100 years of basketball

Tyler Hansbrough's No. 50 to be retired against Duke

David Reynolds

01/26/2010

Whenever North Carolina and Duke square off on the basketball court, finding an affordable ticket to the game can be one toughest tasks in all of college basketball.

Finding one for this year's contest in Chapel Hill just got a little bit harder.

UNC basketball honored by Sports Illustrated

David Reynolds

12/17/2009

The recent controversy surrounding the ejection of a Presbyterian fan from the Smith Center wasn't nearly enough to mar a decade of excellence for UNC basketball, at least according to Sports Illustrated.

As part of SI's campaign to name "The Best and Worst of the 2000s," the Tar Heels took home plenty of hardware for college basketball.

National championship fulfilled

David Ely

12/09/2009

Against Michigan State in Detroit, North Carolina finished its season with UNC’s fifth NCAA championship. DTH File photos

This article was published in the 2009 Year in Review issue of The Daily Tar Heel.

DETROIT — It all started when they decided to come back.

Four players declining the riches of the NBA, motivated to make one more run at history. One more run at a national title.

David Reynolds

11/11/2009

John Henson dunks against Florida International as Deon Thompson watches.

Update on the UNC throwback uniforms the men's basketball team wore in its first game against Florida International.

I asked the UNC athletic department if there were any more throwback games in store this season, and here was its response.

"The throwbacks we wore the other night (based on the 1957 uniforms) are the only set of throwbacks we'll wear this season," Matt Bowers, the associate director of athletic communications, wrote in an email. "We will wear them for at least one more game this season, but which game(s) they might be worn again is undetermined at this point."

UNC to play tonight in 1957 uniforms

Powell Latimer

11/09/2009

Former UNC coach Frank McGuire stands with members of the 1957 UNC basketball team. UNC finished 32-0 and win a national title.

North Carolina will open its 2009-10 season with a blast from the past. The Tar Heels play Florida International tonight at 7, and UNC is donning throwback unis — from 1957.

So if you're going to the game tonight, check out the retro uniforms.

The DTH will also be live blogging from the game. Check us out at dailytarheel.com!

Video: Late Night with Roy 2009

Jarrard Cole, Rachel Scall, and Rachel Will

10/19/2009

Flashback: Runaway champions

David Ely

10/16/2009

Tyler Hansbrough contributed 18 points as UNC defeated Michigan State, 89-72, for the 2009 national title. DTH File Photo

DETROIT — It all started when they decided to come back.

Four players declining the riches of the NBA, motivated to make one more run at history. One more run at a national title.

And everything that happened this season — the expectations, the No. 1 rankings, the blowout wins — pointed toward this one signature moment.

Sports Desk

10/16/2009

Michael Jordan helps cut down the nets after the 1982 NCAA National Championship. Courtesy of UNC Athletic Communications

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2009: Franklin Street celebration

Jarrard Cole, Zach Evans and Nick Mendler

10/15/2009

Fans swarm Franklin Street to celebrate North Carolina's fifth NCAA National Championship victory.

2009: Franklin Street timelapse

Andrew Dye

10/15/2009

Nine hundred and thirty-one images were taken to create this timelapse of the scene that gathered to celebrate North Carolina's fifth NCAA National Championship. This camera was set above the intersection of Franklin and Columbia on the rooftop of Spanky's restaurant.

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