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UNC rallies, falls short in ACC championship

By Megan Walsh | March 11

ATLANTA — When Florida State downed North Carolina in January, the Seminoles’ perimeter play handed UNC its first conference loss by a stunning 33 ...

No. 17 Florida State beats UNC to win its first ACC title

By Kelly Parsons | March 11

ATLANTA — No. 17 Florida State used sharp 3-point shooting to beat No. 4 North Carolina 85-82 in Sunday’s ACC tournament championship game at ...

Foul trouble becomes game-changer for UNC, Wolfpack

By Kelly Parsons | March 10

ATLANTA — When North Carolina’s usual starting forward John Henson walked out onto the court at the Philips Arena in a suit for UNC’s ACC ...

Lorenzo Brown and Harrison Barnes dive for a loose ball during the first half of play. The Tar Heel forward scored 16 points during the game.

No. 4 UNC battles past N.C. State in ACC tournament semifinals

By Megan Walsh | March 10

ATLANTA — As the buzzer sounded in Philips Arena on Saturday and North Carolina pulled in a 69-67 win against N.C. State, senior Justin Watts ran for ...

UNC trails N.C. State at halftime of ACC tournament semifinal

By Kelly Parsons | March 10

ATLANTA — At halftime of No. 4 North Carolina’s ACC tournament semifinal matchup with N.C. State, the Wolfpack lead UNC 34-31.

Junior John Henson grabs his wrist after getting injured early in the game. Henson spent most of the night on the bench tending to his wrist, seeing only 7 minutes of play time and scoring only 3 points for the night.

Bench play leads No. 4 UNC to ACC quarterfinal victory

By Kelly Parsons | March 9

ATLANTA — There’s a noise that rings in the ears of North Carolina forward James Michael McAdoo. And luckily for the No. 4 Tar Heels, the noise ...

Kendall Marshall leads UNC against Duke

By Kevin Minogue | March 4

DURHAM — It was a familiar scene for North Carolina on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. After dominating its contest with Duke for the duration ...

Blue bloodbath: UNC pummels Duke 88-70, wins ACC regular season title

By Kelly Parsons | March 3

DURHAM — No. 6 North Carolina beat No. 4 Duke 88-70 in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday to clinch the ACC regular season championship and a No. 1 ...

Coach Roy Williams and Tyler Zeller laugh while watching the senior video after the game

No. 6 Tar Heels ready for shot at Duke, ACC regular season title

By Kelly Parsons | March 2

It was the shot heard ‘round the college basketball world. Then-No. 5 North Carolina had led Duke for the entire second half before the Tar Heels’ ...

Tyler Zeller breaks records on senior night

By Megan Walsh | February 29

In North Carolina’s last regular-season home game Wednesday, all record-setting attention was supposed to go to point guard Kendall Marshall.

Platinum performance

By Chris Moore | February 29

North Carolina didn’t need two 3-pointers in the closing minutes to beat Maryland. In fact, the Tar Heels wouldn’t usually take them, as they had ...

UNC men's team controls its destiny against Duke moving into ACC tournament

By Megan Walsh | February 29

After an 88-64 victory against Maryland on Wednesday, UNC’s rematch against Duke at Cameron Indoor on Saturday will determine the ACC regular season ...

UNC faces Maryland in ?nal home game for Tyler Zeller

By Chris Moore | February 28

When North Carolina takes the court Wednesday against Maryland, the Tar Heels will look quite a bit different than usual. Yes, the Tar Heels will don ...

On his 81st birthday, a look at UNC legend Dean Smith

By Tashiana Wesley | February 28

Smith coached the Tar Heels for 36 years prior to his retirement in 1997. During that time, he earned 879 victories and led UNC to two NCAA championships, ...

Men's basketball scores just 17 field goals in win against Virginia

By Mark Thompson | February 26

Nothing came easily for No. 7 North Carolina in its 54-51 win against Virginia.

Tyler Zeller comes up big in Virginia win

By Brandon Moree | February 26

Not only did the senior Academic All-American score the final bucket of the game, but he also scored the first 10 points for the Tar Heels as they jumped ...

UNC takes N.C. state 86-74 in Raleigh

By Kelly Parsons | February 21

RALEIGH, N.C. — Fueled by sophomore point guard Kendall Marshall’s career-high 22 points and 13 assists, No.

Kendall Marshall posts career high against NC State

By Kelly Parsons | February 21

Having reached double-digit assists in 12 games so far this season, Kendall Marshall is used to giving the ball away.

UNC sweeps series against NC State

By Brandon Moree | February 21

With the likes of Tyler Zeller and John Henson, the North Carolina basketball team usually destroys teams in the paint. But on Tuesday night in the RBC ...

N.C. State to host Tar Heels tonight

By Kelly Parsons | February 20

As if the eventual ACC regular season champion wasn’t enough of a mystery, N.C. State almost shook up the conference standings even more Thursday when ...