MILWAUKEE — When Giannis Antetokounmpo crashed to the court just two weeks ago with what appeared to be a serious knee injury, there was no guarantee he’d be back this season. Maybe, he feared, he […]
Call it the Pelican brief. No, not that 1990s movie starring Julia Roberts. Rather, it’s a phrase that sums up Zion Williamson’s first experience as a professional basketball player. The first overall draft pick from […]
For the players from North Carolina schools, last week’s NBA Draft followed a similar pattern to the college basketball season they recently finished. Duke dominated the headlines by having three players taken in the first […]
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina basketball team worked hard to earn one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. But the accomplishment didn’t come without complication. For the Tar Heels, the […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — After coach Roy Williams fell in front of North Carolina’s bench and had to be helped off, assistant Steve Robinson didn’t have much time to be concerned. Robinson and the Tar […]
Results against a common opponent is a popular way of comparing rival teams, even if it isn’t always the most accurate way of doing so. Take Duke and North Carolina, for example. On Nov. 21 […]
CHAPEL HILL — After a balky performance in its most recent game, on Dec. 5 against UNC Wilmington, Roy Williams insisted that his North Carolina basketball team really is a good shooting team. Even though […]
CHAPEL HILL — As Roy Williams’ halftime tongue lashings go, this one wasn’t the worst Kenny Williams has ever heard. “I would say it was a six or seven,” the North Carolina guard said Wednesday […]
Duke freshmen R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, Tre Jones and Joey Baker have received a lot of attention heading into the rapidly approaching college basketball season. And for good reason, since they’re the consensus […]
The North Carolina basketball team put up some impressive offensive numbers during its recent exhibition trip to the Bahamas. Those point totals, however, weren’t the statistics that caught coach Roy Williams’ eye. The Hall of […]
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