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Starter breakdown: Kenny Williams is UNC's emotional leader against Duke

By Alex Zietlow | February 17

Kenny Williams seems to have inherited the role as the emotional leader of No. 8 UNC’s experienced squad.

Starter breakdown: Coby White will be crucial against Duke

By Jack Frederick | February 17

North Carolina won’t beat Duke without White. But if he’s going to be on the court, the Tar Heels can’t afford anything less than his best in both ...

We sat down with Antawn Jamison to talk about the significance of UNC-Duke rivalry

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | February 17

On Jan. 29, The Daily Tar Heel interviewed former UNC men’s basketball player Antawn Jamison regarding the significance of the UNC-Duke rivalry. Jamison ...

Starter breakdown: How Garrison Brooks fits into the UNC-Duke matchup

By Ryan Wilcox | February 17

Not enough has been said about sophomore big man Garrison Brooks. Here's a look at the starter's strengths and weaknesses headed into Wednesday's game. ...

Starter Breakdown: Cameron Johnson will need to shoot well against Duke

By Holt McKeithan | February 17

Check out the strengths, weaknesses and expectations for UNC guard Cameron Johnson as the team enters rivalry week.

Starter breakdown: Luke Maye faces off against athletic Duke frontcourt

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | February 17

We broke down Luke Maye's strengths, weaknesses and aspects to watch for ahead of Wednesday's game against Duke.

Breaking down the play of first-year forward Nassir Little this season

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 17

Nassir Little didn’t think his NBA dreams could come to fruition until two summers ago, when he attended the 2017 Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy. ...

Here's a look at the Tar Heels' strengths ahead of their matchup with No. 2 Duke

By Holt McKeithan | February 17

Here's a look at the Tar Heels' biggest strengths ahead of Wednesday's game versus Duke.

X-factor: Garrison Brooks will be key for UNC basketball against Duke

By Brian Keyes | February 17

Here's what it'll take from the UNC team to come away with a victory against Duke this week.

The history of the UNC-Duke rivalry, from its origins to now

By Jack Frederick | February 17

Over time, the UNC-Duke rivalry has been among one of the best in any sport. And it all started with two families who couldn't get along.

UNC's identity this season? Here are five games to paint that picture so far.

By Chapel Fowler | February 17

Ahead of UNC’s showdown with Duke, here are five key games from the season — ones that best reflect who the Tar Heels are, and who they are not.

Our sports editors predict the UNC-Duke game on Wednesday night

By Ryan Wilcox , Chris Hilburn-Trenkle , Holt McKeithan and Jack Frederick | February 17

Chris, Holt, Jack and Ryan weigh UNC's chances in its upcoming game against Duke on Wednesday.

No. 8 UNC sees seven-game winning streak snapped in 69-61 loss to No. 4 Virginia

What's UNC's biggest weakness going into the first Duke game of the season?

By Ryan Wilcox | February 17

For all its strengths, UNC's men's basketball team also has some worrying weaknesses.

Here's how bench play could drive UNC against Duke

By Brennan Doherty | February 17

When No. 8 North Carolina travels to Durham to face No. 2 Duke on Thursday, don’t expect either team to depend on their reserves too much.

Here are our top five UNC men's basketball wins over Duke in the rivalry's history

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | February 17

As UNC and Duke enter rivalry week and their 249th face-off, here are some of the most iconic matchups in the duo's history.

How a promise to Dean Smith brought former basketball player Vasco Evtimov back to UNC

By Chapel Fowler | February 17

Vasco Evtimov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and lived there until he was 12. Then came four years in France. He moved to the United States for high school ...

Cameron Johnson leads Tar Heels in near-perfect performance at Wake Forest

By Ryan Wilcox | February 16

Cameron Johnson played himself into rarified air. The graduate guard sank his first eight shots en route to a game-high 27 points on 10-13 from the field ...

UNC avoids trap game between Duke and Virginia, dominates Wake Forest, 95-57

By Holt McKeithan | February 16

Between a loss to Virginia Monday night and an away date with Duke on Wednesday, it could have been dismissed as human nature for the No. 8 North Carolina ...

No. 8 North Carolina dominates Wake Forest, 95-57, in Winston-Salem

By Holt McKeithan | February 16

WINSTON-SALEM — The No. 8 North Carolina men’s basketball team bounced back from a loss against No. 4 Virginia Monday night with a 95-57 win over ...

HALFTIME: UNC's defense is stifling Wake Forest, Tar Heels lead, 49-21

By Holt McKeithan | February 16

It’s halftime at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, and the No. 8 North Carolina men’s basketball team is dominating Wake ...