In modern basketball, reliable three-point shooting and lockdown defense makes for ideal wings. UNC has a familiar cast of players with such skills returning, as well as a promising first-year who looks to add depth to a Tar Heels squad at the top of the preseason rankings.
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Now in his fifth year at UNC, Leaky Black has seen it all, and is poised to spread his veteran insight to a team with national title aspirations.
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While RJ Davis and Caleb Love were very productive last season, more depth should be available for Hubert Davis this year, with returning sophomore D'Marco Dunn and first-year guard Seth Trimble looking to have an impact.
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“I kind of want to be nasty, I want people not to like me too,” Armando Bacot said of his mentality this upcoming season. “That’s something I’m definitely trying to do.”
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"This year, we hope to capitalize on the potential of the men's and women's teams to reverse these trends and deliver compelling narratives throughout the season," Sports Editor Hunter Nelson said. "With extensive COVID protocols mostly halted, I'm excited for our DTH team to using our inside access to provide insightful stories that can analyze the team on a deeper level."
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From trekking to Indiana’s raucous Assembly Hall to facing a loaded Louisville team looking to avenge a loss from last season, head coach Courtney Banghart and her core of juniors are set to face perhaps their toughest slate of opponents yet.
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After a run to the national championship game, the Tar Heels will look to improve its early-season play against several Big Ten teams and tough competition in the Phil Knight Invitational.
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Whether it's getting out rebounded and allowing 14 second-chance points or dishing out a mere four assists — UNC’s lowest single-game total since 1980 — North Carolina’s opening win certainly left more questions on the table than one may assume for the preseason No. 1 team.
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Despite a slow start in the first half, the No. 1 North Carolina men’s basketball team picked up a 69-56 home win over UNCW in its season opener on Monday night.
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UNC junior varsity men's basketball squad has returned after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. North Carolina is one of the last Division I programs in the nation with a JV team. The Tar Heels employed every man on the roster to crush Voyager Academy, their prep-school opponent, in a decisive 76-32 victory on Friday. “I've been a UNC fan my whole life so I've always watched games from the stands,” sophomore forward Will Tyndall said. “Just to be able to play on the court and score on those baskets with those banners up there is just incredible.”
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“It is something to get used to because I'm so used to playing so many minutes,” senior forward Armando Bacot said. “When I'm coming out I’m like, ‘Hey, I want to stay in,’ but all those guys have earned their minutes.”
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The No. 1 North Carolina men's basketball kicked off the 2022-23 season on Friday with a 101-40 exhibition win over Johnson C. Smith.
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With five games remaining in the regular season, here's a look at grades for North Carolina's offense, defense and coaches. Redshirt first-year quarterback Drake Maye brought the hype back to North Carolina football and led UNC to a 6-1 record to start the season. Now, the No. 21-ranked Tar Heels sit atop the Coastal Division and hold a 3-0 record within the ACC.
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With the commitment of Texas senior forward Zayden High late Sunday night, Hubert Davis and the UNC men’s basketball program added another piece to its 2023 recruiting class. When he arrives in Chapel Hill next fall, High could be an immediate contributor to a team that might lose a number of pieces from this year’s squad. Here are three things to know about High and what he could bring to the Tar Heels.
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“It’s amazing to see, you know? UNC basketball is back on top,” RJ Davis said. “It’s kind of reversed the script again, just to get back to where Carolina basketball always was.”
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“The nine years that I was an assistant coach and now the two years as a head coach, we want to win every single ACC title, we want to win every tournament title, we want to get to the Final Four and we want to win a national championship,” Davis said.
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“I just want them to look back on their career here and their time here and say, ‘You know what, man, I remember my JV days, and I loved it,’” Jackie Manuel, head coach of the UNC men's JV basketball team, said.
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To wrap up the event, both teams took part in their respective scrimmages, giving fans a glimpse at what the teams have been working on this offseason.
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