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North Carolina men's basketball announces 2020-2021 season schedule

By Brian Keyes | November 10

The North Carolina men's basketball team announced its season schedule on Tuesday — the Tar Heels are slated to play a reduced 27 games due to the COVID-19 ...

'Not just for the boys': Female athletic managers make strides in male-dominated field

By Kaitlyn Schmidt | November 8

For Mariah Vargas, working with male athletes offers an important experience that will hopefully one day land her a job in the MLB: she knows how to navigate ...

UNC athletics announces reduced fan capacity for basketball, updates ticket policy

By PJ Morales | November 5

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham and Rams Club executive director John Montgomery said in a press release that fan capacity at both the Dean E. ...

Tar Heels prepare to put last season's disappointment behind them

By Brian Keyes | October 21

The North Carolina men's basketball team went out in unceremonious fashion last season, with a loss in the second round of the ACC Tournament. This year, ...

'He's pissed': Roy Williams 'hungry' to ensure UNC bounces back from last year's woes

By Macy Meyer | October 21

“If I tell you something, you ought to take it to the bank because I’m going to tell you the freaking truth,” UNC men's basketball head coach Roy ...

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Tar Heels in the Pros: Three former UNC basketball players shine in NBA bubble

By Deven Wackett | October 8

With Los Angeles Lakers forward Danny Green being the only Tar Heel left standing in the NBA bubble, the 10-year league veteran could add a third ring ...

UNC men's basketball adds second 2021 commit in four-star shooting guard D'Marco Dunn

By Ryan Heller | September 30

One of the top shooting guards in the 2021 class chose the Tar Heels over Vanderbilt, Clemson, Arizona, Louisville, Texas and Georgia.

'Living his purpose through coaching': Jackie Manuel begins new chapter in UNC career

By Jared McMasters | September 22

From UNC’s infamous 8-20 season to winning the 2005 national championship, Jackie Manuel had a roller coaster of a playing career during his time in ...

UNC play-by-play broadcaster Jones Angell talks calling games during COVID-19

By Madi Kirkman | September 20

"For the most part, we tried to do a large majority of our interviews in person and that, for the moment, has slowed way down," Jones Angell said. "We ...

NCAA announces college basketball start date as November 25

By Brian Keyes | September 17

The NCAA announced on Wednesday that college basketball would start on Nov. 25, with a reduced number of games for the upcoming season.

Former national champion Jackie Manuel joins women's basketball coaching staff

By Nicole Schroder | September 15

"With Jackie being a former player, national champion and an experienced coach at various institutions, he will certainly make an impact on the team," ...

Fifteen random questions UNC's Roy Williams has (probably) never been asked before

By Ryan Wilcox | September 13

Roy Williams has been asked a lot of questions, but we (almost) guarantee that he's never been asked these questions before.

New book focuses on Larry Miller, 'lost legend' of UNC basketball

By Eve Maddock | September 3

Stephen Demorest said his book details how Larry Miller’s career follows the arc of sports development in culture, where basketball went from a local ...

Column: American sports need to be put on pause

By Isaiah Lucas | September 2

"There are simply too many people that have no problem cheering for the athlete that wears the number 7 on their back when they compete but have difficulty ...

UNC athletics extends deal with Libman, a cleaning tools company

By Jeremiah Holloway | August 27

"For us, they’re a national household brand,” Beale said. “They value UNC because of our large national fan base. They have partnered with multiple ...

Armando Bacot, Garrison Brooks speak out on Twitter as UNC students told to leave campus

By Jared McMasters | August 19

“The student-athletes don’t have to agree with the athletic department every time they make a statement," Steve Kirschner, senior associate athletic ...

Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC players gear up for the end of the NBA regular season

By Eve Maddock | August 12

With the NBA's regular season coming to a close on Friday, here's how some former Tar Heels have fared in the bubble.

Roy and Wanda Williams donate over $600,000 to fund scholarships for spring athletes

By Zachary Crain | July 24

The donation will go to fund scholarships for student-athletes in spring sports including men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, softball, men’s ...

55 years ago, UNC men's basketball coaching legend Dean Smith was hanged in effigy

By Sarah Gray Barr | July 22

“It was just the frustration and realization of why [the effigy] was up there,” Billy Cunningham said. “The feelings I had towards coach Smith, ...

UNC forward Harrison Barnes is defended by Ohio guard Nick Kellogg. Barnes scored 12 points in the Tar Heels 73-65 overtime win over Ohio on Friday, March 23, 2012 in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC men's basketball players prepare for NBA restart

By PJ Morales | July 15

Following the NBA's cancellation in March, a conclusion to the 2019-20 season once seemed uncertain. With the league's plan to resume play on July 30, ...