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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.

UNC men's basketball looks ahead to Duke with NCAA Tournament implications at stake

By Brian Keyes | March 2

With one game left in the season, there's really just one thing the Tar Heels need to do to hold onto their spot in the tournament — don't lose. Plain ...

Three of the most important of Roy Williams' 900 Division I head coaching victories

By PJ Morales | March 2

It’d be a fool’s errand to try and rank any number of Roy Williams’ most important victories, and that’s not what this is. But after 900 winning ...

Syracuse's offensive efficiency dooms North Carolina men's basketball in 72-70 loss

By Jeremiah Holloway | March 2

“Every part of basketball is a two-way street,” head coach Roy Williams said. “Sometimes you do something better than the other team and then during ...

“We’re just too lackadaisical’: Messy play sees UNC fizzle in 72-70 loss to Syracuse

By Macy Meyer | March 1

After a dominating win over ACC-leading Florida State on Saturday, UNC continued its established win-lose pattern by falling, 72-70, against unranked ...

UNC men's basketball can't come back against Syracuse, loses 72-70 on the road

By Macy Meyer | March 1

After a signature win over No. 11 Florida State on Saturday, the UNC men’s basketball team (15-9, 9-6 ACC) flopped in a 72-70 loss to the Syracuse Orange ...

Roy Williams reaches 900-win mark in victory over Florida State

By Hunter Nelson | February 27

“I've said it before, I'll look back on it one of these days and say, 'Hey, that was pretty neat,’” Roy Williams said. “But I was focused on one ...

Walker Kessler hits his stride, seals Roy Williams' 900th win with 20-point breakout game

By Brian Keyes | February 27

First-year big man Walker Kessler has always oozed potential, with his size and the possibility of one day stretching his range out to the three-point ...

UNC stuns Florida State, 78-70, to give Roy Williams 900th win of head coaching career

By Brian Keyes | February 27

The win gives Roy Williams his 900th career victory, leaving him three wins away from No. 3 in career wins for Division I head coaches. Williams now trails ...

Preview: UNC has to win the frontcourt battle, get Walton shots in bout with Seminoles

By Hunter Nelson | February 26

One reason the Tar Heels have been unable to escape the bubble stems from the team’s lack of quality wins. But on Saturday, UNC will have the opportunity ...

After loss to Marquette, UNC basketball loses grip on NCAA Tournament bid

By Zachary Crain | February 25

“We’ve laid an egg a couple of times this year, and let's make sure we say this right here: Marquette beat our rear-ends,” head coach Roy Williams ...

'They outplayed us': UNC men's basketball loses 83-70 to Marquette in non-ACC backfire

By Macy Meyer | February 25

When things go as planned — like head coach Roy Williams celebrating his 900th career win postgame — it’s perfectly satisfying. When things go wrong, ...

After blowout win last weekend, UNC men's basketball beaten badly by Marquette, 83-70

By Macy Meyer | February 24

After a dominating win over Louisville on Saturday, the Tar Heels returned to play deflated and stale. The UNC men’s basketball team (14-8, 8-5 ACC) ...

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Dominant performance from first-years leads UNC men's basketball over Louisville

By Ryan Heller | February 21

“I’ve said all along I think our freshmen are going to be good players,” head coach Roy Williams said. “My request is for them to do it during ...

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'We know how good we can be': Tar Heels trample Louisville, 99-54, as postseason looms

By PJ Morales | February 21

Against the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday night, with NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance, the Tar Heels proved, in a 99-54 slaughter of a ...

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UNC men's basketball first-years come alive in 99-54 demolishing of Louisville

By PJ Morales | February 20

In what was likely the team’s best performance of the season, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (14-7, 8-5 ACC) demolished the visiting Louisville ...

Preview: Three factors that could determine if UNC basketball takes down Louisville

By Brian Keyes | February 20

Despite not having played since Feb. 1, Louisville sits fourth in the ACC at 6-3 in conference play. Toppling the Cardinals would be North Carolina's ...

'Get our flow going': Despite shifting schedule, UNC basketball dominates Northeastern

By Mary Mac Porter | February 18

"I think it was good for us to get this game in — we had games getting canceled left and right, so just getting this game was good for us to get our ...