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Remembering the relief: Late Night With Roy will honor the 2017 team with championship banner

By Alex Zietlow | October 13

Josh Asiko remembers the win. He recalls making his way over the arduous hill on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the only sliver of road that mattered ...

Five-star Nassir Little commits to North Carolina basketball

By Jonah Lossiah | October 4

On Wednesday evening, 2018 five-star recruit Nassir Little committed to play basketball at North Carolina.

Roy Williams' Fast Break Against Cancer raises thousands of dollars for UNC Lineberger

By Parth Upadhyaya | October 3

Even though the 2017 national championship banner won't be revealed for a couple more weeks, North Carolina supporters had the Smith Center abuzz on Monday ...

UNC Recruiting blog: A first look at North Carolina basketball's future through 2019

By Sam Jarden | September 25

With fall finally upon us in Chapel Hill — and UNC's other flagship sports team struggling to start its season — North Carolina basketball fans ...

Nine former North Carolina basketball players take on the 2017 NBA Summer League

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | August 22

A slew of former North Carolina players participated in the 2017 NBA Summer League, which ran from July 7 to July 17 in Las Vegas. And out of all nine ...

Marcus Paige signs two-way contract with Hornets

By Chapel Fowler | August 2

CHARLOTTE — Marcus Paige has found his next NBA home, and the location couldn’t be more ideal.

Seniors leave gap on North Carolina basketball team

By Alex Zietlow | July 25

Less than 24 hours after the 2017 Tar Heels tied the nylon that once hung from the rims at University of Phoenix Stadium to the plastic snap closures ...

More fame, same Luke Maye

By Chapel Fowler | July 25

LINVILLE, N.C. — At 6-foot-3, I feel dwarfed.

Senior forwards Isaiah Hicks (left) and Kennedy Meeks (right) signed with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors, respectively.

Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks sign with NBA teams after draft

By Chapel Fowler | June 23

North Carolina senior forwards Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks will have a chance to continue their careers at the next level after being passed on in ...

Utah Jazz select Tony Bradley with the No. 28 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft

By Chapel Fowler | June 22

Tony Bradley, North Carolina basketball’s first one-and-done player in 10 years, is headed to Utah.

Sacramento Kings select Justin Jackson with No. 15 pick in NBA Draft

By Chapel Fowler | June 22

After three years in a North Carolina uniform, Justin Jackson has found his next home in Sacramento.

West Charlotte honors alumnus and NCAA champion Kennedy Meeks

By Chapel Fowler | May 27

CHARLOTTE — Nowadays, he’s an urban legend. Kids in the neighborhood ask for his autograph. They wear his jerseys. They want to be like him. But in ...

North Carolina forward Tony Bradley greets fans after the men's basketball team's victory in the national championship.

Tony Bradley forgoes sophomore season, declares for 2017 NBA Draft

By Chapel Fowler | May 24

In just over 14 minutes per game, he made over half his shot attempts, rebounded like a madman and ran the floor like few 6-foot-11, 240-pound bench players ...

North Carolina wing Theo Pinson (1), forward Kennedy Meeks (3) and guard Joel Berry defend Gonzaga guard Nigel Williams-Goss (5) in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Monday night in Phoenix.

ANALYSIS: Joel Berry will have free rein after return to UNC men's basketball

By John Bauman | April 26

On Tuesday evening, Joel Berry announced he would return to the North Carolina men’s basketball team for his senior season.

North Carolina guard Joel Berry (2) goes up for a shot in No. 5 UNC’s 90-83 win over No. 17 Duke on March 4th in the Smith Center. Berry finished with a team-high 28 points and five made 3-pointers.

Joel Berry withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to UNC for senior year

By Blake Richardson | April 25

Joel Berry has announced that he is withdrawing from the NBA Draft and will return to UNC for his senior year. “I know I can continue to improve my ...

North Carolina wing Theo Pinson (1) holds up his part of the cut down net after defeating Gonzaga 71-65 in the NCAA men's basketball Championship Monday night in Phoenix.

Theo Pinson declares for 2017 NBA Draft with option to return to UNC men's basketball

By C Jackson Cowart | April 24

Ready or not, here comes Theo Pinson. The junior wing declared for the 2017 NBA Draft on Sunday, joining teammates Joel Berry and Tony Bradley as the ...

Tony Bradley declares for 2017 NBA Draft after one season with UNC men's basketball

By C Jackson Cowart | April 24

For the first time in 10 years, North Carolina could have a one-and-done.

North Carolina guard Joel Berry II (2) celebrates in the final seconds of the NCAA Final agaianst Gonzaga in Phoenix on Monday.

Joel Berry declares for 2017 NBA Draft, could still return to UNC men's basketball

By C Jackson Cowart | April 24

The performance that sent Joel Berry's jersey to the Smith Center rafters could be his last in a North Carolina uniform.

Four-star forward Garrison Brooks commits to UNC men's basketball

By Jeremy Vernon | April 22

Garrison Brooks, a 6-foot-9, 215-pound power forward from Lafayette, Ala., has committed to the North Carolina men's basketball team, he announced Friday ...

Kevin Knox, a five-star forward from Tampa, Fla., is considering UNC men's basketball as one of his college options for 2017.

ANALYSIS: Kevin Knox would give UNC men's basketball the first win of 2017

By John Bauman | April 21

The North Carolina men’s basketball team just won a national championship, but the Sisyphean task that is college basketball in 2017 rolls on. And one ...