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 […]
The past 10 years were an eventful decade for college basketball in North Carolina. There were three national championships, one memorable near miss, an NCAA investigation survived by North Carolina and another one that’s still […]
The NSJ sports staff is again taking a stab at what will happen in 2020 — and some of the predictions aren’t for the weak-hearted. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and […]
LAS VEGAS — North Carolina was fully in control in the first half, using a big run to build a double-digit lead. The way the Tar Heels were playing, it looked like their losing streak […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Corey Kispert turned, put his hands out and gave a little shrug as he jogged back down the floor after his fifth 3-pointer of the night. Gonzaga’s do-everything junior forward picked a […]
Roy Williams likes to say, only half-jokingly, that today’s generation of college players are so oblivious to the history of their sport that they “think Michael Jordan invented the game of basketball.” Last week, as […]
CHAPEL HILL — The venue was different, but the result was the same. Wofford traveled to Chapel Hill and shocked a ranked North Carolina team again, getting 19 points from Trevor Stumpe and riding a […]
CHAPEL HILL — Sixth-ranked Ohio State spent the last 15 minutes of Wednesday night’s trip to seventh-ranked North Carolina knocking down shots, making the Tar Heels work for every look and ultimately driving the blue-clad […]
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 […]
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. […]
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