CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams has frequently described Jalek Felton as the “most gifted” player on the North Carolina basketball team this season. That praise, however, isn’t necessarily a blessing for the freshman point guard. […]
CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams put an emphasis on defense before Sunday’s game against Tulane. Afterward, the emphasis was still on defense, even on an afternoon in which his North Carolina basketball team shot a […]
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina basketball team didn’t have much time to dwell on its historically bad shooting performance against Michigan State in Oregon on Sunday. About all the Tar Heels were able to […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Entering a Sunday game against reigning national champion North Carolina,Michigan State coach Tom Izzo wasn’t pleased with his team’s performances in the previous two games of the Phil Knight 80 Invitational. “I can’t say […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Luke Maye is a star in the making. The junior forward led No. 9 North Carolina to an 87-68 victory over Arkansas on Friday in the second round of the “Victory” bracket of […]
PORTLAND, Ore.— It wasn’t the best of starts for No. 9 North Carolina. Facing an overmatched foe in Portland, the Tar Heels needed a full half to put away the Pilots as Luke Maye led North Carolina to […]
CHAPEL HILL — With 10 available players and five positions on the floor to fill, Roy Williams had 252 possible lineup combinations from which to choose Wednesday. He didn’t use all of them during North […]
Luke Maye and Marvin Bagley III have little in common as basketball players. One is a former walk-on who burst into national prominence by making a game-winning shot against Kentucky in last year’s NCAA tournament. […]
CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams was admittedly nervous going into North Carolina’s season opening basketball game against Northern Iowa on Friday. It’s a condition that only got worse when the Hall of Fame coach learned […]
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina will open the college basketball season without point guard and senior leader Joel Berry. But that’s the least of coach Roy Williams’ worries as his Tar Heels begin defense of […]
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