Phil Ford

Where does UNC’s win in Coach K’s farewell rank?

March 8, 2022 Shawn Krest

North Carolina added another log to the raging fire of sports’ greatest rivalry, beating Duke in Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium last weekend. The upset spoiled Coach K’s epic going-away party and […]

100 in 100: Nash County’s Phil Ford, all-time Tar Heel

June 15, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Freshman Cole Anthony embraces Tar Heels’ point guard legacy

October 9, 2019 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Cole Anthony isn’t just a student at North Carolina. He’s also a student of the game of basketball. That’s understandable since, as the son of a former NBA player and current league […]

Former UNC star Sam Perkins elected to College Basketball Hall of Fame

March 28, 2018 Brett Friedlander

Sam Perkins has become the sixth North Carolina player and second member of the Tar Heels’ 1982 national championship team to be elected into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The three-time All-American forward […]

Wofford makes history with upset of ‘fat and happy’ Tar Heels

December 21, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — A college basketball team from South Carolina came to Chapel Hill and beat North Carolina on Wednesday. History, yes. Just not that history. Wofford, in its fourth trip to the Smith Center, […]