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P.J. Hairston suspended indefinitely

By Brooke Pryor | July 28

Following a citation for reckless driving Sunday afternoon, North Carolina shooting guard P.J. Hairston has been suspended from the team.

Johnson, Paige fight to gain strength

By Max Miceli | July 17

While most rising sophomores in college are trying to lose the “freshman 15” over the summer, UNC men’s basketball players Brice Johnson ...

Roy Williams speaks out on Hairston

By Brooke Pryor | July 17

Coach Roy Williams broke his silence earlier this week regarding North Carolina shooting guard P.J. Hairston’s arrest, despite originally pledging to ...

UNC basketball's big men take over

By Max Miceli | July 3

North Carolina men’s basketball guards Leslie McDonald and Marcus Paige were choosing teams for a friendly game of pickup among UNC players when they ...

Q&A with basketball's Brad Frederick

By Max Miceli | June 25

New Director of Basketball Operations Brad Frederick recently joined coach Roy Williams’ staff after former director Joe Holladay went into retirement ...

Cops, athletic officials mum on P.J. Hairston case

By Brooke Pryor | June 12

In the days since sophomore guard P.J. Hairston was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and driving without a license, few details have ...

McAdoo staying, Bullock leaving

By Brooke Pryor | April 16

The North Carolina men’s basketball team took a hit on its perimeter Tuesday morning with the announcement that junior guard Reggie Bullock will be ...

Reggie Bullock (35) defends Ben McLemore (23). McLemore is averages 16.2 points per game, but was held to 2.

Tar Heels tenacious on defense in loss to Kansas

By Brandon Moree | March 25

They were determined. They were pesky. They were sloppy. But were they ever competitive. For the first 20 minutes Sunday afternoon in the Sprint Center, ...

P.J. Hairston (15) reacts after being takes out of the game late in the second half.

Tar Heels fall to the Kansas Jayhawks for the second consecutive season

By Kelly Parsons | March 24

With just more than a minute left on the game clock, North Carolina’s fate against Kansas all but determined, coach Roy Williams pulled his five starters ...

Kansas overcomes halftime deficit, sends UNC home

By Brandon Moree | March 24

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After trailing the North Carolina men’s basketball team (25-11) by nine points at the half, Kansas came storming back in ...

UNC takes on Kansas with Sweet 16 spot at stake

By Brandon Moree | March 24

Exactly 364 days ago Kansas ended North Carolina’s season by beating the Tar Heels 80-67. James Michael McAdoo was the Tar Heels leading scorer that ...

P.J. Hairston speaks to members of the media on March 23rd, 2013 in the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

UNC Tar Heels: noted and quoted

By Kelly Parsons | March 23

North Carolina to face Kansas in rematch of last year’s Elite Eight matchup KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s a different place and another year.

UNC rallies to earn Williams' 700th win

By Kelly Parsons | March 23

An easel in the middle of North Carolina’s locker room at the Sprint Center on Friday propped up a poster-sized whiteboard, the number 700 scrawled ...

Brice Johnson (11) reacts after a 3-point basket late in the 2nd half.

Tar Heels too hot for Villanova

By Brandon Moree | March 22

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The North Carolina men’s basketball team’s first field goal of the night was a 3-pointer as was its final field goal. But the ...

UNC advances to Round of 32

By Brandon Moree | March 22

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It wasn’t always pretty. In fact, the North Carolina men’s basketball team blew a 20-point lead, but in the end the ...

North Carolina leading at halftime of first NCAA game

By Brandon Moree | March 22

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The North Carolina men’s basketball team opened up a 20-point lead on the Wildcats from Villanova in the first half of ...

ACC Tournament Title Game: UNC vs. MIami

UNC plays No. 9 Villanova in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, tip-off at 7:20 p.m.

By Brandon Moree | March 21

North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams made it clear on Tuesday that he was surprised at his Tar Heels’ (24-10) No. 8 seed in the 2013 ...

UNC men's basketball shifts focus to next win

By Kelly Parsons | March 19

The North Carolina men’s basketball team might have let its third straight ACC Tournament championship game slip through its fingers Sunday, but the ...

UNC falls to Miami for the third time this season

By Kelly Parsons | March 17

All season long, North Carolina coach Roy Williams insisted that his Tar Heels were a good shooting team. That statement was met with various amounts ...