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Barnes’ game-winner sinks Seminoles

By Jonathan Jones | March 2

Hamilton knew Harrison Barnes was going to get the ball with the clock winding down, but there was nothing else his team could have done to prevent him ...

UNC takes win streak to FSU

By Jonathan Jones | March 1

Roy Williams can spout out numbers in a post-game press conference without referencing the stat sheet in front of him. He can correctly tally John Henson’s ...

Van Hatchell living his dream with UNC men’s basketball

By Ryan Davis | March 1

Van Hatchell may have spent more time in Carmichael Arena than any other player who’s worn a North Carolina jersey. At least, that’s what his mom ...

Tar Heels lead Maryland 43-31 at halftime

By Mark Thompson | February 27

No. 19 North Carolina leads Maryland 43-31 at halftime. Forward Tyler Zeller leads all scorers in the game with 14 points. Freshman Harrison Barnes ...

Henson’s height halts Terrapins

By Louie Horvath | February 27

John Henson embodied North Carolina’s identity on Sunday night in UNC’s 87-76 win against Maryland at the Smith Center.

UNC continues perfect home record as ACC play nears end

By Mark Thompson | February 27

After beating Maryland 87-76 Sunday night, the Tar Heels will once again have a chance to beat the Blue Devils for the outright ACC regular season championship. When ...

Students get fewer tickets to UNC basketball games

By Lauren Ratcliffe | February 24

Citing chronically low student attendance, the athletic department has reduced the number of student tickets by 34 percent from last year. Though rate ...

Barnes blows by other ACC rookies

By Jonathan Jones | February 23

RALEIGH—The three front-runners for ACC rookie of the year took the floor Wednesday at the RBC Center, sharing the court in one of their last opportunities ...

Harrison Barnes’ second-half performance puts away NC State

By Louie Horvath | February 23

RALEIGH – Up 54-52 with 7:54 left in the second half, No. 19 North Carolina knew it would need to make a run to win Wednesday’s game against N.C. ...

UNC men's basketball set for Wolfpack

By Aaron Taube | February 22

For the past eight years, the North Carolina men’s basketball team has been the hammer to N.C. State’s nail.

Offense struggles, defense rolls in UNC win

By Mark Thompson | February 20

The Smith Center opened in 1986 and has hosted hundreds of games, but on Saturday North Carolina did what no UNC team had done before. Against Boston ...

Eagles claw back, Tar Heels endure

By Aaron Taube | February 20

For a few seconds Saturday afternoon at the Smith Center, it looked as if No. 19 North Carolina might finally pay for its inaccuracy against Boston College. As ...

Woeful 3-point shooting plagues UNC

By Aaron Taube | February 16

North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams always says teams look a lot better when they’re making shots. But Tuesday night against Wake Forest at ...

Tar Heels top Wake Forest unconvincingly

By Mark Thompson | February 16

Harrison Barnes is starting to make unsympathetic, timely dunks a habit.Similar to his late-game dunk on Clemson’s Milton Jennings, Barnes threw down ...

John Henson (31) goes up for a shot over the Wake Forest defense.

UNC men’s basketball tops Wake Forest 78-64

By Mark Thompson | February 15

Harrison Barnes is starting to make unsympathetic, timely dunks a habit. Similar to his late-game dunk on Clemson’s Milton Jennings, Barnes threw ...

UNC men’s basketball prepares for struggling Wake Forest

By Mark Thompson | February 14

North Carolina’s men’s basketball team has no four-year starters. Only two players in its nine-man rotation has played in the NCAA Tournament in blue ...

Henson intimidates Clemson in low post

By Jonathan Jones | February 13

By now, opponents of North Carolina should have seen the scouting report on John Henson. He’s long and he blocks shots.

Tar Heels get defensive on Tigers

By Louie Horvath | February 13

CLEMSON, S.C. – Both teams struggled to play anything resembling basketball for the first 37 minutes of North Carolina’s 64-62 win against Clemson. ...

Tar Heels leave Clemson 64-62 winners

By Jonathan Jones | February 12

CLEMSON, S.C. — After a string of offensively impressive games, North Carolina hit a road block in Clemson. The Tar Heels shot 37.7 percent from ...

Duke’s second-half run too much for UNC

By Louie Horvath | February 10

DURHAM –It had to be coming. Surely the defending national champion Duke Blue Devils wouldn’t allow their heated rivals from down Tobacco Road to ...