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North Carolina wing Justin Jackson (44) points to the bench after hitting a 3-pointer against Oregon in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

ANALYSIS: Justin Jackson's NBA Draft departure could cost UNC men's basketball another title

By C Jackson Cowart | April 17

Justin Jackson’s jersey will hang in the Smith Center rafters long after he’s gone. But his absence will loom large over UNC next season.

Justin Jackson declares for NBA Draft, will leave UNC men's basketball

By Jeremy Vernon | April 13

Justin Jackson — the 2017 ACC Player of the Year who helped the North Carolina men's basketball team take home the 2017 national title — has declared ...

Tar Heels’ redemption tour finally ends in Arizona

By Brendan Marks | April 4

The North Carolina mens basketball team recieves the NCAA Final trophy after their win over Gonzaga in Phoenix on Monday.

A title to remember: North Carolina wins its sixth NCAA championship

By C Jackson Cowart | April 4

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — The confetti came late, but it was worth the wait.

Column: Third national title is Roy Williams' greatest achievement

By Jeremy Vernon | April 4

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — This moment deserves something spectacular. Grandiose. Orchestral — an “Ode to Roy,” if you will. But the man behind it warrants ...

C.B. McGrath named head coach at UNC Wilmington

By John Bauman | April 3

On Monday evening, UNC Wilmington announced that they had hired North Carolina assistant basketball coach C.B. McGrath to be the next head coach for the ...

Meeks (3) swats the ball from Gonzaga forward Zach Collinas (32) in the first half of the NCAA final.

UNC men's basketball gets redemption with national title win over Gonzaga

By Jeremy Vernon | April 3

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — On this stage, 364 days ago, the North Carolina men's basketball team fell hard.

Gonzaga center Przemek Kanowski (24) pulls up for a shot over South Carolina on Saturday. The Tar Heels will face Gonzaga for the NCAA championship final Monday night. Photo courtesy of Gavin Doremus/Gonzaga Bulletin

3 matchups to watch as UNC men's basketball battles Gonzaga for the national title

By Jeremy Vernon | April 3

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — It's now or never for the North Carolina men's basketball team. The Tar Heels (32-7) take on Gonzaga (37-1) tonight at 9:19 p.m. at ...

What to expect when Gonzaga battles UNC men's basketball for national title

By Jeremy Vernon | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — The North Carolina men's basketball team will try for its sixth national title when it takes on Gonzaga at 9:19 p.m. tonight in Glendale, ...

Roy Williams weighs in on men's basketball involvement in NCAA scandal

By Acy Jackson | April 2

North Carolina forward Isaiah Hicks (4) fades away over forward Oregon Dillon Brooks (24) in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

UNC seniors prepare for final ride ahead of national title game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — The seniors on this North Carolina men’s basketball team, like all those who have come before then, say they don’t talk about ...

North Carolina guard Joel Berry (2) shoots one of two free throws in the final seconds of the game. With a 1-point lead Berry missed both shots after forward Kennedy Meeks (3) missed both of his just moments before.

Two late tips send UNC men's basketball to championship game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Everything was hitting Kennedy Meeks at once: the sweat droplets splashing his cheeks, the stray shouts and steady boos from a green-and-yellow-clad ...

North Carolina guard Joel Berry (2) dribbles up court against Oregon in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

Joel Berry gives everything he has to UNC men's basketball before title game

By C Jackson Cowart | April 2

Joel Berry’s ankles aren’t what they used to be.

North Carolina forward Kennedy Meeks (3) shoots over Oregon forward Jordan Bell (1) in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

Kennedy Meeks-Przemek Karnowski battle down low will decide national championship game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — There’s big, and then there’s these two.

UNC men's basketball survives Oregon to reach national title game

By C Jackson Cowart | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Theo Pinson scampered around the court, squeezing the final four seconds separating North Carolina from its second straight title ...

North Carolina forward Kennedy Meeks (3) is embraced by guards Kenny Williams and Brandon Robinson after recording 25 points and 14 rebounds against Oregon in the teams' Final Four matchup on Saturday in Phoenix.

Kennedy Meeks powers UNC men's basketball to second straight national championship game

By Brendan Marks | April 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Early Saturday morning, somewhere in the Kimpton Hotel Palamar Phoenix Cityscape, Kennedy Meeks rolled over in bed.

North Carolina forward Kennedy Meeks (3) shoots over Oregon forward Jordan Bell (1) in the teams' Final Four matchup on April 1 in Phoenix.

UNC men's basketball back in national title game after 77-76 win over Oregon

By Jeremy Vernon | April 1

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — With a possible date with redemption a few days away, the top-seeded North Carolina men's basketball team locked in and clipped the ...

Column: Struggling Isaiah Hicks could sink UNC men's basketball against Gonzaga

By Jeremy Vernon | April 1

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Isaiah Hicks was nowhere to be found in the North Carolina locker room. The Tar Heels had just won their Final Four matchup over Oregon. ...

Oregon's Jordan Bell blocked eight shots in the Ducks' Elite Eight win over Kansas. Photo courtesy of Adam Eberhardt/Emerald.

UNC men's basketball plans to go right at Oregon shot blocker Jordan Bell

By Jeremy Vernon | March 31

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — It seems counterintuitive to go right at Oregon's Jordan Bell — who has more blocks this season than Isaiah Hicks has in his ...

The No. 13 Oregon Ducks play the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. (Adam Eberhardt/Emerald)

Tyler Dorsey brings 'Mr. March' moniker against UNC defense

By C Jackson Cowart | March 31

Nobody is hotter than Mr. March. This month, Tyler Dorsey has earned the nickname. Entering Saturday’s game against North Carolina, the sophomore guard ...