UNC men's basketball team looks to provide an answer to questions about toughness
Justin Jackson’s heard it all before.
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Justin Jackson’s heard it all before.
DURHAM — Five days before Saturday’s game against Duke, Kennedy Meeks took to Twitter to voice his frustration.
DURHAM — The ghosts of seasons past haunted the North Carolina men’s basketball team entering its regular season finale against Duke.
Two plays, that’s all the North Carolina men’s basketball team had time to watch in the two days following its 74-73 loss to Duke.
Isaiah Hicks knew he’d be a member of the North Carolina men’s basketball team long before Roy Williams did.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Since the start of the season, Coach Roy Williams has referred to Virginia as the best team in the country.
RALEIGH — Before Wednesday night’s game between North Carolina and N.C. State, Theo Pinson approached Justin Jackson, not to offer advice but to offer confidence.
A little over a month ago, I filled this same space with a column explaining why North Carolina forward Isaiah Hicks shouldn’t start.
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s 74-73 loss to Duke, North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams was determined to make his team forget about its devastating defeat.
The ball belonged in his hands. You’d think it had to.
The first time my grandparents watched a Duke-North Carolina game together, my grandmother had no idea her husband was rooting for the Blue Devils.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — As the Notre Dame fans celebrated on the Purcell Pavilion court and silence filled the North Carolina locker room, Brice Johnson stared aimlessly, his eyes fixated on the carpet beneath his feet.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — With less than three minutes left in the first half, the No. 2 North Carolina men’s basketball team led Notre Dame by 15 points and appeared to be in control.
nsd html { height:100%; } body { background-color: #FFFFFF; margin:0; height:100%; } Wide receivers Safeties Quarterbacks Defensive tackles Guards Inside linebackers 2016 National Signing Day Running backs Defensive ends Cornerbacks Offensive tackles Outside linebackers Tight ends Logan Byrdis a 6-foot-3, 229-pound pro-style quarterback from Veterans High School in Kathleen, Ga. (No. 421, 3-star) Chazz Surrattis a 6-foot-3, 210-pound dual-threat quarterback from East Lincoln High School in Denver, N.C. (No. 310, 4-star) Home Quarterbacks Running backs Jordon Brownis a 5-foot-10, 180-pound running back from Southern High School in Durham, N.C. (No. 474, 3-star) Wide Receivers Myles Dorn is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound wide receiver from Zebulon B. Vance High School in Charlotte, N.C. (No. 452, 3-star) Rontavius Grovesis a 5-foot-11, 175-pound wide receiver from Pearl Cohn High School in Nashville, Tenn. (No. 453, 3-star) Roscoe Johnsonis a 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver from Union County High School in Union, S.C. (N/A, 3-star) Tight Ends Garrett Walstonis a 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end from New Hanover High School in Wilmington, N.C. (No. 450, 3-star) Noah Turner is a 6-foot-3, 235 pound tight end from Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Ill. (No. 736, 3-star) Jay Jay McCargois a 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive tackle from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Va. (No. 362, 3-star) Luke Elderis a 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive tackle from LaGrange High School in LaGrange, Ga. (No. 656, 3-star) Offensive Tackles Tyler Pritchett is a 6-foot-3, 290-pound guard from Auburn High School in Auburn, Ala. (No. 757, 3-star) Guards Outside Linebackers Dominique Ross is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound outside linebacker from Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. (No. 856, 3-star) J.B. Copeland is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound outside linebacker from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas (JUCO Transfer) Jonathan Smithis a 6-foot-1, 220-pound inside linebacker from Scotland County High School in Laurinburg, N.C. (No. 572, 3-star) Inside Linebackers Patrice Reneis a 6-foot-2, 190-pound cornerback from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. (No. 420, 3-star) K.J. Sails is a 5-foot-11, 170-pound cornerback from East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Fla. (No. 549, 3-star) Myles Wolfolk is a 6-foot, 190-pound cornerback from Dr. Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. (No. 717, 3-star) Gregory Ross is a 6-foot, 175-pound cornerback from Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Md. (No. 831, 3-star) Cornerbacks Safeties D.J. Ford is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound safety from Clay Central High School in Lineville, Ala. (N/A, 2-star) James Pierre is a 6-foot-1, 174-pound safety from Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (No. 705, 3-star) Kyree Campbellis a 6-foot-5, 305-pound defensive tackle from Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, Va. (No. 443, 3-star) Marlon Dunlapis a 6-foot-5, 285-pound defensive tackle from West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, N.C. (N/A, 3-star) Defensive Tackles Tomon Fox is a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga. (No. 366, 3-star) Tyrone Hopper is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound defensive end from Roswell High School in Roswell, Ga. (No. 738, 3-star) Nolan DeFranco is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound defensive end from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Fla. (N/A, 3-star) Allen Cater is a 6-foot-5, 245-pound defensive end from Mount Peran Christian School in Kennesaw, Ga. (N/A, 3-star) Defensive Ends 2016 National Signing Day Outside Linebackers Patrice Reneis a 6-foot-2, 190-pound cornerback from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. (No. 420, 3-star) K.J. Sails is a 5-foot-11, 170-pound cornerback from East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Fla. (No. 549, 3-star)
The North Carolina men’s basketball program has served as a pipeline for future NBA players, producing 17 draft picks in the past 10 years — the third-highest mark among all Division I schools, behind Kentucky and Kansas.
Four days after North Carolina’s 84-73 win over Syracuse, the tweets and articles about forward Isaiah Hicks keep coming — as they should.
The Tar Heels welcomed seven high school graduates and one junior college transfer to campus on Monday for the start of the spring semester.
ORLANDO — As Coach Larry Fedora attempted to put the North Carolina football team’s season into perspective, the sound of Baylor’s celebration infiltrated the press room walls on Dec. 29 at Citrus Bowl Stadium.
For the first time in almost a month, Coach Roy Williams expects the North Carolina men's basketball team will welcome junior forward Kennedy Meeks back to the lineup.
ORLANDO, FLA. — For the second time in as many tries, the No. 10 North Carolina football team fell short of setting a new school record with 12 wins this season.