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Analysis: How Makur Maker's Howard commitment could change college basketball recruiting

By Jeremiah Holloway | July 9

Makur Maker, the cousin of Detroit Pistons center Thon Maker, recently committed to play for the Howard men's basketball team. ESPN’s 16th-ranked recruit ...

Explaining UNC's student athletic ticket system

By Andrew Reynolds | June 29

North Carolina features some of the most prominent college sports programs in the country. If students want to attend men’s basketball games, football ...

Previous Head Coach Dean Smith cuts down the net at the UNC vs. Michigan NCAA championship game in New Orleans, L.A. in 1993.

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Welcome to UNC, Class of 2024. You're a basketball fan now.

By Hunter Nelson | June 29

Throughout this 60-year story, UNC's success has ignited passion in its fan base, as thousands of Tar Heel faithful gather in the Dean Dome for every ...

Analysis: These four players will make up UNC men's basketball's frontcourt rotation

By Hunter Nelson | June 29

With low-post stars Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot returning, UNC added two McDonald's All-Americans to a stacked frontcourt rotation.

Analysis: Here are the top five seasons from a UNC point guard this century

By Ryan Wilcox | June 23

If there's one thing North Carolina basketball isn't short on, historically speaking, it's point guards.

On this day 36 years ago, the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan

By Jeremiah Holloway | June 18

On June 19, 1984, the NBA career of Michael Jordan began when he was selected third overall by the Chicago Bulls.

Analysis: These prospects could fill out UNC men's basketball's 2021 recruiting class

By Zachary Crain | June 16

The Tar Heels’ 2020 class sits at No. 2 nationally and is filled with potential NBA prospects, and with forward Garrison Brooks entering his final year ...

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Q&A: UNC grad and USADA head Travis Tygart talks Lance Armstrong case and more

By Ryan Wilcox | June 14

Travis Tygart graduated from UNC in 1993 with a degree in philosophy. Now, he's the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which in 2012 helped expose cyclist ...

Clay Browning, a former graduate assistant coach for UNC football, crowd surfs in the bleacher level student section of the Dean Smith Center before the UNC men's basketball game vs. Duke on March 4, 2017.

Analysis: How the NBA's framework for return could affect college basketball's season

By Jeremiah Holloway | June 11

With the NBA's decision to return to action on July 30, the NCAA will be provided a framework for how to move forward with its college basketball seasons. ...

Dean Smith talks to Vince Carter during the Feb. 27, 1996 game against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons won 84-60. DTH File/Erik Perel.

Tar Heels in the pros: Here's how the NBA's 22-team return will affect former UNC players

By Zachary Crain | June 9

With the NBA's decision to restart the season on July 31 in Orlando, some of the league's former Tar Heels will be packing their bags and heading to Florida, ...

Analysis: 'What if?' moments that could have won UNC another basketball banner

By Hunter Nelson | June 1

In the NCAA Tournament, a national championship is never guaranteed — even is the team is a No. 1 seed and stacked with NBA talent. Here are two times ...

Ramses runs out of the tunnel before kickoff on Saturday.

Analysis: How the NCAA's decision to allow voluntary return to campus will affect UNC

By Jeremiah Holloway | May 28

With the NCAA’s decision to lift the moratorium on voluntary workouts for three major sports — football and men's and women's basketball — UNC athletics ...

Chapel Hill hotel creates replica of Michael Jordan's Granville Towers room

By Jared McMasters | May 27

The room — fittingly selected to be Room No. 23 in the hotel — will feature Jordan’s actual Granville Towers student ID card, replicas of his posters, ...

Analysis: What UNC might have looked like if John Wall had become a Tar Heel

By Jeremiah Holloway | May 21

In an appearance on the "ALL THE SMOKE" podcast, Wizards guard John Wall said he nearly chose UNC over Kentucky as his college home in 2010. Here's what ...

UNC's Brandon Robinson talks 'The Last Dance,' Roy Williams and postgrad plans

By Ryan Wilcox | May 19

We caught up with Brandon Robinson, who just finished his senior season with UNC men's basketball, to talk "The Last Dance" — ESPN's 10-part documentary ...

Column: Michael Jordan's lasting impact on UNC

By Zachary Crain | May 18

Michael Jordan's impact on UNC goes beyond a game-winning shot in the 1982 National Championship game. His legend and personal brand will continue to ...

UNC fans crowned the best in men's college basketball Twitter vote

By Isaiah Lucas | May 13

After the NCAA canceled all spring competition due to COVID-19, Fox College Hoops created a Twitter bracket to determine who had the best fans in college ...

The Smith Center on Saturday, March 9, 2013 after a game against Duke.

NCAA to allow college athletes to profit from name, image and likeness

By Zachary Crain | April 29

The NCAA Board of Governors is backing a rule change that would allow college athletes to profit off of their name, image and likeness, the NCAA announced ...

Analysis: How the 3-point revolution impacted UNC basketball

By Mary Mac Porter | April 23

The 3-point shot has revolutionized the game of basketball. After it was created, low-frequency shots from way outside were not only rewarded but encouraged. Despite ...

Shea Rush looks back at four years on the UNC men's basketball team

By Jake Smith | April 23

To Shea Rush, basketball is central to nearly all of his experiences. He certainly became a better player over the last four years, but he says the program ...