Experience of 2016 Final Four run guides UNC men's basketball in Phoenix
Experience can be overrated. In the one-and-done era of college basketball, veteran-laden teams are often viewed as inferior because they lack NBA talent.
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Experience can be overrated. In the one-and-done era of college basketball, veteran-laden teams are often viewed as inferior because they lack NBA talent.
With the North Carolina football team losing so many offensive contributors from last season, it had to find a way to add some experience while developing its underclassmen.
Whatever name Mitchell Trubisky goes by won’t matter once he steps onto the field. With just one month until the NFL Draft, the Mitch versus Mitchell debate has taken on a life of its own during Trubisky’s quest to prove he can lead a professional franchise.
While it’s only February, the North Carolina women's lacrosse match against Maryland might have previewed what could happen in the NCAA title game on Memorial Day weekend. Considering both teams have split the last two national championships and are currently No. 1 and No. 2 in the latest rankings, it would come as no surprise if the two teams meet again in the postseason.
After upsetting rival N.C. State in Chapel Hill earlier this season, the North Carolina women's basketball team looked to do the same in Raleigh on Thursday. But a layup and two 3-pointers from the No. 18 Wolfpack to open the game sent the crowd in Reynolds Coliseum into a frenzy and UNC never recovered.
After trailing 2-1 for the opening nine minutes in its game against High Point, the No. 1 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team closed the half on an 8-1 scoring run and defeated the Panthers by a final score of 16-6.
With a 12-3 lead over Virginia, it looked like the North Carolina wrestling team was finally going to put it all together. A win would have given UNC two straight conference wins with a favorable match against Duke coming up. The middling program was poised to take a step forward.
No matter what the North Carolina men’s basketball team did, it kept getting worse.
Even with the bright lights and packed crowd, the North Carolina wrestling team couldn’t pull off the upset against No. 9 N.C. State (9-1, 2-0 ACC) in the “Brawl at the Hall.” While the Tar Heels (5-5, 0-2 ACC) were competitive, the Wolfpack still came away from Memorial Hall with a comfortable 19-11 victory.
Despite getting a scare on the road from Boston College, the No. 9 North Carolina men’s basketball team was able to hold off the Eagles and secure a 90-82 victory in Chestnut Hill on Saturday.
In search of its sixth straight victory, the No. 9 North Carolina men’s basketball team travels to Boston College on Saturday at 12 p.m. After beating Florida State and Syracuse, the Tar Heels (17-3, 5-1 ACC) hope to avoid a letdown against the Eagles (9-10, 2-4 ACC) after nearly falling in Chestnut Hill a season ago.
WINSTON-SALEM — With Wake Forest down 84-81 and needing a stop, the Demon Deacons had no clue who the No. 11 North Carolina men’s basketball team would turn to down the stretch.
After a promising start, the North Carolina football team struggled to move the ball offensively and ended its disappointing season Friday with a 25-23 loss to Stanford (10-3) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
With a berth in the national championship on the line, the North Carolina men’s soccer team fell to Stanford after 10 rounds penalty kicks. With UNC (14-4-3) needing a make to continue into an 11th round, Alex Comsia’s shot sailed over the goal to give Stanford (15-3-4) a chance to repeat as national champions.
The North Carolina men’s soccer team has defeated a lot of tough opponents this season en route to the College Cup. But its toughest opponent remains ahead, as the ninth-seeded Tar Heels (14-3-3) take on fifth-seeded Stanford (14-3-4) tonight at 8:45 p.m. in Houston for the right to play for a national championship.
After a sluggish start, the No. 7 North Carolina men's basketball team upped its game and defeated Davidson, 83-74, at home Wednesday. It was far from a stellar performance for the Tar Heels, but they were able to take care of business and hold off a late rally from a good mid-major program while playing without injured point guard Joel Berry.
For the first time since 2011, the North Carolina men’s soccer team is returning to the College Cup following a dramatic 1-0 double-overtime win over Providence at Fetzer Field on Friday.
When the North Carolina men’s soccer team glanced at the NCAA Tournament bracket a few weeks ago, it looked like a matchup against top-seeded Maryland in the quarterfinals was inevitable.
The 2016 North Carolina men’s soccer team has never lacked talent. But it has lacked toughness.
There have been plenty of opportunities for the North Carolina football team’s defense. But each chance ended with a drop, a bobble or a mistimed jump — and a lot of frustration.