary Tar Heel basketball coach Dean Smith. Word began to spread early the morning of Sunday, February 8, 2015, that the Coach Smith had passed away late the night before. Memorials...

Ginyard’s Diary: I Love Barcelona!

Posted by Marcus Ginyard | Feb 2, 2016 | Columns, Featured

NANTES, France – In the spring of 2000, I first had my opportunity to travel abroad, ironically, to the place that I now call home. My visit to France as a young teenager was an experience I will never forget. It was absolutely...

UNC Basketball Still No. 2 in the Nation

Posted by Staff | Feb 1, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC basketball team remained No. 2 in the AP Poll this week. The Tar Heels are currently on a 12-game winning streak and are 19-2 this season. UNC basketball is 8-0 so far in the ACC after a Saturday afternoon victory over...

Art’s Angle: February From Hell

Posted by Art Chansky | Jan 29, 2016 | Featured

Let’s walk way out on the plank and say the Tar Heels beat winless (in the ACC) Boston College Saturday to go 8-0, which would lengthen by a long three-pointer Roy Williams’ best conference start at UNC. In our collective...

UNC Looks To Recapture Shooting Touch

Posted by Staff | Jan 28, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The Tar Heels will try to break out of their shooting slump in Saturday’s game against Boston College. Despite being in the midst of a 10 game winning streak, UNC head coach Roy Williams said he is concerned about his team’s...

Brice Johnson Wins ACC Player of the Week

Posted by Staff | Jan 25, 2016 | UNC Sports

Brice Johnson, a senior forward for the UNC basketball team, is the ACC Player of the Week. Johnson averaged 23 points and 14 rebounds against Wake Forest and Virginia Tech. That included a27 points and 11 rebounds in an 83-68...

Marcus Paige Nominated For Senior CLASS Award

Posted by Staff | Jan 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

Marcus Paige is one of the 30 nominees for the men’s basketball Senior CLASS Award, given by the NCAA each year to student-athletes that excel on and off the court. Paige is a double major in History and Media and...

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