McAdoo shuts out the noise

James Michael McAdoo doesn’t care what you think. He was crowned by USA Basketball before stepping foot on a college court, heralded as the next savior ...

Duke basketball line randomization set earlier

On Wednesday, about 6,000 students who received tickets could enter the Smith Center to watch the latest competition in the biggest rivalry in college ...

Tar Heels lean on Tokoto in fight at Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A tipped pass, box-out or rebound won’t get you on SportsCenter.

UNC men's basketball beats Notre Dame, wins fifth straight

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Roy Williams doesn’t like to talk about streaks. He doesn’t like to talk about rhythm or momentum or karma or whatever supernatural ...

UNC men's basketball team looks for more consistency

A decades-long winning streak against Clemson. A rivalry battle against N.C. State. A snow-panicked flight to Georgia Tech. An ACC goodbye against Maryland. ...

Brice Johnson has career game against Maryland

Brice Johnson knows that sometime after the North Carolina men’s basketball team’s 75-63 defeat of Maryland, he’ll get a phone call from his father. ...

Coach Roy Williams’ love of coaching spreads to his pupils

McDonald returns to form against NC State

There are no missed 3-pointers. No off-the-mark free throws. There’s no 0-3 conference start. No NCAA investigation. For Leslie McDonald, history doesn’t ...

UNC overcomes second-half woes to defeat N.C. State

When it was all over at the Smith Center Saturday afternoon, North Carolina defeated N.C. State 84-70 — its second widest margin of victory in conference ...

There’s snow stopping UNC basketball

ATLANTA — The North Carolina men’s basketball team faced an uncommon foe Wednesday. One it wasn’t prepared for, one it was helpless against.

UNC swats Yellow Jackets, 78-65

ATLANTA — Perhaps it was too early for James Michael McAdoo to get on his team’s case.

UNC-Georgia Tech basketball game available on ESPN3

The North Carolina-Georgia Tech men’s basketball game at 7 p.m. will be available via online stream from ESPN3, according to a tweet from the Georgia ...

UNC recaptures positive energy

It’s been a fleeting feeling this season. There have been spurts of it, but it’s usually gone as quickly and abruptly as it came. During North Carolina’s ...

UNC gets back on winning track

Roy Williams watched from the sideline as sophomore forward J.P. Tokoto flipped a behind-the-back-pass from out of bounds to James Michael McAdoo, who ...

Ivory Latta brings toughness, perspective to Tar Heels

There was surely some day like this all those years ago.

Tar Heels looking for increased sense of urgency

When Hubert Davis played North Carolina basketball from 1988-92, there was a feeling that he had to work hard — that he couldn’t let down the program, ...

Tar Heels fail to convert in post

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., — North Carolina had 20 minutes to make up a nine-point halftime deficit, but the way Virginia ended the first half Monday encapsulated ...