CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 UNC needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia. Enter Cormac Ryan. He scored 18 points — […]
CHAPEL HILL — Tyler Nickel stepped onto the floor of the Smith Center, as he’d done dozens of times in the past. However, he came out of a different tunnel this time, and he was […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Judah Mintz scored 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and JJ Starling had 13 of his 23 points in the second half as Syracuse stunned No. 7 UNC 86-79 on […]
CHAPEL HILL — It’s the rivalry to end all rivalries — an epic struggle, a spectacle. It’s hyped beyond belief and almost always finds a way to live up to the promise. But does Carolina-Duke […]
CHAPEL HILL — Sometimes, a UNC-Duke game is a journey, with enough changes in fortune and dramatic twists to fill a TV miniseries. UNC’s 93-84 win over Duke at the Smith Center wasn’t like that. […]
It looks like we may be getting past the down years in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. For the first time this decade, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels will both be top-10 teams when they […]
ATLANTA — Kyle Sturdivant told his Georgia Tech teammates a visit from No. 3 UNC meant it was time to pull out the “big boy drawers.” Naithan George responded with the biggest play of the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — UNC had won seven straight Atlantic Coast Conference games by double digits. On Saturday, the Tar Heels showed they could win a game that was tight in the final minutes. RJ Davis […]
CHAPEL HILL — Unlike just about every other coach in college basketball, UNC’s Hubert Davis does not curse. Shortly after replacing Roy Williams as head coach of the Tar Heels, he explained that Dean Smith […]
CHAPEL HILL — UNC capped a sweep of a three-game conference road trip with a win at rival NC State on Wednesday. So, the Tar Heels could be excused if they let down a little […]
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