Preview: What will next season's UNC men's basketball team look like?
UNC had one of its worst seasons in recent memory this past year, but now it's time to take a look forward to see why next year's team should be more promising.
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UNC's Bubba Cunningham named to NCAA DI Men's Basketball Committee
University of North Carolina's athletic director Bubba Cunningham was named to the NCAA DI Men's Basketball Committee on Thursday. He will begin his five-year tenure this coming September.
Column: Power ranking UNC's six men's basketball national championship teams
It’s tough to compare athletes and teams from different eras. For example, it's difficult to compare LeBron James’ success to Michael Jordan's and even Kareem Adbul-Jabbar's because they played against different types of competition. The same could go to say for UNC’s basketball national championships. Their six titles that are recognized by the NCAA span across 60 years of basketball history.
Column: What to learn from Dean Smith's inevitable victory in our all-time UNC bracket
Why do these results matter? They matter because they got me thinking about the nature of fandom, and how polls and statistics work, and how much originality matters — things that probably aren't worth thinking about when asking questions about basketball on Twitter (yet here we are).
Preview: A look at what UNC basketball's incoming recruits will bring to the table
While UNC managed to win just 14 games this season and finished by tying for the worst record in the ACC, North Carolina's men's basketball boasts five commits in its 2020 recruiting class that may give fans hope for next season.
Six UNC men's basketball games you should rewatch while social distancing
With everyone spending plenty of time indoors, here are some classic UNC men's basketball games to pass the time and look back on better seasons.
Notes from the first two rounds of our crowdsourced UNC basketball bracket
With the first two rounds of our UNC hoops bracket wrapped up, let's take a look at all the notable moments from the first "weekend," and who's left standing in the Sweet 16.
Looking back at the mixed bag of Cole Anthony's season for North Carolina basketball
After his first few games in a UNC jersey, it seemed like Cole Anthony would be a leader capable of shouldering the burden of carrying North Carolina throughout the season and possibly during the NCAA Tournament. Until it didn't.
Column: Vince Carter's presence will be felt in the NBA for years to come
His impact goes way beyond the highlight dunks seen all over television. He has inspired generations of players through his exceptional character and knowledge of basketball.
Tar Heels in the pros: Checking in with NBA rookies at (maybe) the end of the season
With the NBA season suspended, possibly for the remainder of the year, we took a look at the three former UNC players who may have completed their rookie season in the NBA: Coby White, Cameron Johnson and Nassir Little.
Analysis: What went wrong with UNC basketball this season
Though a couple of Tar Heels, namely Garrison Brooks and Brandon Robinson, stepped up in Cole Anthony's absence, it wasn't enough to salvage the season.
Presenting the definitive UNC basketball players/coaches bracket
Just because there's no NCAA Tournament this year doesn't mean there won't be a Selection Sunday.
'We don't know': Syracuse ended UNC's season. The team's still in search of answers.
Syracuse had tangible energy Wednesday in its 81-53 win over UNC. As for the Tar Heels, whose season ended in that second-round ACC Tournament loss? “We don't know,” Armando Bacot said. “Coach was asking us why. I don't know. Like I said, I think that's the story of this season.”
After loss to Syracuse, wonder about what could have been for Cole Anthony and UNC
For the third straight game, Cole Anthony struggled mightily, recording more turnovers (six) than points (five) and missing five of six 3-point attempts against the Orange’s vaunted zone. After the game, he was not made available for comment.
Recap: UNC falls to Syracuse in ACC Tournament, 81-53, to end season
In the last game of the ACC Tournament played in front of fans, the North Carolina men's basketball team (14-19, 6-14 ACC) fell to Syracuse (18-14, 10-10 ACC) on Wednesday night, spelling the end for the 2019-20 Tar Heels and putting a finishing touch on the worst season of the Roy Williams era.
After blowout win over VT, North Carolina basketball 'embracing' ACCT underdog status
Armando Bacot and Cole Anthony said it felt like a home game. Garrison Brooks and Brandon Robinson laughed and whispered to each other, out of range of their mics, at the postgame podium. Head coach Roy Williams opened his news conference with a joke about the poorly lit staircase that nearly “broke my dadgum neck” as he walked up it seconds earlier.
'I'm here': Brandon Robinson extends UNC's ACC Tournament stay with Virginia Tech win
“I’m here,” Robinson announced — here, as in in the zone; or here, as in Greensboro; or maybe here, as in this moment, right now, ready to help the Tar Heels in a quest for an automatic NCAA Tournament that could be only just beginning.
UNC men's basketball blows out VT, 78-56, in first round of ACC Tournament
North Carolina men’s basketball ran past Virginia Tech, 78-56, in a first-round ACC Tournament matchup on Tuesday that extended its 2020 postseason until at least tomorrow night.
'He's a beast': Ahead of ACC Tournament, Brooks' 26 points against Duke give UNC hope
“I’ve said this several times before, and I’m gonna keep on saying it: Garrison’s a beast," Cole Anthony said. "Straight like that, he works super hard, he’s really just coming into himself. He’s a beast.”
'If that’s gonna go in, hat’s off to them': UNC can't get over hump in Duke loss
Saturday night’s regular season finale against the No. 12 Blue Devils brought a different kind of pain. While the Tar Heels trailed by single digits for virtually all of the game, they tied it just twice and never led in an 89-76 loss.
