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Larry Drew II, whose clutch play in past NIT games moved UNC forward, couldn't help the team Thursday. DTH/Katherine Vance

North Carolina ends season with loss in NIT championship

By Powell Latimer | April 1

NEW YORK — North Carolina's 2010 season ended with a turnover, 700 miles from Indianapolis and the Final Four.The Tar Heels (20-17) made the NIT championship ...

Roy Williams talks with Dexter Strickland, Leslie McDonald and John Henson. DTH/Katherine Vance

Tar Heels unable to get over the hump in NIT title game

By David Reynolds | April 1

NEW YORK – In the second half of Dayton’s 79-68 win against North Carolina, the Tar Heels scratched and clawed into the Flyers’ double-digit halftime ...

Dayton tops UNC in NIT Finals

By Jonathan Jones | April 1

North Carolina's bid to be the first team to win the NCAA Championship and NIT Championship in consecutive seasons was foiled on Thursday night.Dayton ...

Tar Heels down by 13 in NIT championship

By Powell Latimer | April 1

NEW YORK — North Carolina trails Dayton by 13 at halftime of the NIT championship game.Larry Drew leads UNC with nine points, and Deon ...

NIT championship live chat

By David Reynolds | April 1

NIT championship live chat

Video: Reactions to the NIT

By Multimedia Staff | April 1

We interviewed students about what they thought of UNC's run through the NIT and whether they'll rush Rosemary St. if the team wins Thursday night.

John Henson has really been stepping it up recently.

Henson keeps Tar Heels' spirits in play

By Powell Latimer | March 31

NEW YORK — Just before the tip-off of overtime during North Carolina’s win against Rhode Island on Tuesday, John Henson had to stop.URI’s Will Martell, ...

Tar Heels’ defense evolving as tournament ?nal looms

By David Reynolds | March 31

A 32-point loss isn’t usually included in a discussion of a team’s increased effort level.But that’s exactly what point guard Larry Drew II wanted ...

Larry Drew II continued his postseason heroics by hitting a game-tying layup with 55 seconds left. DTH/ Katherine Vance

Drew II's clutch play vaults UNC into finals

By Powell Latimer | March 31

NEW YORK — North Carolina’s point guard wants a little bit of redemption — and in Madison Square Garden, he started to get some. Larry Drew II has ...

Freshman John Henson continued his postseason success with six points and 12 rebounds. DTH/Katherine Vance

Experience helps UNC net overtime victory against Rhode Island

By David Reynolds | March 31

NEW YORK — A Nestle iced tea bottle flew on the court in the seconds following North Carolina’s 68-67 victory in the semifinals of the NIT.It landed ...

Tar Heels advance to NIT Championship

By Jonathan Jones | March 30

North Carolina continued its run to a second postseason tournament final in two years with its 68-67 overtime win against Rhode Island on Tuesday at Madison ...

Dexter Strickland averages 5.6 points per game for UNC in his first season. DTH File/Phong Dinh

Strickland ?nding footing

By David Reynolds | March 30

Everything about freshman Dexter Strickland is precise.The whisker-thin mustache just above his upper lip is always groomed to perfection. That attention ...

The last time UNC won the NIT

By Powell Latimer | March 30

In 1971, Richard Nixon was president, the United States was involved in a massively unpopular war in Vietnam and on March 27, North Carolina beat Georgia ...

Freshman John Henson said UNC’s success in the NIT has been a welcome break from the struggles the team has faced.DTH/Phong Dinh

NIT loosens up Tar Heels

By Mike Ehrlich | March 29

As North Carolina ran out of the locker room to begin a tournament that no Tar Heel aspired to reach, Marcus Ginyard laughed.They were in a gym that hadn’t ...

Settling for a different kind of ?nal four

March 29

For a traditional basketball powerhouse like North Carolina, March is as much a mainstay as it is a month.But as is sometimes the case with things in ...

North Carolina senior forward Deon Thompson has suffered two losses in Madison Square Garden. DTH/ Phong Dinh

Deon Thompson wants NYC redemption

By Powell Latimer | March 29

Deon Thompson has played more games in a North Carolina uniform than any player in the history of the program. He’s hit the floor 150 times in his career.He ...

Sophomore Tyler Zeller blocked five shots and pulled down seven rebounds on Tuesday. Courtesy of Alyssa Mitchell

Men's Basketball heading to New York after win over UAB

By Powell Latimer | March 24

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —Larry Drew II refuses to let the other shoe drop. Just two weeks removed from wondering if a .500 record would even make the NIT tournament, ...

UNC advances to NIT semifinals

By David Reynolds | March 23

The North Carolina men's basketball team upset UAB on the road Tuesday night 60-55 to advance to the semifinals of the NIT in Madison Square Garden.The ...

Sophomore point guard Larry Drew II and the rest of UNC’s perimeter players have cut down on their turnovers. DTH/Daniel Sircar

Tar Heels clean up offense, prepare for third NIT game

By Powell Latimer | March 23

After Larry Drew II’s game-winning layup fell through the basket Saturday, there was a conspicuous absence from the postgame stat sheet.North Carolina ...

Freshman Dexter Strickland scored eight points and two assists off the bench for North Carolina. DTH/Jordan lawrence

Freshmen propel Tar Heels to win

By Powell Latimer | March 22

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Trailing 13-2 and steaming mad at his team, North Carolina coach Roy Williams yanked the team’s veterans.Against a hot-shooting ...