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Syracuse forward Jerami Grant tries to get around North Carolina forward James Michael McAdoo. The No. 2 Orange beat UNC 57-45 Saturday.

Courtesy of The Daily Orange/Ryan MacCammon

UNC falls to Syracuse for third ACC loss in a row

By Brooke Pryor | January 12

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Before taking on No. 2 Syracuse on Saturday, North Carolina coach Roy Williams stressed the importance of balanced scoring to find ...

UNC falls to 0-3 in ACC with loss to No. 2 Syracuse

By Brooke Pryor | January 11

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the first time this season, the North Carolina men’s basketball team stayed on script.

UNC basketball to take on No. 2 Syracuse

By Brooke Pryor | January 11

North Carolina’s record to date is inexplicable.

Hurricanes deliver UNC's second-straight loss in ACC play

By Brooke Pryor | January 8

For North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams, this season has been trying. He’s dealt with an ongoing media circus surrounding player suspensions ...

UNC big men not big enough in loss

By Madison Way | January 8

In the North Carolina men’s basketball team’s second conference game of the season, it was the big men who made a big impact and the “little things” ...

Missed opportunities doom North Carolina in ACC opener

By Aaron Dodson | January 6

WINSTON-SALEM — When North Carolina stepped foot in the painted area below each basket at Joel Coliseum Sunday night, the chances were there.

UNC Men’s Basketball was defeated by Wake Forest on Sunday January 5th at Joel Coliseum in Winston Salem, NC.

UNC still looking for identity after loss to Wake Forest

By Michael Lananna | January 6

WINSTON-SALEM — At halftime of North Carolina’s ACC-opening 73-67 loss at Wake Forest, coach Roy Williams gave his team a message that it has ...

UNC looks for consistency going into ACC play

By Aaron Dodson | January 4

At Friday’s press conference, Roy Williams tapped into his arsenal of sayings, reciting one he admitted usually brings about a deal of laughs from his ...

UNC powers past Seahawks in final non-conference game

By Michael Lananna | December 31

Don’t expect Roy Williams to be out at midnight. The North Carolina coach said after Tuesday night’s 84-51 win against UNC-Wilmington that ...

UNC men's basketball top Norse

By Max Miceli | December 28

At the beginning of the second half of North Carolina’s 75-60 victory against Northern Kentucky, starting point guard Marcus Paige took the floor ...

UNC Men's Basketball defeated Davidson on Saturday night in Chapel Hill, NC

Tokoto's big night propels UNC

By Michael Lananna | December 21

Maybe if P.J. Hairston didn’t have the summer he had, and maybe if he and Leslie McDonald had never been suspended, J.P.

Tar Heels fight through exhaustion, defeat Wildcats

By Brooke Pryor | December 21

It was an exhausting week for the No. 14 North Carolina men’s basketball team.

P.J. Hairston was a former guard for the UNC men's basketball team.

UNC will not apply for reinstatement for P.J. Hairston

By Michael Lananna | December 20

North Carolina will not apply for reinstatement for junior guard P.J. Hairston, UNC announced Friday, ending his playing career at UNC.

The Texas Longhorns defeat the Tar Heels 86-83 in Chapel Hill on Wednesday night.

Texas upsets No. 14 UNC basketball 86-83

By Grace Raynor | December 19

After missing 23 free throws, after being outrebounded, outhustled and outplayed, after scoring just 16 points in the paint — somehow everything was ...

Leslie McDonald shakes off rust in first game

By Kevin Phinney | December 19

For the first time all season, redshirt senior Leslie McDonald ditched the suit and tie UNC fans have become accustomed to seeing him in and laced up ...

UNC's Leslie McDonald cleared to play by NCAA

By Brooke Pryor and Michael Lananna | December 18

Redshirt senior guard Leslie McDonald has been cleared to play this season, starting with tonight’s game against Texas, the NCAA announced today. ...

Tar Heels outlast Kentucky for statement win

By Brooke Pryor | December 14

With games scheduled against the top three preseason teams, it seemed unlikely that the North Carolina basketball team could escape December with three ...

UNC defeated Kentucky 82-77 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Dec. 14.

Paige delivers strong second half in UNC win against Kentucky

By Michael Lananna | December 14

Marcus Paige didn’t need coach Roy Williams to tell him that he was being too soft in the first half, that he was coasting, that he was — in his ...

Former UNC player cited for drugs at Roy Williams' rental home

By Jenny Surane and Michael Lananna | December 13

Former UNC basketball player William Thomas Graves was charged with possession of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia on Dec. 6, according to Chapel ...

McAdoo breaks scoring drought

By Aaron Dodson | December 7

In his last four games, James Michael McAdoo had gotten away from what he’s grown accustomed to doing in nearly three years as a member of the North ...