UNC Basketball

BRUCE: Keep Carolina basketball on campus

March 7, 2025 John Bruce

NBA star Draymond Green, who played collegiately at Michigan State, recently opined that the NBA is “boring,” calling it a “copycat league.” Jones Angell, radio voice of the UNC Tar Heels, said on a recent […]

College Basketball Roundup: Ingram leads UNC past State

March 2, 2024 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Harrison Ingram scored a season-high 22 points as No. 9 North Carolina rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half and beat North Carolina State 79-70. Elliot Cadeau scored 15 points […]

College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia

February 24, 2024 The Associated Press

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 — […]

NC college teams make final push for postseason

February 21, 2024 Shawn Krest

It appears that college basketball in North Carolina may finally be getting over the pandemic. Since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the state has not seen more than three teams get bids for […]

Tyler Nickel returns to Chapel Hill, scores 14 in loss to UNC

February 17, 2024 Shawn Krest

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 […]

College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse stuns No. 7 UNC

February 13, 2024 The Associated Press

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 […]

College Basketball Roundup: Davis’ 25 points leads No. 3 UNC over Miami

February 10, 2024 The Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — RJ Davis scored 25 points and No. 3 UNC held off Miami for a 75-72 victory on Saturday. Armando Bacot had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-5, […]

Lessons from Carolina-Duke I? Not many

February 7, 2024 Shawn Krest

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 […]

Wake-up call? Tar Heels oversleep, then get upset by Clemson

February 6, 2024 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — Normally when a team suffers an upset, like No. 3 UNC’s 80-76 home loss to Clemson on Tuesday, players will say that it serves as a “wake-up call” for the team. It […]

Harrison Ingram sparks UNC to win over Duke

February 3, 2024 Shawn Krest

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. […]