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April 18, 2021

Carolina Tar Heels

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Bright lights, big rebuild: Davis looks to assemble UNC roster

April 14, 2021 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — It didn’t take long for Hubert Davis to understand the spotlight. Being head coach of one of college basketball’s legendary blue blood programs is a different experience, even for someone who, like […]

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FRIEDLANDER: Williams reestablished ‘The Carolina Way,’ passes it on to successor Davis

April 7, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Roy Williams’ retirement as North Carolina’s basketball coach didn’t come completely as a surprise. He hinted at his intentions a few weeks earlier when, after beating archrival Duke on Senior Night, he knelt reverently onto […]

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UNC hires Hubert Davis as head coach

April 5, 2021 Shawn Krest

Hubert Davis will replace Roy Williams as North Carolina head coach, the school announced on Monday. The UNC Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting Monday to approve the hiring, and the team will hold […]

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Roy Williams says goodbye to UNC

April 1, 2021 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams announced his retirement as head coach of the University of North Carolina on Thursday. Williams, UNC chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and athletic director Bubba Cunningham spoke at an emotional press conference […]

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No joke: Tar Heels legend Roy Williams retiring

April 1, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Roy Williams, the western North Carolinian who mentored under Dean Smith as both a student and assistant coach, and then built a power house program at Kansas before returning to Chapel Hill as the Tar […]

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Wisconsin ends UNC’s season in NCAA blowout

March 19, 2021 Shawn Krest

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — North Carolina’s season came to an end when the Tar Heels suffered an 85-62 loss to No. 9 seed Wisconsin at Purdue’s Mackey Arena on Friday night. The Tar Heels never […]

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UNC has tough slate of opponents in South Region

March 17, 2021 Shawn Krest

One team in the South Region’s opening-round No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed game has had an up-and-down season, looking like world-beaters in blowing out Louisville by more than three dozen points, struggling to a […]

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Top-seeded NC State leads 5 state teams into NCAA women’s tourney

March 15, 2021 Brett Friedlander

NC State didn’t have to wait long to find out that it had earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament for the first time in school history. The Wolfpack was the […]

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North Carolina sends three teams to March Madness

March 14, 2021 Shawn Krest

Three teams from North Carolina are heading to Indiana for the NCAA Tournament. The 68-team bracket was unveiled on Sunday night. Appalachian State will be the first team to see action in March Madness. The […]

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Florida State tops tired Tar Heels to advance to title game

March 12, 2021 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — On Feb. 27, UNC looked slow and out of synch, falling behind Florida State in a lackluster first half. Carolina put together an impressive second-half rally to win that game. On Friday night […]

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