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Sophomore Dexter Strickland dunks to earn two of his nine points to cap a late UNC drive that sealed a win against College of Charleston.

Tar Heels put away Cougars, 74-69

By Louie Horvath | November 28

The difference between this year’s men’s basketball team and last year’s was readily apparent in the last six minutes of North Carolina’s 74-69 ...

Sophomore forward John Henson goes up for a block against a Cougar. He was the first to score in a game-sealing 22-8 run for the Tar Heels.

Second-half run sparks UNC basketball

By Mark Thompson | November 28

With the North Carolina basketball team facing a 50-45 College of Charleston lead with less than 13 minutes remaining, a sense of dismay set in among ...

UNC men's basketball remains calm after poor performance in Puerto Rico

By Mark Thompson | November 22

North Carolina’s men’s basketball team left for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament last week playing with a confidence that resembled past teams coached ...

Harrison Barnes
University of North Carolina
2010 Men's Basketball
Chapel Hill, NC
Monday, August 23, 2010

Men's basketball loses twice to unranked opponents

By From staff and wire reports | November 22

Ranked No. 8 in the country entering the weekend, the North Carolina men’s basketball team dropped two straight contests to unranked foes in the Puerto ...

Men’s basketball dominates Hofstra in Puerto Rico

By From staff and wire reports | November 19

The UNC men’s basketball team handed Hofstra a 107-63 beatdown in Puerto Rico on Thursday night. Freshman forward Harrison Barnes led the way for ...

Freshman Harrison Barnes (40) scores two of his 14 points in his debut as a Tar Heel. John Henson (31), blocking above, was just three swats away from recording a triple-double.

Henson leads North Carolina men's basketball team in win

By Louie Horvath | November 14

In a game that was billed as Harrison Barnes’ introduction to North Carolina basketball fans, a returning starter stole the show in UNC’s 80-66 win ...

Roy Williams will showcase his new team tonight in the Smith Center.

UNC basketball opens year against Lipscomb

By Louie Horvath | November 11

Almost as important as what North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams said in his final media session before the season’s first game is what he did ...

UNC men's basketball team wins exhibition game despite poor performance from Barnes

By Grant Fitzgerald | November 7

It probably wasn’t what he had in mind for his first game in a North Carolina uniform. Barnes, the first freshman selected as an AP preseason All-American ...

New coach Brownell, Stitt to lead Clemson

By Leah Campbell | November 4

There’s a new sheriff in town in Clemson, S.C., and he’s not just taking over another program. He’s taking over the O.P.P. — Oliver Purnell’s ...

Miami, Haith will rely on Scott

By Ryan Davis | November 4

The 2010-11 season looks to be a good one for the University of Miami despite losing its top two scorers from last season. The most acute of those losses ...

Virginia Cavaliers deal with youth

By Jonathan LaRowe | November 4

In his first season with the Virginia Cavaliers, coach Tony Bennett saw improvement with his team winning five more games than the previous year. But ...

Virginia Tech looks to end NCAA drought

By Brooke Pryor | November 4

For the past three years, the Virginia Tech Hokies have come close to appearing in the NCAA Tournament, yet were instead sent to the NIT. This year could ...

N.C. State gets trio of top freshmen recruits

By Michael Lananna | November 4

A season ago, N.C. State found itself knocking on the cellar door of the ACC, finishing 11th in the conference and settling for a second-round exit in ...

Blue Devils the favorite in ACC, country

By Evan G. Marlow | November 4

Last April, Gordon Hayward’s half-court heave rimmed out as time expired and Duke held off Butler to win its fourth national championship. This fall ...

Dexter Strickland brings a drive to the basket that went unequaled by any Tar Heel guard last season. The
sophomore will return to his normal position of 2-guard this year with the addition of Kendall Marshall.

Tar Heel backcourt will be vital to this year's NCAA Tournament hopes

By Louie Horvath | November 4

A team can be stacked down low, replete with a future lottery draft pick and a cadre of talented big men, but if the guards cannot get them the ball, ...

Justin Knox bolsters UNC paint presence

By Aaron Taube | November 4

When Travis and David Wear decided to transfer from North Carolina within two months of the Tar Heels losing leading post scorers Deon Thompson and Ed ...

UNC moves past NIT year

By Grant Fitzgerald | November 4

Moral victories just won’t cut it anymore. Not for a school that has been to the Final Four 18 times. Not for a coach already enshrined in the Basketball ...

Wake Forest may have a demon of a time

By Brandon Moree | November 4

The Demon Deacons will depend on a young lineup and a new coach this season. A new head coach will have to find a way to replace the 66 percent of the ...

Terps ?ll hole left by Vasquez

By Chris Moore | November 4

For the past four years, Maryland hasn’t needed to search for a go-to star.

Defense key for Florida State

By Alexandra Chabolla | November 4

Last season, Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton molded the strongest defense in the ACC, which compensated for the league’s 10th-ranked offense and ...