Analysis: What UNC can do to stop Duke's Vernon Carey Jr. on Saturday
Forgive Vernon Carey Jr. for not being the generational talent that is Zion Williamson.
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Forgive Vernon Carey Jr. for not being the generational talent that is Zion Williamson.
Literature professor and mythologist Joseph Campbell defines his concept of the "monomyth" as such:
Eric Montross played at North Carolina from 1990-94, capturing a national championship in 1993 and helping the Tar Heels upset Duke in the famous "bloody Montross" game. Now, he works with men's basketball fundraising efforts and is a radio commentator for UNC hoops.
After two straight wins, the most optimistic of North Carolina fans have allowed themselves to start thinking: what would it take?
When Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday, he died as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Many are aware that he was almost one of the greatest UNC players of all time, too.
It happened Saturday afternoon, finally, after 1,124 career games, five consecutive false starts and ten losses into the most tumultuous season in a decade for the Tar Heels. It came after what seemed to be UNC's only hope was forced to the sideline, an uncanny home win streak was snapped and team veterans wondered what could possibly come next.
BLACKSBURG, Va. — First, there was the Brandon Robinson news.
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The North Carolina men's basketball team (8-10, 1-6 ACC) lost to Virginia Tech (14-5, 5-3 ACC), 79-77, on a last second shot by the Hokies to give UNC its fifth loss in a row.
Danny Talbott, a multi-sport athlete at North Carolina in the mid-1960s, died of cancer Sunday morning in his home in Rocky Mount. He was 75.
Basketball has become a tweeter's game.
Just when he thought he was out ...
Update Sep. 9, 2020: Former North Carolina women's basketball head coach Sylvia Hatchell pleaded guilty to misdemeanor death by vehicle on Tuesday. In January, Hatchell was involved in a fatal accident that resulted in the death of Betty Colby.
For the second straight year, the North Carolina women's basketball team (12-3, 3-1 ACC) upset a top-10 ranked N.C. State team (14-1, 3-1 ACC), this time at home by a score of 66-60. Senior guard Shayla Bennett played all 40 minutes and led the way with 20 points, while senior guard Taylor Koenen added 14 and redshirt senior guard Madinah Muhammad had 13 in the upset win Thursday night.
What follows is a non-comprehensive list of all the things that happened between tipoff of UNC basketball's 96-83 loss to Georgia Tech and the Tar Heels' first field goal of the game:
After trailing through one quarter, the North Carolina women's basketball team (11-2, 2-0 ACC) used a 25-point second period to breeze past Virginia (5-8, 0-2 ACC) on Thursday, 65-47.
Brandon Robinson was in the UNC basketball locker room when he first heard the news.
The North Carolina men's basketball team (7-5, 1-1 ACC) snapped a four-game losing streak and knocked off UCLA (7-5) on Saturday as part of the CBS Sports Classic, 74-64. The Tar Heels sank six three-pointers and overcame a 17-turnover day to get the win.
No. 17 North Carolina's upset loss to Wofford Sunday — the Tar Heels' third straight after falling to Ohio State and Virginia — wasn't short on surprises. Far from it.
The No. 17 North Carolina men's basketball team (6-4, 1-1 ACC) fell to Wofford (7-4), 68-64, in a rare home game in Carmichael Arena on Sunday.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – It was everywhere, written on their faces and etched into their body language.