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New leader of the Pack

By Jonathan LaRowe | November 3

A new era has dawned for the North Carolina State basketball program, and with it comes new expectations for a fan base that is desperate for something ...

Healthy Scott to lead Cavaliers

By Matt Cox | November 3

Virginia had not been picked to finish fourth or better in the ACC since the 2001-2002 season, when the conference had nine teams. But this year, the ...

Virginia Tech hopes for NCAA return

By Jonathan LaMantia | November 3

Despite the loss of last year’s leading scorers Malcolm Delaney and Jeff Allen, Virginia Tech junior point guard Erick Green expects better basketball ...

Hurricanes adjust to new coaching style

By Henry Gargan | November 3

North Carolina hasn’t forgotten its last encounter with Miami. A buzzer-beating Tyler Zeller layup was all that prevented an early UNC exit from the ...

Harrison Barnes: Back for more

By Mark Thompson | November 3

The scene was like something from Hoosiers. It’s not a perfect comparison, but it will do. Harrison Barnes filled the role of Jimmy Chitwood, not ...

Seminoles aim to reach uncharted highs

By Brooke Pryor | November 3

A heartbreaking overtime loss is one thing. But when the loss comes in the NCAA tournament with the game-winner dropping through the net as hopes to advance ...

Georgia Tech looks to rebuild under Gregory

By Ryan Davis | November 3

Although Georgia Tech is undergoing a much-needed overhaul of its basketball program, new head coach Brian Gregory is saying all the right things thus ...

Eagles face tall task with young team

By David Adler | November 3

North Carolina and Boston College, the Tar Heels’ first ACC opponent this season, look like polar opposite squads coming into the 2011-12 season.

Bzdelik’s Demon Deacons still building

By Robbie Harms | November 3

As freshmen last season, Harrison Barnes and Travis McKie played pivotal roles on North Carolina and Wake Forest respectively, earning ACC All-Freshmen ...

Incoming class brings high talent

November 3

Entering his ninth year as head coach, Roy Williams has added two more McDonald’s All-Americans to the North Carolina roster.

Marshall to lead from the point

By Jonathan Jones | November 3

Roy Williams thought he was set in his team’s backcourt play in February for at least another year.

Experienced frontcourt returns for UNC

By Kevin Minouge | November 3

For a team many have dubbed the unquestioned favorite to cut down the nets in New Orleans this April, the North Carolina men’s basketball team sure ...

Freshmen play large role in UNC men's basketball exhibition victory

By Kelly Parsons | October 30

Since the day forward Harrison Barnes announced he’d be coming back to North Carolina for his sophomore season in search of the Tar Heels’ sixth NCAA ...

UNC rolls after sluggish start

By Brandon Moree | October 30

The schedule had the North Carolina men’s basketball team pegged to start the 2011-12 season at 7:30 p.m. Friday night with an exhibition game against ...

Men’s basketball ticket policy revised

By Meredith Hamrick | October 24

In an effort to increase student attendance at men’s basketball games, the Carolina Athletic Association and the UNC Ticket Office released a set of ...

UNC basketball team readies for the season

By Kelly Parsons | October 16

The 2011-12 North Carolina men’s basketball team was unveiled to the public for the first time Friday at the Dean Smith Center. But now that the fun ...

UNC gears up for Late Night with Roy 2011

By Kelly Parsons | October 13

The North Carolina men’s basketball team has been hyped since it was announced in April that all five starters would be returning to Chapel Hill for ...

UNC men’s basketball to play aboard aircraft carrier on Veterans Day

By Chelsea Bailey | October 7

This Veterans Day, the UNC men’s basketball team will kick off the season against Michigan State in unfamiliar territory — on an aircraft carrier. ...

Academic progress rates of the Atlantic Coast Conference

UNC outperforms new NCAA Academic Progress Rate standards

By Mark Thompson | August 24

The NCAA introduced a new rule earlier this month that raised the Academic Progress Rate benchmark from 900 to 930, and teams that fail to reach that ...

McDonald tears ACL, out indefinitely

By Kelly Parsons | July 18

The North Carolina basketball team will return all five starters from the 2010-11 campaign when it takes the court this fall, but an injury will likely ...