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'Living his purpose through coaching': Jackie Manuel begins new chapter in UNC career

By Jared McMasters | September 22

From UNC’s infamous 8-20 season to winning the 2005 national championship, Jackie Manuel had a roller coaster of a playing career during his time in ...

UNC play-by-play broadcaster Jones Angell talks calling games during COVID-19

By Madi Kirkman | September 20

"For the most part, we tried to do a large majority of our interviews in person and that, for the moment, has slowed way down," Jones Angell said. "We ...

NCAA announces college basketball start date as November 25

By Brian Keyes | September 17

The NCAA announced on Wednesday that college basketball would start on Nov. 25, with a reduced number of games for the upcoming season.

Former national champion Jackie Manuel joins women's basketball coaching staff

By Nicole Schroder | September 15

"With Jackie being a former player, national champion and an experienced coach at various institutions, he will certainly make an impact on the team," ...

Fifteen random questions UNC's Roy Williams has (probably) never been asked before

By Ryan Wilcox | September 13

Roy Williams has been asked a lot of questions, but we (almost) guarantee that he's never been asked these questions before.

New book focuses on Larry Miller, 'lost legend' of UNC basketball

By Eve Maddock | September 3

Stephen Demorest said his book details how Larry Miller’s career follows the arc of sports development in culture, where basketball went from a local ...

Column: American sports need to be put on pause

By Isaiah Lucas | September 2

"There are simply too many people that have no problem cheering for the athlete that wears the number 7 on their back when they compete but have difficulty ...

UNC athletics extends deal with Libman, a cleaning tools company

By Jeremiah Holloway | August 27

"For us, they’re a national household brand,” Beale said. “They value UNC because of our large national fan base. They have partnered with multiple ...

Armando Bacot, Garrison Brooks speak out on Twitter as UNC students told to leave campus

By Jared McMasters | August 19

“The student-athletes don’t have to agree with the athletic department every time they make a statement," Steve Kirschner, senior associate athletic ...

Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC players gear up for the end of the NBA regular season

By Eve Maddock | August 12

With the NBA's regular season coming to a close on Friday, here's how some former Tar Heels have fared in the bubble.

Roy and Wanda Williams donate over $600,000 to fund scholarships for spring athletes

By Zachary Crain | July 24

The donation will go to fund scholarships for student-athletes in spring sports including men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, softball, men’s ...

55 years ago, UNC men's basketball coaching legend Dean Smith was hanged in effigy

By Sarah Gray Barr | July 22

“It was just the frustration and realization of why [the effigy] was up there,” Billy Cunningham said. “The feelings I had towards coach Smith, ...

UNC forward Harrison Barnes is defended by Ohio guard Nick Kellogg. Barnes scored 12 points in the Tar Heels 73-65 overtime win over Ohio on Friday, March 23, 2012 in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC men's basketball players prepare for NBA restart

By PJ Morales | July 15

Following the NBA's cancellation in March, a conclusion to the 2019-20 season once seemed uncertain. With the league's plan to resume play on July 30, ...

Analysis: How Makur Maker's Howard commitment could change college basketball recruiting

By Jeremiah Holloway | July 9

Makur Maker, the cousin of Detroit Pistons center Thon Maker, recently committed to play for the Howard men's basketball team. ESPN’s 16th-ranked recruit ...

Explaining UNC's student athletic ticket system

By Andrew Reynolds | June 29

North Carolina features some of the most prominent college sports programs in the country. If students want to attend men’s basketball games, football ...

Previous Head Coach Dean Smith cuts down the net at the UNC vs. Michigan NCAA championship game in New Orleans, L.A. in 1993.

Photo Courtesy of North Carolina Collection, UNC-CH

Welcome to UNC, Class of 2024. You're a basketball fan now.

By Hunter Nelson | June 29

Throughout this 60-year story, UNC's success has ignited passion in its fan base, as thousands of Tar Heel faithful gather in the Dean Dome for every ...

Analysis: These four players will make up UNC men's basketball's frontcourt rotation

By Hunter Nelson | June 29

With low-post stars Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot returning, UNC added two McDonald's All-Americans to a stacked frontcourt rotation.

Analysis: Here are the top five seasons from a UNC point guard this century

By Ryan Wilcox | June 23

If there's one thing North Carolina basketball isn't short on, historically speaking, it's point guards.

On this day 36 years ago, the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan

By Jeremiah Holloway | June 18

On June 19, 1984, the NBA career of Michael Jordan began when he was selected third overall by the Chicago Bulls.

Analysis: These prospects could fill out UNC men's basketball's 2021 recruiting class

By Zachary Crain | June 16

The Tar Heels’ 2020 class sits at No. 2 nationally and is filled with potential NBA prospects, and with forward Garrison Brooks entering his final year ...