Coach Roy Williams said it at the team's first practice of the year. He said it the first time he met with the media. And he'll say it to his team just before it opens play against Villanova on Saturday.
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Nearly two months ago Connecticut's Jerome Dyson suffered a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee in a game against Syracuse. The injury required surgery and ended Dyson's season — and it could have stopped UConn.'s chances of winning a title as well.
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MARCH 29 MEMPHIS Tenn. — It wasn't the picturesque offensive performance that defines many North Carolina games. Not even close actually. But at this point in March aesthetic value means little. All that mattered to the Tar Heels on Sunday was the scoreboard and the gritty 72-60 win against Oklahoma gives them their much-desired Final Four date with Villanova on Saturday in Detroit.
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When the Tar Heels take the court at Ford Field on Saturday there won't be a whole lot Marcus Ginyard can do to help their cause. But that doesn't mean he won't do everything in his power to get his team ready before tipoff.
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If there's one thing that stands out about this year's Final Four it is sheer size. With the court set in the center of monstrous Ford Field Detroit could be the biggest Final Four ever in terms of attendance.
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When Roy Williams and the No. 1 North Carolina men's basketball team travels to Detroit for the Final Four they won't be going to a basketball arena. Instead they'll be at Ford Field normally the home of the NFL's Detroit Lions.
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There's been plenty of talk about how this North Carolina basketball team has been to the Final Four before and how its experience will help its players this time around. But for one senior this weekend in Detroit will be a first in many ways.
Read More »MEMPHIS Tenn. — North Carolina coach Roy Williams has a well-documented history of picking something to harp on during the NCAA Tournament. Two years ago he complained about having to pour his drink into an NCAA-sponsored Dasani drinking cup. Last year he had a beef with the giant NCAA logo stickers plastered on the courts.
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MEMPHIS Tenn. — It wasn't the picturesque offensive performance that defines many North Carolina games. Not even close actually. But at this point in March aesthetic value means little. All that mattered to the Tar Heels on Sunday was the scoreboard and the gritty 72-60 win against Oklahoma gives them their much-desired Final Four date with Villanova on Saturday in Detroit.
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MEMPHIS Tenn. — Tyler Hansbrough was mired in foul trouble and played just nine minutes in the first half. Wayne Ellington North Carolina's tournament sharpshooter couldn't get to his shot to fall.
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MEMPHIS Tenn. — The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Gonzaga Bulldogs certainly aren't lacking in offensive weapons. UNC's offensive threats got more than their share of exposure during the season and Roy Williams' lightning-fast pace of play allowed that talent to put up an average of 90.3 points a game — the second-highest in the country.
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North Carolina last played Gonzaga more than two years ago losing in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals 82-74. The tape of that game sat on coach Roy Williams' desk Tuesday afternoon unwatched.
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Wayne Ellington's 23 points tied the team high against LSU. His defense helped fuel North Carolina's frantic 17-2 run that put away the Tigers' squad. But after UNC's 84-70 win that set up Friday's date with Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 coach Roy Williams singled out one play where Ellington's involvement could have been overlooked.
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GREENSBORO — Less than 10 minutes had passed in North Carolina's second-round game against eighth-seeded LSU and coach Roy Williams already was concerned. There on the end of the bench sat an anguished Ty Lawson while the UNC trainer tended to the star point guard's injured right toe.
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GREENSBORO — With 15:23 left to play Saturday night LSU forward Tasmin Mitchell saw his lane and drove to the hoop. With 16 points already under his belt and his 8-seed Tigers up one on No. 1 North Carolina Mitchell looked poised to score again and lead his team to an upset.
Read More »North Carolina's Ty Lawson is used to being in control. As the lead guard in coach Roy Williams' high-octane attack the ball rarely leaves Lawson's hands when he's on the court. So it's no surprise that Lawson felt out of sorts when his still-injured toe forced him into spectator status during UNC's first-round win against Radford.
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GREENSBORO — Coming into No. 1-seed North Carolina's NCAA opener with lowly 16-seed Radford Tyler Hansbrough needed just three points to become the ACC's all-time leading scorer.
Read More »GREENSBORO — If you want a glimpse of North Carolina's second-round opponent No. 8 Louisiana State University just pull up the beginning and ending moments of the Tigers' win Thursday. Against ninth-seeded Butler LSU logged a steal and uncontested lay-up in the opening minute and then iced its win with another theft in the game's final seconds.
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As far as preparation goes" the NCAA Tournament is a little bit of ""been-there-done-that"" for the North Carolina Tar Heels. This current group of seniors has been through 11 such games during their careers" including runs to the Elite Eight and Final Four. They open this year against 16th seed Radford in Greensboro today at 2:50 p.m.
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