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Day'Ron Sharpe provides energy and defense in UNC's win against NCCU

By Jeremiah Holloway | December 12

In yet another game where the North Carolina Tar Heels started slowly, it was first-year forward Day'Ron Sharpe who provided energy and defense for UNC ...

North Carolina men's basketball overcomes slow start to defeat NCCU 73-67

By Jeremiah Holloway | December 12

North Carolina’s No. 16 men’s basketball team defeated North Carolina Central on Saturday with a final score of 73-67.

In loss to Iowa, UNC basketball's second-half resurgence shows this year's team has grit

By Hunter Nelson | December 9

Although Tuesday night's second-half push was not enough to get the Tar Heels over the hump against Iowa, the group demonstrated a fighting quality that ...

No. 3 Iowa's late 14-0 run seals Tar Heels' fate in 93-80 loss to Hawkeyes

By Hunter Nelson | December 8

Despite early struggles from AP preseason player of the year Luka Garza, No. 3 Iowa's late-game 14-0 run sealed its win over No. 16 North Carolina, 93-80. ...

Looking back at the good, the bad and the ugly for UNC men's basketball 2019-20 season

By Mary Mac Porter | December 6

The North Carolina men's basketball team was bad last season — a record-breaking level of bad. Head coach Roy Williams marked his only losing season ...

UNC basketball went 2-1 in this year's Maui Invitational. Here's what we learned

By Ryan Wilcox | December 2

The No. 14 North Carolina basketball team fell to No. 17 Texas on Wednesday, 69-67, clawing back from a 12-point first-half deficit only to see Longhorn ...

'We're still learning': Despite loss to Texas, UNC basketball is heading in the right direction

By Zachary Crain | December 2

“We’re still learning, still getting better as a team,” Brooks said. “It’s an everyday process to keep working every day, get used to how everybody ...

Last-second jumper vaults Texas over UNC basketball in Maui Invitational title game

By Ryan Wilcox | December 2

The No. 14 North Carolina men's basketball team (3-1) fell in dramatic fashion to No. 17 Texas (4-0) in the championship game of the Camping World Maui ...

UNC men's basketball passes the season's first real test in win over Stanford

By Zachary Crain | December 1

“I feel like we’re battle-tested, I feel like we’ve been through everything we could’ve possibly been through after last year,” Black said. ...

Despite narrow win over Stanford, there's still love in Roy Williams's coaching tree

By Ryan Heller | December 1

The only former UNC assistant coach to get an elusive victory against their former boss, Roy Williams, was Jerod Haase and his 2013 UAB Blazers.

North Carolina uses late buckets and strong defense to defeat Stanford, 67-63

By Ryan Heller | December 1

The No. 14 North Carolina men’s basketball team (3-0, 0-0 ACC) used great defense and a few late clutch buckets to defeat Stanford (1-1, 0-0 PAC-12). ...

After blow out against UNLV, the Tar Heels ready up for their first true test

By Zachary Crain | December 1

“We’ve got to play better,” coach Roy Williams said. “We can’t spot a lot of people 13 and think you’re gonna come back and win, so we’ve ...

UNC overcomes sloppy start, beats UNLV 78-51 in Maui Invitational first round

By Zachary Crain | November 30

The No. 14 North Carolina men’s basketball team (2-0) defeated UNLV (0-2), 78-51, in the first round of the Maui Invitational, despite a sloppy first ...

Analysis: Question marks surround potential of North Carolina's wings this season

By Jared McMasters | November 26

Junior Leaky Black, redshirt first-year Anthony Harris, and first-years Kerwin Walton and Puff Johnson are project to be the four main wings on this year’s ...

North Carolina men's basketball has the talent to overcome last year's shortcomings

By Brian Keyes | November 25

Despite a game against College of Charleston that was closer than it should have been, the North Carolina men's basketball team proved its talented group ...

Tar Heels overcome sluggish start to defeat College of Charleston 79-60 in season opener

By Brian Keyes | November 25

Despite a rocky first half, the North Carolina men's basketball team defeated College of Charleston 79-60 on Wednesday night, behind 17 points from first-year ...

Analysis: Tar Heels expected to lean on youthful stars in this year's backcourt

By Ryan Heller | November 25

First-years Caleb Love and R.J. Davis headline a group of relatively young, albeit talented, guards on this year's men's basketball teams.

Analysis: Best and worst case scenarios for the Tar Heels in 2020-2021

By Ike Bryant | November 24

Coming off one of the worst seasons in program history, here are the best and worst case scenarios for the 2020-2021 UNC men's basketball team.

'Iron sharpens iron': Armando Bacot is maximizing his potential on and off the court

By Jared McMasters | November 24

Armando Bacot isn't too shy or proud to acknowledge that his first season in Chapel Hill was inconsistent. Rather than succumb to any criticism, he's ...

Analysis: UNC's frontcourt boasts mix of skillful veterans, talented newcomers

By PJ Morales | November 24

With the return of established players in ACC Preseason Player of the Year Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot to go with an injection of five-star recruits, ...