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Tar Heels edge Virginia 62-56

By Jonathan Jones | January 8

CHARLOTTESVILLE — North Carolina fought back from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat Virginia 62-56 in the Tar Heels’ ACC opener. Junior ...

UNC smokes St. Francis (Pa.), 103-54

By Grant Fitzgerald | January 3

The North Carolina men’s basketball team hasn’t had seven players score in double figures in the same game since it pounded Manhattan in 1985. Sunday ...

Tar Heels survive snowstorm, beat Rutgers, 78-55

By Aaron Taube | December 29

NEW YORK — Inclement weather couldn’t stop the North Carolina men’s basketball team from showing up at its Tuesday-night game against Rutgers ...

Dexter Strickland dunks over a William and Mary defender. Strickland led the Tar Heels with 19 points.

In win against Rutgers, a homecoming for Strickland

December 29

NEW YORK — Upon his arrival home for Christmas last week, Dexter Strickland breathed a deep sigh and had three words for family members waiting ...

Harrison Barnes dunks for two of his 13 points on Tuesday night

Tar Heels thump Tribe in NIT rematch

By Ryan Davis | December 22

Three days after scoring a season-high 18 points against Texas, North Carolina junior Dexter Strickland set a new career mark with 19 points to lead the ...

Tyler Zeller had 14 points and seven rebounds but missed a key left-handed hook shot in the final seconds of the game on Saturday.

Tar Heels miss key shots in loss

By Louie Horvath | December 18

GREENSBORO — North Carolina did not make enough shots down the stretch against Texas, and it ultimately doomed them in their 78-76 loss to the Longhorns ...

Dexter Strickland scored a team-high 18 points and dished out three assists in UNC’s loss to Texas on Saturday in Greensboro.

UNC falls to Texas on last-second shot

By Jonathan Jones | December 18

GREENSBORO — Texas coach Rick Barnes admitted he had a “phobia of playing North Carolina in late-game situations.” But in the final seconds in ...

Dexter Strickland goes up for a layup on a fast break.

Advice pushes Drew, UNC past 49ers

By Kevin Minogue | December 12

As has become tradition over the last few years, Larry Drew II and his father, current Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew, hold telephone chats after almost ...

Sophomore John Henson bulked up after a season of disappointment for UNC and has found a place tied as the team’s second-leading scorer with freshman Harrison Barnes. The big man is averaging 11.4 points and 10.5 rebounds this year and giving Tar Heel fans hope for a stronger season.

Tar Heels moving past NIT year

By Louie Horvath | December 7

The year 2010 was not quite the worst calendar year in North Carolina’s storied history on the hardwood — but it was close.

Junior Tyler Zeller is fouled by Darius Miller in Saturday’s physical game. UNC went 9-for-10 from the charity stripe in the foul-heavy final 81 seconds of play.

Free throws propel UNC basketball past Kentucky

By Jonathan Jones | December 5

Dexter Strickland went to the line with six seconds remaining after his team made eight consecutive free throws in the previous 80 seconds. The sophomore ...

UNC’s Harrison Barnes goes up for a dunk in UNC’s 75-73 win against Kentucky. The preseason All-American finished the game with 12 points.

Zeller and Henson big in Kentucky win

By Louie Horvath | December 5

In the final four minutes of North Carolina’s 75-73 victory against No. 10 Kentucky at the Smith Center, the Wildcats lost the battle of attrition as ...

Tar Heels beat No. 10 Kentucky

By Jonathan Jones | December 5

Tyler Zeller scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while going 6-for-6 on free throws in the closing minutes of the game to help North ...

John Henson, seen here in UNC’s game against Lipscomb on Nov. 12, carried the load inside with Zeller’s foul trouble, scoring 16 points.

Illini hands UNC season's third loss

By Louie Horvath | December 1

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — It took 43 seconds for the North Carolina Tar Heels’ night to unravel on them in a 79-67 loss to Illinois. That is how long it ...

North Carolina’s John Henson goes up for a block against Charleston. The Tar Heels have won four consecutive ACC/Big Ten Challenge games.

Illinois poses challenge for UNC basketball

By Louie Horvath | November 29

Just in time for fall semester finals, the North Carolina men’s basketball team is set to begin its own series of rigorous tests on the hardwood. The ...

Sophomore Dexter Strickland dunks to earn two of his nine points to cap a late UNC drive that sealed a win against College of Charleston.

Tar Heels put away Cougars, 74-69

By Louie Horvath | November 28

The difference between this year’s men’s basketball team and last year’s was readily apparent in the last six minutes of North Carolina’s 74-69 ...

Sophomore forward John Henson goes up for a block against a Cougar. He was the first to score in a game-sealing 22-8 run for the Tar Heels.

Second-half run sparks UNC basketball

By Mark Thompson | November 28

With the North Carolina basketball team facing a 50-45 College of Charleston lead with less than 13 minutes remaining, a sense of dismay set in among ...

UNC men's basketball remains calm after poor performance in Puerto Rico

By Mark Thompson | November 22

North Carolina’s men’s basketball team left for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament last week playing with a confidence that resembled past teams coached ...

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Men's basketball loses twice to unranked opponents

By From staff and wire reports | November 22

Ranked No. 8 in the country entering the weekend, the North Carolina men’s basketball team dropped two straight contests to unranked foes in the Puerto ...

Men’s basketball dominates Hofstra in Puerto Rico

By From staff and wire reports | November 19

The UNC men’s basketball team handed Hofstra a 107-63 beatdown in Puerto Rico on Thursday night. Freshman forward Harrison Barnes led the way for ...

Freshman Harrison Barnes (40) scores two of his 14 points in his debut as a Tar Heel. John Henson (31), blocking above, was just three swats away from recording a triple-double.

Henson leads North Carolina men's basketball team in win

By Louie Horvath | November 14

In a game that was billed as Harrison Barnes’ introduction to North Carolina basketball fans, a returning starter stole the show in UNC’s 80-66 win ...