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Healthy Marcus Paige ready to tackle NCAA Tournament

By Grace Raynor | March 18

It’s simple.

Harvard’s Amaker familiar with UNC basketball team

By Aaron Dodson | March 17

Will he call Coach K for advice? That’s the question.

North Carolina head coach Roy Williams shouts during the ACC Championship game against Notre Dame on Saturday. The Tar Heels fell 90-82 to the Irish.

After ACC Tournament loss, UNC will begin NCAA play Thursday

By Grace Raynor | March 16

The waiting game is over. The Tar Heels are headed to Florida

Marcus Paige (5) led the Tar Heels in points, scoring 24 total, Saturday night in the ACC championship game against Notre Dame. The Notre Dame leading scorer, Jerian Grant (22), also scored 24 points.

ACC Title slips through North Carolina's fingers

By Daniel Wilco | March 15

Tears came easier than words to Brice Johnson, as the 6-foot-9 forward held his head in his hands.

Starting forward Justin Jackson (44) takes a shot in the paint. Jackson was 4-for-5 on threes and 8-for-10 on field goals.

Justin Jackson, from Humble, Tex., leads UNC to ACC title game.

By Daniel Wilco | March 13

It would be wrong to call Justin Jackson quiet. But even after a team and career-high 22 points in UNC’s 71-67 upset of top-seeded Virginia in the semifinal ...

Junior forward Brice Johnson (11) dunks the ball in the first half. Johnson scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds during Friday night's matchup against Virginia.

Tar Heels maintain composure down the stretch to knock off UVa.

By Grace Raynor | March 13

Greensboro — Brice Johnson wasn’t looking at anything in particular. Not the scoreboard, not the jumbo-tron, not the noisy fans that packed Greensboro ...

Kennedy Meeks goes up for a shot during the first half. Meeks scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds during Thursday's matchup against Louisville.

Kennedy Meeks overcomes sickness to give Tar Heels extra boost

By Grace Raynor | March 12

Greensboro — On the eve of one of the most anticipated matchups of the ACC Tournament, before the team's snack, the sickest player on North ...

Brice Johnson celebrates a dunk during the first half. Johnson led the Tar Heels in points and rebounds in Thursday's game against Louisville.

Brice Johnson "Manned Up" against Louisville

By Daniel Wilco | March 12

Greensboro — Barely 10 minutes had passed since his team's 70-60 win over Louisville in the quarterfinal of the ACC tournament, but Roy Williams ...

Freshman forward Justin Jackson (44) takes an open shot during the beginning of the second half. Jackson scored 12 points and grabbed 2 rebounds Wednesday afternoon in Greensboro Coliseum.

Jackson Soars Over Eagles

By Daniel Wilco | March 11

GREENSBORO — Old school isn't always the best thing for a freshman transitioning to the grind of postseason play in a Power Five conference, but ...

North Carolina forward Brice Johnson (11) makes a dunk. Johnson scored 17 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Wednesday afternoon's matchup against Boston College.

Tar Heels book a rematch with Louisville with win over Boston College

By Grace Raynor | March 11

GREENSBORO — It’s a stark contrast from the Brice Johnson four days ago — the one that quietly sat alone in the North Carolina player's lounge, ...

Colonial Arms Apartments on Hillsborough Street was sold to Eller Capital Partners for $3.6 million.

Tyus Jones and Quinn Cook torch Tar Heels on Senior Day

By Grace Raynor | March 8

The tallest of orders required a change in plan — but when it was all said and done, the result was still the same.

UNC falls to Duke in regular season finale

By Aaron Dodson | March 8

Go, go, go. That’s essentially what the gesture means. Three quick, counter-clockwise rotations of Roy Williams' left hand from his vantage point on ...

Junior forward Brice Johnson (11) shoots in the game against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

After overtime loss to Duke, UNC men's basketball looks to strike back at home

By Carlos Collazo | March 6

Duke’s coming to Chapel Hill as scheduled this year.

When UNC takes on Duke, Kennedy Meeks knows much will be required of him

By Aaron Dodson | March 6

One verse, and one verse only. Luke 12:48.

The real numbers behind hosting a UNC men's basketball game

By Emily Helton , Erin Kolstad and Paige Ladisic | March 6

The real numbers behind hosting a UNC men's basketball game

ACC Men's Basketball Tournament preview for 2015

March 5

The Virginia Cavaliers sealed their second consecutive ACC regular-season crown behind their No. 1-ranked scoring defense. UVa. is the first ACC program ...

Joel Berry comes into his own at Georgia Tech

By Brendan Marks | March 4

ATLANTA — Sometimes the biggest things come in the smallest packages.

Courtesy of Technique/John Nakano. Freshman point guard Joel Berry (2) made a career-high 15 points Tuesday night in North Carolina's 81-49 win over Georgia Tech.

Healthy Tar Heels crush Yellow Jackets

By Daniel Wilco | March 4

ATLANTA — Easy is rarely exciting. There can be flashes of pizazz, and there definitely were in North Carolina’s 81-49 win over Georgia Tech on Tuesday. ...

Brice Johnson and JP Tokoto combine for seven dunks in win over Miami

By Daniel Wilco | March 2

CORAL GABLES, FLA. — It comes too naturally to Brice Johnson for him to fully appreciate its significance.

Tar Heels close out close game against Miami

By Daniel Wilco | February 28

CORAL GABLES, FL. — There was a time when a North Carolina victory was as predictable as TV broadcasters mentioning Kennedy Meeks’ weight loss during ...