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 […]
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. — 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 […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — North Carolina came into the NCAA Tournament playing some of the best basketball in the country. It’s a trend that continued through the opening two rounds of the Midwest Region last weekend. […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The North Carolina basketball team has higher goals than simply advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. But as the top-seeded Tar Heels learned so painfully a year ago, you can’t get […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No one knows better than North Carolina’s Roy Williams that in the NCAA tournament, winning is the only thing that matters. Regardless of how well your team plays. So even though his […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s been eight years since North Carolina and Washington last met on the basketball court, coincidentally, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. But that doesn’t mean the Huskies are an […]
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