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North Carolina forward Isaiah Hicks (4) fades away over forward Oregon Dillon Brooks (24) in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

UNC seniors prepare for final ride ahead of national title game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — The seniors on this North Carolina men’s basketball team, like all those who have come before then, say they don’t talk about ...

North Carolina guard Joel Berry (2) shoots one of two free throws in the final seconds of the game. With a 1-point lead Berry missed both shots after forward Kennedy Meeks (3) missed both of his just moments before.

Two late tips send UNC men's basketball to championship game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Everything was hitting Kennedy Meeks at once: the sweat droplets splashing his cheeks, the stray shouts and steady boos from a green-and-yellow-clad ...

North Carolina guard Joel Berry (2) dribbles up court against Oregon in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

Joel Berry gives everything he has to UNC men's basketball before title game

By C Jackson Cowart | April 2

Joel Berry’s ankles aren’t what they used to be.

North Carolina forward Kennedy Meeks (3) shoots over Oregon forward Jordan Bell (1) in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

Kennedy Meeks-Przemek Karnowski battle down low will decide national championship game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — There’s big, and then there’s these two.

UNC men's basketball survives Oregon to reach national title game

By C Jackson Cowart | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Theo Pinson scampered around the court, squeezing the final four seconds separating North Carolina from its second straight title ...

North Carolina forward Kennedy Meeks (3) is embraced by guards Kenny Williams and Brandon Robinson after recording 25 points and 14 rebounds against Oregon in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

Kennedy Meeks powers UNC men's basketball to second straight national championship game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Early Saturday morning, somewhere in the Kimpton Hotel Palamar Phoenix Cityscape, Kennedy Meeks rolled over in bed.

North Carolina forward Kennedy Meeks (3) shoots over Oregon forward Jordan Bell (1) in the teams' Final Four matchup on April 1 in Phoenix.

UNC men's basketball back in national title game after 77-76 win over Oregon

By Jeremy Vernon | April 1

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — With a possible date with redemption a few days away, the top-seeded North Carolina men's basketball team locked in and clipped the ...

Column: Struggling Isaiah Hicks could sink UNC men's basketball against Gonzaga

By Jeremy Vernon | April 1

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Isaiah Hicks was nowhere to be found in the North Carolina locker room. The Tar Heels had just won their Final Four matchup over Oregon. ...

Oregon's Jordan Bell blocked eight shots in the Ducks' Elite Eight win over Kansas. Photo courtesy of Adam Eberhardt/Emerald.

UNC men's basketball plans to go right at Oregon shot blocker Jordan Bell

By Jeremy Vernon | March 31

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — It seems counterintuitive to go right at Oregon's Jordan Bell — who has more blocks this season than Isaiah Hicks has in his ...

The No. 13 Oregon Ducks play the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. (Adam Eberhardt/Emerald)

Tyler Dorsey brings 'Mr. March' moniker against UNC defense

By C Jackson Cowart | March 31

Nobody is hotter than Mr. March. This month, Tyler Dorsey has earned the nickname. Entering Saturday’s game against North Carolina, the sophomore guard ...

North Carolina wings Justin Jackson (44) and Theo Pinson (1) use their length to disrupt the Arkansas ball-handler in UNC's second-round win over the Razorbacks.

UNC men's basketball presents all-around 'tough matchup' for undersized Oregon

By C Jackson Cowart | March 31

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — As has been the case all season, the North Carolina men's basketball team will have a distinct size advantage in Saturday's Final ...

North Carolina guard Joel Berry speaks with the media inside University of Phoenix Stadium on Friday. Berry is expected to play in the Final Four against Oregon after injuring both his ankles earlier in the tournament.

UNC's Joel Berry at '85 percent' before Final Four matchup with Oregon

By Jeremy Vernon | March 31

Joel Berry means everything to the North Carolina men's basketball team. The Tar Heels made that clear when they left for Phoenix a day early to give ...

Column: Untold stories from covering UNC men's basketball

By Brendan Marks | March 31

Most of you will probably recognize my stories better than my face or my name.

Column: This journey is worth the pain

By David Allen Jr. | March 31

No one wants to talk about how last season ended, and I get it. But lend me your ears for a minute.

What to expect when Oregon faces UNC men's basketball in the Final Four

By Jeremy Vernon | March 30

The top-seeded North Carolina men’s basketball team will take on No. 3 seed Oregon in the national semifinals at 8:50 p.m. on Saturday. This is the ...

The North Carolina men's basketball team hoists up the South Regional Champion trophy fter defeating Kentucky in the Elite Eight in Memphis on Sunday.

Experience of 2016 Final Four run guides UNC men's basketball in Phoenix

By David Adler | March 30

Experience can be overrated. In the one-and-done era of college basketball, veteran-laden teams are often viewed as inferior because they lack NBA talent. ...

North Carolina wing Theo Pinson (1) attempts to swat the ball away from Kentucky guard D'Aaron Fox (0) in their Elite Eight matchup in Memphis on Sunday.

UNC men's basketball raising defensive intensity ahead of Final Four

By John Bauman | March 30

Luke Maye’s shot will go down in the history books, and rightfully so. But the North Carolina men’s basketball team’s stifling defense is to thank ...

North Carolina forward Luke Maye (32) celebrates seconds after he hit the game winning shot in the NCAA Elite Eight game against Kentucky in Memphis on Sunday.

Luke Maye is more than just a folk hero for surging Tar Heels

By Jeremy Vernon | March 30

With 5:03 to go in the North Carolina men’s basketball team’s Elite Eight win over Kentucky on Sunday, head coach Roy Williams made a decision that ...

Column: Confessions of an Oregon fan

By C Jackson Cowart | March 30

I’ve got an Oregon shirt tucked away in my suitcase for Phoenix. And if the Ducks beat North Carolina on Saturday, I’m wearing it Monday.

North Carolina guard Joel Berry (2) is met by Coach Roy Williams after injuring his ankle in the first half of Sunday's Elite Eight matchup against Kentucky in Memphis.

What you missed at UNC's pre-Final Four press conference

By Kiley Burns | March 29

Before departing for Phoenix for their Final Four matchup against Oregon, members of the North Carolina men’s basketball team met with the media on ...