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'Carry this momentum': UNC basketball leaves ACC Tournament with cause for optimism

By Ryan Wilcox | March 13

“I feel like we got better as a team this week, and we can take that on into the NCAA Tournament,” sophomore forward Armando Bacot said. “We can ...

UNC men's basketball exits ACC Tournament after 69-66 loss to Florida State

By Brian Keyes | March 12

The North Carolina men's basketball team lost in the ACC Tournament semifinals to Florida State, 69-66, in a game that saw the Tar Heels overcome another ...

RJ Davis breaks out in UNC basketball's ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech

By Ryan Heller | March 12

With all the hype centered around UNC's young frontcourt, it was its smallest first-year that made the biggest impact. R.J. Davis arose from the shadows ...

'Got the ball rolling': UNC dominates the paint, advances to ACC Tournament semifinal

By Brian Keyes | March 12

After struggling in the first half against Virginia Tech on Thursday, North Carolina's post players wore away at the Hokies to lead the Tar Heels to a ...

UNC basketball defeats past Virginia Tech, 81-73, to advance to ACC Tournament semifinal

By Ryan Heller | March 11

The sixth-seeded North Carolina basketball team (18-9, 10-6 ACC) wore off the third-seeded Virginia Tech (15-6, 9-4) en route to a 81-73 win. The Hokies ...

UNC frontcourt overwhelms in ACC Tournament round two win over Notre Dame

By Ryan Wilcox | March 11

In other words: for one night, at least, Notre Dame was to “boy” as North Carolina was to “man.” Even without senior forward Garrison Brooks, ...

Men's hoops goes on record-setting spree in second round ACC Tournament win over Notre Dame

By Brian Keyes | March 11

Annihilation. There is no other word. Complete and utter annihilation. Annihilated. That is what the North Carolina men's basketball team did to Notre ...

UNC basketball handles Notre Dame, 101-59, to begin ACC Tournament run

By Ryan Wilcox | March 10

Tar Heels in the Pros: Former UNC stars show out before 2021 NBA All-Star break

By Kelly Baker | March 8

After forming the “bubble” in Orlando to complete last year's season, the NBA's 2020-21 season has kicked off mostly without incident. As a degree ...

LISTEN: UNC men’s basketball beats Duke for the second time this season

By William Christensen , Praveena Somasundaram and Evely Forte | March 8

Looking back at the careers of UNC men's basketball seniors after their last home game

By Jeremiah Holloway | March 7

The senior class of Garrison Brooks, Andrew Platek, K.J. Smith and Walker Miller arrived in Chapel Hill in 2017, just months after the Tar Heels won a ...

After completing season sweep of Duke, here's UNC basketball's postseason path

By Ryan Heller | March 7

From now on, there are no more chances to bounce back. It’s single-elimination. In order to have success in March, the Tar Heels will have to do something ...

Column: For UNC basketball fans, Saturday's win over Duke was a light at the end of the tunnel

By Brian Keyes | March 7

The North Carolina men's basketball team has defeated Duke, 91-73, and for the first time in a very, very long time, there is hope that the world is getting ...

Men's Basketball Defeats Duke on Senior Night, 91-73

In win over Duke, UNC's Garrison Brooks has his all-too-fitting senior moment

By Ryan Wilcox | March 6

"I couldn't even look at Garrison today when he came to shake my hand pregame," coach Roy Williams said. "I had to just slap him on the butt and say, ...

Students rush Franklin Street for the second time following UNC win against Duke

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Heidi Pérez-Moreno | March 6

Following UNC men's basketball defeat of Duke, fans rushed Franklin Street for the second time this year. Last month, officers took over 35 minutes ...

UNC men's basketball closes out regular season with 91-73 home blowout of rival Duke

By Brian Keyes | March 6

In the rivalry matchup to end the season, the North Carolina men's basketball team (16-9, 10-6 ACC) dominated Duke (11-11, 9-9 ACC) from start to finish ...

UNC men's basketball must contain Hurt, knock down perimeter shots to beat Duke

By Hunter Nelson | March 5

After losing to Syracuse on Monday, UNC must avoid a loss to Duke in order to hold its place in the NCAA field. Here are three key factors that will dictate ...

Students have mixed reactions to Dean Dome reopening for in-person attendance

By Hannah Rosenberger | March 3

About 3,200 fans — the majority of which were students — attended the UNC basketball game on Saturday, the first since Gov. Cooper eased COVID-19 ...

University plans for potential Franklin Street rush as second UNC-Duke game approaches

By Charlotte Geier | March 3

“The University is working closely with the Town of Chapel Hill and the Orange County Health Department on communications to the campus community encouraging ...

Analysis: Previewing the most compelling possible first ACC Tournament opponents for UNC

By Ryan Heller | March 2

There’s still much to be resolved, but here are the North Carolina basketball team's most likely opponents in the opening round.