North Carolina Basketball: UNC heads to Raleigh to take on N.C. State

UNC NC St Logo

While No.7 AP & ESPN/USA Today North Carolina (23-4 ~ 10-2 in the ACC) will face two Top 25 teams on the road in the next few games, tonight’s match up could be just as tough, as they face a North Carolina State (18-9 ~ 7-5 in the ACC) which is on the bubble for [...]

North Carolina Basketball: Barnes wins ACC Player of the Week as team sets up for stretch run

Harrison Barnes

After having watched junior power forward John Henson win it a couple of times, then seeing senior center Tyler Zeller receive it, this time it’s sophomore Harrison Barnes to bring home the “ACC Player of the Week” award. The 6’8″ small forward scored 47 points in the two games last week, dropping 23 against Miami [...]

North Carolina Basketball: UNC defeats Clemson at the Dean Dome

UNC Clem Pre Game

For the second time in two games UNC kept a streak going. This time with the victory by No. 7 ESPN/USA Today & No. 8 AP North Carolina (23-4 ~ 10-2 in the ACC) over Clemson (13-13 ~ 5-7 in the ACC) at the Dean Dome by the final of 74 to 52 the Tar [...]

North Carolina Basketball: UNC looks to make it 56-0 vs Clemson in Chapel Hill

Dean Dome pre game

In the last game UNC kept a streak alive, being the only ACC team not to lose to Miami on their home court. Today No. 7 ESPN/USA Today & No. 8 AP North Carolina (22-4 ~ 9-2 in the ACC) has another one streak to deal with, as they are 55-0 against Clemson (13-12 ~ [...]

North Carolina Basketball: Most brackets have them as a Two Seed

March Madness

As I read around isportsweb today I found this very interesting article about Who are the final 68. The first thing I checked out was if North Carolina was in it, a given of course, and then how many the author put for the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is five. From there I decided to [...]

North Carolina Basketball: UNC uses defense to beat Miami

UNC UM - The bench cheering

As I said in my preview, the Tar Heels were the only squad that the Hurricanes had not defeated on their own court. I also said that UNC would win the game but only after having to fight hard, which is exactly what happened as No. 7 ESPN/USA Today/No. 8 AP North Carolina (22-4 ~ [...]

North Carolina Basketball: UNC heads to Miami for a tough road game

UNC

After the turbulent week that UNC had against Top 25 teams, with the buzzer beater upset against Duke and the up and down performance against UVa, it’s time to once more go at it, this time on the road against a team that needs this game badly. Tonight the No. 7 ESPN/USA Today/No. 8 AP [...]

North Carolina Basketball: UNC bounces back well against UVa

UNC UVa Game

Yesterday at the Dean Dome the fan base wanted to see how UNC would react to Wednesday night’s loss. Well, after the No. 5 AP & ESPN/USA Today North Carolina (21-4 ~ 8-2 in the ACC) took down No. 19 AP/No. 20 ESPN/USA Today Virginia (19-5 ~ 6-4 in the ACC) by the score of [...]

North Carolina Basketball: UNC hosting UVA at the Dean Dome

HC Roy Williams

After the disappointing loss to their arch rivals UNC is back in action today as No. 5 AP & ESPN/USA Today North Carolina (20-4 ~ 7-2 in the ACC) takes on No. 19 AP/No. 20 ESPN/USA Today Virginia (19-4 ~ 6-3 in the ACC) in the Dean Smith Center. The game, which tips off at [...]

North Carolina Basketball: Strickland has surgery and Hairston is out for tomorrow’s game against UVa

R Williams

As we await for No. 5 AP & ESPN/USA Today North Carolina (20-4 ~ 7-2 in the ACC) to lace them back on after the shocking loss at the buzzer against archrival No. 9 ESPN/USA Today/No. 10 AP Duke (20-4 ~ 7-2 in the ACC) there is a couple of stories that deal with team [...]