Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC players gear up for the end of the NBA regular season
With the NBA's regular season coming to a close on Friday, here's how some former Tar Heels have fared in the bubble.
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Roy and Wanda Williams donate over $600,000 to fund scholarships for spring athletes
The donation will go to fund scholarships for student-athletes in spring sports including men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s outdoor track, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s golf.
55 years ago, UNC men's basketball coaching legend Dean Smith was hanged in effigy
“It was just the frustration and realization of why [the effigy] was up there,” Billy Cunningham said. “The feelings I had towards coach Smith, that this was so unfair and that goes for the whole team. We were all just so frustrated.”
Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC men's basketball players prepare for NBA restart
Following the NBA's cancellation in March, a conclusion to the 2019-20 season once seemed uncertain. With the league's plan to resume play on July 30, here's a look at where some former Tar Heels stand entering play in the Orlando bubble.
Analysis: How Makur Maker's Howard commitment could change college basketball recruiting
Makur Maker, the cousin of Detroit Pistons center Thon Maker, recently committed to play for the Howard men's basketball team. ESPN’s 16th-ranked recruit selected Howard over powerhouse programs such as Kentucky, Memphis and UCLA.
What impact will returners have on UNC men's basketball?
Following a tumultuous 2019-20 season, UNC men's basketball will look to these three veterans to guide it back to national prominence.
Explaining UNC's student athletic ticket system
North Carolina features some of the most prominent college sports programs in the country. If students want to attend men’s basketball games, football games and other athletic events, here is a guide on the student ticket policies and how to secure a spot.
Welcome to UNC, Class of 2024. You're a basketball fan now.
Throughout this 60-year story, UNC's success has ignited passion in its fan base, as thousands of Tar Heel faithful gather in the Dean Dome for every home game to watch the Tar Heels follow Smith’s orders to “play hard, play smart and play together.”
Analysis: These four players will make up UNC men's basketball's frontcourt rotation
With low-post stars Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot returning, UNC added two McDonald's All-Americans to a stacked frontcourt rotation.
Analysis: Here are the top five seasons from a UNC point guard this century
If there's one thing North Carolina basketball isn't short on, historically speaking, it's point guards.
On this day 36 years ago, the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan
On June 19, 1984, the NBA career of Michael Jordan began when he was selected third overall by the Chicago Bulls.
Analysis: These prospects could fill out UNC men's basketball's 2021 recruiting class
The Tar Heels’ 2020 class sits at No. 2 nationally and is filled with potential NBA prospects, and with forward Garrison Brooks entering his final year of eligibility, UNC will have plenty of roster spots to fill in 2021. Here are some potential targets head coach Roy Williams and his coaching staff are keeping their eyes on.
Q&A: UNC grad and USADA head Travis Tygart talks Lance Armstrong case and more
Travis Tygart graduated from UNC in 1993 with a degree in philosophy. Now, he's the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which in 2012 helped expose cyclist Lance Armstrong in a massive doping scandal. In light of ESPN's recently-released documentary, Lance, senior writer Ryan Wilcox caught up with Tygart to discuss his role in the Armstrong saga and more. Answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.
Analysis: How the NBA's framework for return could affect college basketball's season
With the NBA's decision to return to action on July 30, the NCAA will be provided a framework for how to move forward with its college basketball seasons.
Tar Heels in the pros: Here's how the NBA's 22-team return will affect former UNC players
With the NBA's decision to restart the season on July 31 in Orlando, some of the league's former Tar Heels will be packing their bags and heading to Florida, while others will be watching from home.
Analysis: 'What if?' moments that could have won UNC another basketball banner
In the NCAA Tournament, a national championship is never guaranteed — even is the team is a No. 1 seed and stacked with NBA talent. Here are two times UNC fans were left thinking 'What if?' after falling out early in the NCAA Tournament.
Analysis: How the NCAA's decision to allow voluntary return to campus will affect UNC
With the NCAA’s decision to lift the moratorium on voluntary workouts for three major sports — football and men's and women's basketball — UNC athletics is in a position to make tentative plans for the return of sports.
Chapel Hill hotel creates replica of Michael Jordan's Granville Towers room
The room — fittingly selected to be Room No. 23 in the hotel — will feature Jordan’s actual Granville Towers student ID card, replicas of his posters, the vintage record player and records he was listening to and the 1983 white and UNC blue Converse sneakers he rocked on the UNC court.
Analysis: What UNC might have looked like if John Wall had become a Tar Heel
In an appearance on the "ALL THE SMOKE" podcast, Wizards guard John Wall said he nearly chose UNC over Kentucky as his college home in 2010. Here's what the Tar Heels might have looked with Wall at point guard.
UNC's Brandon Robinson talks 'The Last Dance,' Roy Williams and postgrad plans
We caught up with Brandon Robinson, who just finished his senior season with UNC men's basketball, to talk "The Last Dance" — ESPN's 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls — and more.
