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. […]
Coby White didn’t arrive at North Carolina expecting to be a one-and-done player like his teammate Nassir Little. But after a freshman season in which he led the team in assists and ranked second in […]
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 […]
Nassir Little came to North Carolina with the stated intent of being a one-and-done college player. Monday, just three days after the Tar Heels’ NCAA Midwest Region semifinal loss to Auburn, he followed through on […]
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. — Nassir Little’s breakthrough performances in Columbus last week appeared to give the North Carolina basketball team an explosive new element to add to an already potent lineup as it advances through […]
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