'So much joy': UNC men's basketball climbs the ladder, advances to Final Four
(03/28/22 3:43am)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — After four years, Leaky Black stepped on the ladder.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — After four years, Leaky Black stepped on the ladder.
On Sunday evening, the No. 8 seed North Carolina men’s basketball team advanced to its first Final Four appearance since 2017’s national championship and ended No. 15 seed St. Peter’s Cinderella campaign by way of a 69-49 blowout.
Following consecutive wins over No. 1 seed Baylor and No. 4 seed UCLA, the North Carolina men’s basketball team will face a different sort of challenge in the Elite Eight on Sunday.
On Friday night, Hubert Davis didn’t want to talk about January.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — At halftime, Caleb Love changed his shoes.
The No. 8 seed North Carolina men’s basketball team’s unlikely NCAA Tournament run continued on Friday, defeating No. 4 seed UCLA by a score of 73-66 to earn a date in the Elite 8 with No. 15 seed St. Peter’s.
Entering the NCAA Tournament, you could be forgiven for assuming the North Carolina men’s basketball team wouldn’t be here. But here they are: preparing for a trip to Philadelphia, two wins away from earning the program its first Final Four berth since 2017.
With the sun beaming down and perennial title contender Northwestern in town, the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team passed its first true test of the season on Sunday.
With a 23-5 record and a top-10 NCAA NET ranking, the No. 16 North Carolina women’s basketball team has all but guaranteed its spot in the NCAA Tournament.
For the North Carolina men’s basketball team, life on the NCAA Tournament bubble can be defined by a simple statement: to get in, you don’t have to beat the best — you just have to outdo the rest.
In a near must-win game, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (19-8, 11-5 ACC) defeated Virginia Tech (16-11, 8-8), 65-57, to bolster its NCAA Tournament chances.
Tucked in a corner at the bottom of the Student Union, down a few sets of stairs or a 2 o’clock turn just past Wendy’s, sit four tables.
Zooming out and looking toward the past, it’s strange to consider a nail-biting win over Clemson a major victory for the North Carolina men’s basketball team.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team (17-7, 9-4 ACC) escaped with a narrow victory over Clemson (12-11, 4-8) on Tuesday after an impressive second half offensive performance.
With five minutes to go, the exodus began.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski never took a paycheck from UNC, never wore the words "North Carolina" across his chest and has spent more than 40 years of his life trying to beat the Tar Heels.
Over the last two years, you could be forgiven for shrugging your shoulders and bemoaning repeated weekend heartbreak at the Dean E. Smith Center as "just another Saturday in Chapel Hill."
In college basketball, progress isn’t linear, and its end result is unclear.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team (9-3, 1-0 ACC) defeated Appalachian State (6-7, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Tuesday, 70-50, putting the Tar Heels back in the win column after a blowout loss to Kentucky on Saturday.
For UNC, the Hubert Davis era could have had a better start. Especially on the defensive end.
