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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....

Roy Williams Wears Mic, Gives Inside Look at UNC’s First Practice

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 6, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Standing in front of his team during its first practice of the new season, UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams told them, “We were this close last year.” Wearing a microphone for a behind-the-scenes...

ESPN Lists UNC Men’s Basketball as No. 6 in Nation Entering 2016-17

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 6, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

As team media days begin across the country, the beginning of college basketball season continues to draw closer. ESPN college basketball writer Eamonn Brennan got in on the excitement by releasing his own version of the...

Jesse Holley Named Host of Late Night With Roy

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 30, 2016 | UNC Sports

Stuart Scott. Kenny “The Jet” Smith. Jesse Holley. When the UNC men’s basketball team officially kicks off its season Oct. 14 with its annual “Late Night with Roy” event, they’ll each have yet...

UNC Invited to Play in Prestigious “PK80” College Basketball Tournament

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

Over the last few decades, not many people have had more influence over college athletics than Nike chairman Phil Knight. That relationship will be recognized in November of 2017, with the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland,...

UNC Men’s Basketball Ranked Seventh In Blue Ribbon Preseason Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 20, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Although Larry Fedora has done a great job capturing the attention of the Tar Heel faithful during the fall, the fact remains that most of Chapel Hill divides the year into two distinct parts: basketball season and waiting for...

2016-17 Carolina Men’s Basketball Schedule Released

Posted by Staff | Sep 12, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The University of North Carolina men’s basketball schedule for the 2016-17 season was released Monday afternoon. The Tar Heels’ final ten games of the regular season will feature eight contests against teams who...

Ty Lawson Signs With Sacramento Kings

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 29, 2016 | Professional, UNC Sports

In an effort to get his once-promising career back on track, former UNC point guard Ty Lawson agreed to a one-year contract Sunday night with the Sacramento Kings. Over the course of his seven seasons in the NBA, Lawson–a...

Date Set for Late Night with Roy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 23, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

While the college football season is set to get underway for UNC next weekend, the official start date of the Carolina men’s basketball season has been announced. UNC will host the annual Late Night with Roy event at the Dean...

Joel James Signs to Play Professionally in Japan

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

It appears now that the eastern hemisphere will now get a piece of one of Chapel Hill’s favorite local treasures. Joel James, the lovable former UNC men’s basketball big man, announced Thursday via Twitter that he...

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