CHARLOTTE — Even defending national champions get a case of the butterflies at the start of the NCAA Tournament. It happened to North Carolina on Friday during the first 16½ minutes of its opening round […]
CHARLOTTE — Lipscomb is making its first NCAA tournament appearance, and at least one member of the Bisons clearly has a lot to learn about how things work this time of year. First and foremost, […]
CHARLOTTE — If North Carolina’s opening round NCAA Tournament game against Lipscomb had been earlier in the week, coach Roy Williams said Tuesday that it’s doubtful Cameron Johnson would have played because of a sore […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — North Carolina didn’t run out of gas Saturday. It simply ran into the nation’s best college basketball team playing at the top of its game. Top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Virginia did to […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — North Carolina found something it could do well against Duke and stuck with it for as long as it could Friday. Then it hung on for dear life. Unlike a week ago […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Theo Pinson knew that he and his fellow starters would eventually get around to putting the ball in the basket Thursday. But after more than seven minutes and 13 straight missed shots […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — It’s still too early to know if the North Carolina basketball team has its mojo back after stumbling to a pair of losses to end the regular season. But Tuesday’s ACC Tournament […]
DURHAM — Cameron Indoor Stadium may be the most intimidating place in college basketball. It’s small. It’s hot. And it can get incredibly loud, especially when Duke is making shots — as it did during […]
Roy Williams was nearing the end of his Senior Night speech to Joel Berry and Theo Pinson after Tuesday’s loss to Miami when a voice from the Smith Center crowd abruptly interrupted him. “Let’s beat […]
CHAPEL HILL — Tears were shed at Smith Center on Tuesday. They just weren’t the kind usually associated with Senior Night at North Carolina. Miami’s Ja’Quan Newton spoiled the sendoff for Tar Heel stars Joel […]
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