Entering the season ranked at No. 19, the North Carolina men’s basketball team has its work cut out for its 2021-22 campaign. With a slew of intriguing matchups for the Tar Heels this season, here’s a look at the team’s most important games.
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Last season, the North Carolina men’s basketball team ran its most big-man heavy offense in recent memory. This season, a revamped front court may cause the pendulum to swing in the opposite direction.
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As new head coach Hubert Davis and the recruiting team have been preparing for the season, three new key transfers have joined the Tar Heels to reinvigorate the winning culture of North Carolina basketball.
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This year’s North Carolina men’s basketball team returns its two primary point guards from a year ago, and they’ll be relied upon to guide this team farther than the first-round NCAA Tournament exit it suffered last season.
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On opening night of the 2021-2022 season, the No. 19 UNC men's basketball team (1-0, 0-0) routed the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (0-1, 0-0), 83-67.
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As a head-coaching novice, there has yet to be one poor play-call, one ill-timed substitution or one non-conference trap game that has given Hubert Davis a fit. But there is one bad memory that might keep him up at night.
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From a young age, Dawson Garcia knew he wanted to play basketball. Years later, Garcia took his passion for the game and ran with it — first to Marquette, now, to UNC as a sophomore transfer.
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“I had one year left and I wanted to prove myself one more time and I felt like I could do it at this school and on this stage,” graduate transfer forward Brady Manek said. “I was ready to move on and I was ready for a new experience, and I think I found the right one.”
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On Tuesday, after 616 days, something normal will be happening in the Smith Center — UNC will play a competitive game in front of a full crowd of roaring fans.
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The start of the Hubert Davis era officially begins on Tuesday as the No. 19 North Carolina men’s basketball team faces off against the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds.
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The Carolina Way isn’t dead — it’s just been modified. In Friday night’s 83-55 exhibition win against Elizabeth City State, North Carolina men’s basketball and new head coach Hubert Davis showed off the new era of Tar Heel basketball.
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“I just think it’s harder for the defense to guard us knowing that we can play on and off the ball,” sophomore guard Caleb Love said. “We can give the defense different looks (because) me and (sophomore guard) RJ (Davis) are interchangeable, and it’s tough to guard.”
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In its season-opening exhibition, the North Carolina men’s basketball team defeated in-state opponent Elizabeth City State, 83-55, in the Dean E. Smith Center.
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The 2021-22 NBA season tipped off on Oct. 19 and has already seen a plethora of game-winners, posterizing dunks and smooth crossovers. Here’s how three former Tar Heels have fared two weeks into the season.
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After inheriting the coveted North Carolina starting point guard position and being tagged as the savior that would revamp the Tar Heels’ dormant offense from the previous year, Caleb Love’s play was volatile during his first season in Chapel Hill. But with his swagger back in the fold, he is looking forward to putting the Tar Heels — and himself — back on the map.
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“It’ll be a lot of fun, just playing with the more versatile guys,” junior Armando Bacot said in Tuesday's ACC Tipoff. “It’ll allow us to do more.”
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UNC football head coach Mack Brown spoke for all athletes when he said attending the University is a “40-year decision.” One athlete this message resonates with is former men's basketball player Shea Rush, who now works for Merrill.
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From Finland to South Korea, these former Tar Heels have played in leagues all over the world since leaving UNC.
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Several former UNC men's basketball players are expected to play big roles in helping their teams inch toward a championship.
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Former North Carolina basketball player KJ Smith — son of NBA Champion, commentator and UNC alumnus Kenny Smith — recently joined the litany of retired athletes gracing the sets of the nation’s most prominent sports outlets.
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