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Anthony, Brooks lead UNC past Wake Forest

March 4, 2020 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina is feeling like it did at the beginning of the season. More importantly, the Tar Heels are winning that way. Cole Anthony scored 19 of his 28 points in the […]

Duke, Jones stun UNC to add another memorable chapter to storied rivalry

February 9, 2020 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Wendell Moore made the winning shot as time expired in overtime to produce one of the most thrilling, improbable finishes in the history of the Duke-UNC basketball rivalry. That’s saying something, considering […]

No secrets: The wide-open, well‑scouted world of the ACC

January 29, 2020 Shawn Krest

When Boston College traveled to Duke earlier this season, Eagles coach Jim Christian used a brief stop in play to call out the next offensive set for his team. Standing on the B.C. sideline, Christian […]

Tar Heels lose another heartbreaker, drop 2OT game at Virginia Tech

January 23, 2020 Hank Kurz Jr., The Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Tyrece Radford hadn’t made a shot all game, but when the ball came to him with the clock racing toward 0.00, he knew it was time to do something. The redshirt freshman […]

UNC looks to push home streak vs. Clemson to 60

January 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — It’s a streak that defies explanation, so much so that players and coaches on both sides never seem to want to talk about it. Except, that is, once the North Carolina basketball […]

Bacot, Anthony lead UNC past Elon

November 21, 2019 Joedy McCreary, The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Those newcomers at No. 5 North Carolina were playing like freshmen — and, really, the upperclassmen were too — during yet another sluggish start. The big men took it upon themselves to […]

Anthony, No. 6 North Carolina beat Gardner-Webb

November 16, 2019 Aaron Beard, The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Cole Anthony keeps scoring at a rate never before seen by a North Carolina freshman. As for the rest of the offense, well, the sixth-ranked Tar Heels are working on that part. […]

Anthony gets scoring help as injury-riddled Tar Heels best UNCW

November 9, 2019 Brett Friedlander

WILMINGTON — The North Carolina basketball team got more of its members involved in the scoring on Friday than it did in its opening game two nights earlier. The problem is, the Tar Heels ended […]

Tar Heels blend experience, high-end talent

November 6, 2019 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams is as old-school as a coach can get when it comes to the makeup of his basketball team. He prefers upperclassmen to freshmen, homegrown talent to transfers and a traditional […]