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Armando Bacot is about to be a college senior, but he apparently swears like an actual senior citizen. Top high school prospect GG Jackson caused a bit of a firestorm this week by decommitting from North Carolina. Jackson, the No. 1-ranked recruit in …
Puff Johnson will no longer be North Carolina’s only player with a famous older brother. Pete Nance, the younger brother of New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr., announced on Saturday that he will be transferring from Northwestern to …
Roy Williams’ allegiances are not as divided as one might think for Monday’s national championship game. Williams coached both Kansas and North Carolina during his Hall of Fame career, but he does not have to think hard about who he would …
Armando Bacot may have gotten hurt on Saturday, but he has no intention of missing Monday night’s championship game against the Kansas Jayhawks. Bacot sprained his right ankle late in the second half of UNC’s 81-77 win over Duke in the …
Duke and North Carolina on Saturday met in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in history, and the game not only met all the hype, it exceeded it. There were numerous lead changes, several big shots and tons of nail-biting moments. But in the end, …
The North Carolina Tar Heels became the fourth and final entrant to the Final Four on Sunday, and that provoked some emotion in coach Hubert Davis. Davis, a North Carolina alum and first-year head coach, was tearful during his postgame interview with …
North Carolina used to have a policy preventing its basketball players from having facial hair. But one former Tar Heels player says a teammate of his got an exemption from the rule. Ahead of North Carolina’s Sweet 16 game against UCLA on …
The North Carolina Tar Heels prevailed in overtime of Saturday’s NCAA Tournament game against Baylor, but a controversial officiating decision nearly cost them. With the Tar Heels ahead by 25 and roughly 10 minutes left, North Carolina star …
Chris Carrawell appeared to show poor sportsmanship when he chose not to shake North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis’ hand after Saturday’s game, but the Duke assistant felt the act was justified. The Blue Devils lost 94-81 in what was …
Saturday marked a big day for Mike Krzyzewski, but the North Carolina Tar Heels did not seem to care. North Carolina beat Duke 94-81 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, spoiling Coach K’s sendoff. This was Coach K’s final home game as …
The North Carolina Tar Heels are poised to promote from within as they select a new basketball coach. Greg Barnes of Inside Carolina reported Monday that the North Carolina Board of Trustees had scheduled an emergency meeting for Monday afternoon …
North Carolina is looking for a new head coach after Roy Williams surprisingly decided to retire during the week. The Tar Heels are known for their desire to have a head coach with Carolina ties. If they stick with that tradition, there may be a …
One of the greatest coaches in college basketball history is calling it a career, as Roy Williams has announced his retirement. Some fans wondered if Williams’ retirement could be an April Fools’ Joke, but the University of North Carolina …
The 2020 NBA Draft was an unusual one, so it probably shouldn’t be too surprising that it produced some unusual results. One notable oddity was how little of a factor the “blue blood” programs from college basketball were in the …
Kevin Durant spent his one year in college at Texas, but it seems his heart was set on a different destination before he made his final decision. Durant was heavily recruited by the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2006, and Durant even took an official …
Duke completed the comeback in an overtime win over North Carolina on Saturday, and of course they benefited from a bad call in the process. UNC was leading 96-95 with 10 seconds left and inbounded the ball. The pass in went towards Andrew Platek, …
