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No. 14 UNC wins at Louisville for the first time, extends five-game ACC streak

By Keaton Eberly | February 18

For one of the most distinguished programs in college basketball, UNC finally checked another milestone off the list: winning at Louisville. Now, the ...

Second-half 13-0 run pushes No. 14 UNC past Notre Dame, 83-66

By Holt McKeithan | February 13

Locked in a close battle on Monday night, the No. 14 North Carolina men’s basketball team needed a knockout punch against a Notre Dame team it was struggling ...

'A tough little nut:' Joel Berry II key on offense, defense in 83-66 win

By Chapel Fowler | February 13

When Joel Berry II arrived at the Smith Center on Monday, ahead of UNC’s third ACC game in five days, something started bothering him.

Forward Theo Pinson (1) dunks in the final seconds of UNC's 82-78 win over Duke on Thursday night in the Smith Center.

'It's one of those nights:' Theo Pinson punctuates 82-78 win over rival Duke

By Alex Zietlow | February 12

When Theo Pinson descended back to the Smith Center hardwood — a halfsecond away from punctuating the No. 21 North Carolina men’s basketball team’s ...

Luke Maye's 27-point second half carries UNC to 96-89 win over N.C. State

By Jonah Lossiah | February 11

RALEIGH — After seeing its 28-18 first-half lead evaporate, the North Carolina men's basketball team needed a spark.

No. 21 UNC men's basketball uses experience, composure to beat N.C. State, 96-89

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | February 10

What a difference a week makes.

In 82-78 win over Duke, Kenny Williams and Cameron Johnson make their marks

By Jack Frederick | February 9

For one player on the North Carolina men’s basketball team, it was the start of a journey, as a Tar Heel, against the Blue Devils. For another, it was ...

After close victory, UNC students and local residents rush Franklin Street

By Molly Horak and Rebecca Ayers | February 9

UNC students and local residents ran to Franklin Street to celebrate the Tar Heel's 82-78 victory over Duke. People rushed out of Top of the Hill Distillery, ...

ANALYSIS: This year, rivals UNC and Duke have adopted each other's play styles

By Jack Frederick | February 7

When the North Carolina and Duke men's basketball teams suit up in different shades of blue on Thursday night, most of the usual aspects will be there. ...

How Luke Maye has convinced the college basketball world that he belongs

By Alex Zietlow | February 6

Perhaps it’s easiest to package and deliver his story to the dumbfounded majority of college basketball fans in the phrase he wore verbatim on a black, ...

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.

Here are the best places to watch the UNC-Duke game

By Cy Neff | February 6

Want in on the action? Well then, there’s this thing called the Dook - UNC game, and here’s where you should watch it...

Luke Maye named to Wooden Award late-season watch list

By Jack Frederick | February 5

Forward Luke Maye was named as only one of two ACC players to appear on the John R. Wooden Award late-season watch list on Monday night.

The great K-Ville epidemic: Duke students given grace-period after flu outbreak

By Emily Davis | February 4

Duke's annual Krzyzewskiville tenting was put on pause after a flu outbreak.

In his first game against Pittsburgh since transferring, Cameron Johnson scores 14

By Jordanna Clark | February 4

The last time that the Pittsburgh men’s basketball team came to Chapel Hill was on Jan. 31 of last year. In that game, Cameron Johnson scored 24 points ...

No. 19 UNC finds a sense of urgency in blowout home win over Pittsburgh

By Jonah Lossiah | February 4

Joel Berry II deflected the pass right around UNC's free throw line, and it kept rolling.

North Carolina guard Cameron Johnson (13) drives to the basket against Clemson on Jan. 30 in Littlejohn Coliseum.

ANALYSIS: Loss to Clemson shows UNC's reliance on two-man offense in ACC play

By Chapel Fowler | February 1

“I don’t like it to just be two guys. Our best teams? It’s never been just two guys. Our best team — it’s going to be four or five ...

Tar Heels in the Pros: Johnson joins Bullock in Detroit in trade deal

By Keaton Eberly | January 31

The last time basketball players Brice Johnson and Reggie Bullock were on the same team, North Carolina made it to the round of 32 in 2013. Since then, ...

Clemson's 3-point barrage hands UNC its first three-game losing streak since 2014

By Chapel Fowler | January 30

CLEMSON, S.C. — A day or two ago, Joel Berry II asked his head coach a question.

First-year guard Jalek Felton suspended from university

By Corey Risinger and Chapel Fowler | January 30

First-year guard Jalek Felton of the North Carolina men's basketball team has been suspended from the university, the team announced on Tuesday morning ...

ANALYSIS: How much of a factor is fatigue in UNC's ACC struggles?

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | January 29

The subject of fatigue is one that makes all coaches sweat, both young and old. The dilemma centers on how much to play your star athletes, while making ...