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Theo Pinson Leads Tar Heels In Personality

Posted by Staff | Mar 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Theo Pinson has been a jack of all trades, giving UNC a mixture of scoring, rebounding, passing and defense. But perhaps his most valuable asset is his mouth, something Justin Jackson said he might use a little too much...

On to the Sweet 16: Tar Heels Blast Providence, 85-66

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 20, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Late in the first half of Saturday night’s NCAA Tournament second round matchup in Raleigh between top-seeded UNC and No. 9 seed Providence, Tar Heel forward Brice Johnson flexed and roared after swatting an opponent’s shot into...

Tar Heels Survive Early Scare From FGCU, Advance in NCAA Tourney

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 17, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Entering the NCAA Tournament as one of the favorites to win it all, the No. 1-seeded Tar Heels kept their national title quest alive Thursday night with an 83-67 win in Raleigh over the No. 16-seeded Florida Gulf Coast...

Paige: Tournament is ‘Chance to be Remembered’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 16, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

North Carolina is a number one seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament and will take on No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night. A 16 seed has never beaten a No. 1, but Carolina head coach Roy Williams remembers a few...

Open Practice for UNC Ahead of NCAA Tournament

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC will begin its NCAA Tournament run at PNC Aren in Raleigh at 7:20 on Thursday night. But before the team’s first game action, the Tar Heels will have an open practice at PNC from 4:25 to 5:05 on Wednesday afternoon,...

UNC Earns No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tourney, Finds Out Its Path to Title

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 13, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Fresh off their ACC Championship win against Virginia on Saturday, the UNC men’s basketball team found out what its NCAA Tournament path will be on Selection Sunday. The Tar Heels were given a number one seed in the East...

ACC CHAMPIONS! Tar Heels Knock Off Virginia 61-57

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 13, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC head coach Roy Williams said last week that if his team was going to go to Washington D.C. and play in the ACC Tournament it might as well try and win the whole dadgum thing. His No. 7 Tar Heels messed around and did just...

Tar Heels Hammer Notre Dame 78-47, Advance to ACC Title Game vs. Virginia

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 11, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

After nailing his third three-pointer of the first half in Friday night’s ACC Tournament Semifinal against Notre Dame, UNC senior guard Marcus Paige said to himself, “I’m back.” His 16 points and seven assists then helped the...

Sports Illustrated Names Brice Johnson First Team All-American

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 10, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC forward Brice Johnson has been named first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated. Johnson is joined on the first team by fellow seniors Buddy Hield from Oklahoma and Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine. A pair of sophomores...

Oakes’ Outlook: Storybook Ending for UNC?

Posted by Staff | Mar 9, 2016 | Columns

This wasn’t how exactly how it was supposed to go. The preseason No. 1 Tar Heels were expected to cruise through the season, using their veteran experience to breeze by opponents with overwhelming offense and suffocating...

UNC Men’s Basketball

Theo Pinson Leads Tar Heels In Personality

On to the Sweet 16: Tar Heels Blast Providence, 85-66

Tar Heels Survive Early Scare From FGCU, Advance in NCAA Tourney

Paige: Tournament is ‘Chance to be Remembered’

Open Practice for UNC Ahead of NCAA Tournament

UNC Earns No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tourney, Finds Out Its Path to Title

ACC CHAMPIONS! Tar Heels Knock Off Virginia 61-57

Tar Heels Hammer Notre Dame 78-47, Advance to ACC Title Game vs. Virginia

Sports Illustrated Names Brice Johnson First Team All-American

Oakes’ Outlook: Storybook Ending for UNC?

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