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Isaiah Hicks shoots the ball over Marc0Eddy Norelia.

Strong second half pushes UNC men's basketball past Florida Gulf Coast, 83-67

By Carlos Collazo and Pat James | March 17

RALEIGH — Forget about the first half. The No. 1 seed North Carolina men's basketball team must have done that after entering halftime ahead of 16th-seeded ...

Coach Roy Williams looks at the scoreboard during the North Carolina men's basketball team's practice at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Wednesday.

UNC men's basketball looks to avoid historic loss to 16th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast

By Pat James | March 17

RALEIGH — A No. 16 seed has never defeated a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. But as the head coach at Kansas in 2002, Roy Williams and the Jayhawks ...

What to know about Florida Gulf Coast, UNC's first-round opponent

By Pat James | March 17

Following its win over Fairleigh Dickinson in Tuesday’s NCAA Tournament play-in game, Florida Gulf Coast will face the North Carolina men’s basketball ...

James Worthy is honored during halftime at the Notre Dame-North Carolina ACC semifinals game.

Q&A with former UNC men's basketball player James Worthy

By Pat James | March 15

As a former member of the North Carolina men's basketball team and the Los Angeles Lakers, James Worthy is considered to be one of the best basketball ...

North Carolina forwards Kennedy Meeks (3) and Brice Johnson (11) react to their 61-57 victory over Virginia in Saturday's ACC Championship game.

North Carolina men's basketball earns No. 1 seed in East Regional of NCAA Tournament

By From staff and wire reports | March 13

One day after winning the ACC Tournament final against Virginia, the North Carolina men's basketball team was given the No. 1 seed in the East Region ...

Joel Berry's MVP performance carries UNC men's basketball to ACC Tournament championship

By Pat James | March 13

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Joel Berry strolled to the free throw line with less than a second left, Roy Williams pulled his sophomore point guard aside. With ...

North Carolina forward Isaiah Hicks (left) greets teammate Stilman White (right) after the UNC men's basketball team defeated Virginia 61-57 in the ACC Championship on Saturday.

Isaiah Hicks' basket helps seal ACC Tournament championship win for UNC

By Brendan Marks | March 13

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five points. Breathe out, it’s just enough. There was under a minute left in Saturday’s ACC Tournament championship game, and ...

UNC men's basketball takes everything in ACC Tournament championship win

By Brendan Marks | March 13

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nets are gone. They took them. And so are the posters, the ones they ripped off the white concrete walls of the Verizon Center. ...

Isaiah Hicks looks for an open shot. Hicks had his first career double-double on Friday night with 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

Isaiah Hicks records first career double-double, helps lead UNC men's basketball to ACC Tournament championship

By Pat James | March 12

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The joking started on the North Carolina bench and carried into the locker room. After Isaiah Hicks went 5-for-12 from the field ...

North Carolina guard Marcus Paige (5) pulls up a three pointer

Marcus Paige returns to form and leads UNC men's basketball to ACC Tournament final

By Brendan Marks | March 12

WASHINGTON, D.C. — He said it to himself, but everyone saw him mouth the words. “I’m back.” Marcus Paige had just hit his third 3-pointer of Friday’s ...

UNC men's basketball shuts down Notre Dame, cruises to ACC Tournament final

By Brendan Marks | March 11

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With six minutes and change to go in the first half, Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson made a layup. At that point, the North Carolina ...

Joel Berry's pit-bull mentality propels UNC men's basketball to ACC Tournament quarterfinal win

By Pat James | March 10

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It didn’t take long for Theo Pinson to realize what type of player Joel Berry would be.

Kenny Williams' first career 3-pointer helps seal ACC Tournament quarterfinal win for UNC men's basketball

By Brendan Marks | March 10

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kenny Williams made a 3-pointer, and it counted. And yes, it was in a game. And yes, you can try to write it off, but it mattered. ...

UNC men's basketball team pulls away from Pittsburgh for 88-71 win in ACC Tournament quarterfinals

By Pat James and Brendan Marks | March 10

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The North Carolina men’s basketball team’s ACC Tournament quarterfinal match against Pittsburgh was a game of runs.

Joel Berry makes a push against Maryland towards the basket

Joel Berry and the ride in the white truck

By Carlos Collazo | March 9

Joel Berry is riding in the white truck with his father, Joel Berry Sr

Bracket predictions: Where will UNC land in the NCAA Tournament bracket?

By Pat James | March 9

With conference tournaments in full swing, several media outlets have started making projections for this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket. After winning ...

Editors' roundtable: How will the ACC Tournament shake out?

March 9

After picking the top ACC and national men’s college basketball games each week this semester, The Daily Tar Heel pickers turn their attention to the ...

What to know about UNC's potential foes in the ACC

By C Jackson Cowart , Logan Ulrich and Pat James | March 9

The ACC Tournament is consistently one of the top conference tournaments in the country. And this year’s edition will likely be no different. As the ...

Justin Jackson (44) drives the ball down the court.

UNC men's basketball team looks to provide an answer to questions about toughness

By Pat James | March 7

Justin Jackson’s heard it all before.

Kennedy Meeks shakes slump in win

By Pat James | March 6

DURHAM — Five days before Saturday’s game against Duke, Kennedy Meeks took to Twitter to voice his frustration.