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Tar Heels fall short of comeback, lose ACC home opener to Fighting Irish

By Pat James | January 6

Through nearly 39 minutes of play on Monday, the No. 18 North Carolina men's basketball team had been completely dismantled by No. 13 Notre Dame and its ...

Justin Jackson finds his shooting touch in ACC win against Clemson

By Pat James | January 4

CLEMSON, S.C. — A throng of reporters scurried into the North Carolina men’s basketball team’s locker room at Littlejohn Coliseum following the ...

UNC starts ACC play with blowout win in Clemson

By Carlos Collazo | January 4

CLEMSON, S.C.— Coach Roy Williams was worried before coming into North Carolina's ACC opener — he had good reason to be.

UNC defeated William & Mary 86-64 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC on Dec. 30.

Tar Heels endure late night practice on New Year's Day to prepare for Clemson

By Carlos Collazo | January 3

As the No. 19 North Carolina men's basketball team prepares to take on Clemson in the first game conference play Saturday, thoughts go back to last season, ...

Rough start to second half frustrates Tar Heels in 86-64 defeat of William & Mary

By Danielle Herman | December 30

Frustrated — the word of the night, and the common sentiment from UNC players after their shaky start to the second half in their last game before conference ...

Roy Williams yells for a timeout. Williams would receive a technical foul on the play.

Technical foul changes everything for Williams and the Tar Heels

By Grace Raynor | December 30

It never was the same. Not after that call — the one that took the Smith Center crowd from complacency to raucous fury, the one that made North Carolina ...

Forward Justin Jackson (44) makes the last shot of the first half during the win against UAB.

"I told him to shoot the ball or come over and sit down"

By Grace Raynor | December 27

Roy Williams had to resort to screaming, because taking a nicer approach wasn’t getting the job done.

Forward J.P. Tokoto (13) makes the dunk during the win against UAB.

Tar Heels avenge last year's loss in rout of UAB

By Ben Coley | December 27

In last year’s loss to University of Alabama-Birmingham, the North Carolina basketball team lacked in three major areas: three point-shooting, rebounding ...

Chicago, IL -- December 20, 2014 -- Marcus Paige shoots during a game between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and Ohio State Buckeyes at the United Center. Photo by Ray Whitehouse/The Daily Tar Heel

Raynor's Take: Looking at UNC's win against Ohio State

By Grace Raynor | December 20

Brilliant at some points, sloppy at others, the No. 24 North Carolina men's basketball team pulled out an eight-point win over No. 12 Ohio State Saturday, ...

Sophomore forward Kennedy Meeks (3) makes a dunk against UNC-Greensboro. Meeks scored a total of 18 points during the Tar Heels' 79-56 victory over the Spartans.

Kennedy Meeks, Joel James helped power Tar Heels past UNC-Greensboro 79-56

By Brendan Marks | December 16

Layup, offensive rebound, dunk: rinse and repeat. In its 79-56 beat-down of UNC-Greensboro (4-7) Tuesday, the No.24 North Carolina men’s basketball ...

Marcus Paige struggles to score in UNC's 79-56 rout of UNC-G

By Carlos Collazo | December 16

Greensboro--In the North Carolina men's basketball team's comfortable 79-56 victory over UNC-Greensboro Tuesday, Marcus Paige found himself 0-for-6 well ...

Top-ranked Kentucky too much for Tar Heels

By Aaron Dodson | December 13

Lexington, Ky. — It’s all about the numbers when it comes to Kentucky. Nine high school McDonald’s All-Americans are sprinkled onto the team’s ...

Kentucky's defense shuts down Paige and UNC offense

By Grace Raynor | December 13

Lexington, Ky. — It’s worked so many times before: in an overtime showdown with T.J. Warren and N.C.

Tar Heels respond to Iowa loss in 108-64 victory over East Carolina

By Pat James | December 8

After the North Carolina men’s basketball team fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes 60-55 on Wednesday night, East Carolina coach Jeff Lebo — who played for ...

UNC forward Brice Johnson (11) tries to maintain control of the ball against East Carolina guard Terry Whisnant (00) and forward Kanu Aja (44).

The real Brice Johnson shines in UNC's win over East Carolina

By Carlos Collazo | December 7

North Carolina point guard Marcus Paige sat in the player's lounge after a 108-64 blowout of the East Carolina Pirates.

UNC freshman Theo Pinson (1) drives to the basket.

Roy Williams and Tar Heels still looking for answers after a 60-55 loss to Iowa

By Grace Raynor | December 3

Just last week, after a puzzling loss to Butler in Paradise Island of the Bahamas, North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams called the toughness of ...

Daniel Wilco is a senior writer. He is a senior journalism major from Atlanta, Ga.

Column: Help me understand, Roy

By Daniel Wilco | December 3

Why, down by three with 10 seconds left, did Roy Williams not call a timeout?

Iowa native Marcus Paige gets ready to play Iowa Hawkeyes Wednesday

By Carlos Collazo | December 3

When the North Carolina men’s basketball team tips off against Iowa Wednesday night, it will be just another game — well, for everyone except junior ...

McCants allegations taint UNC men's basketball team

By Paige Ladisic and Pat James | December 3

The involvement of the North Carolina men’s basketball team in the athletic-academic scandal at UNC had rarely come under scrutiny when Rashad McCants ...

Junior forward J.P. Tokoto defends Davidson senior guard Tyler Kalinoski near the 3-point line during the Tar Heels’ 90-72 victory against the Wildcats Saturday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena.

Men's basketball clamps down on hot 3-point shooting Davidson

By Aaron Dodson | November 24

Roy Williams isn’t shy to call his players out, especially when it comes to defense.