The NBA’s 79th season tipped off this week with Tuesday’s opening matchup between the New York Knicks and the defending champion Boston Celtics. It’s an exciting time for basketball fans as not only is the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced an early end to the college basketball season for many teams, but North Carolina was not one of them. In the last ACC game played last season, while Tom Hanks and […]
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 […]
As expected, several players with links to North Carolina helped themselves in last week’s NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. One of the biggest winners in the predraft showcase was NC State recruit Jalen Lecque. The […]
The NBA Draft Combine begins Wednesday in Chicago, with interviews and player testing. Later in the week, NBA hopefuls will participate in drills and scrimmages, hoping to impress pro scouts prior to next month’s draft. […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — North Carolina’s 2018-19 basketball season came to an abrupt end at Sprint Center last Friday with a 97-80 loss to fifth-seeded Auburn. It was an unexpected outcome for a top-seeded Tar […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The body language of the players on the court suggested that North Carolina was a beaten team several minutes before coach Roy Williams finally raised the white flag and removed his […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — North Carolina came into the Sweet 16 playing arguably the best basketball of anyone left in the NCAA tournament. Friday at Sprint Center, the Tar Heels ran into an opponent even […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roy Williams is a Tar Heel born and bred. He also has a soft spot in his heart for Kansas from having coached the Jayhawks for 15 seasons. It’s an emotional […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rock bottom came on Jan. 12 on a humbling 83-62 beatdown at the hands of Louisville. It was North Carolina’s worst loss at Smith Center during the Roy Williams era. The Tar […]
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