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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The Ida B. Wells Society is an organization dedicated to training reporters and editors of color, particularly in investigative journalism. A recent $1 million grant that Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand's Black Community Commitment donated to the society will help the organization fund more opportunities.
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team announced its conference schedule for the 2021-2022 season on Thursday.
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With Davis’ elevation to head coach, not only does he bring in his basketball knowledge and style of play, but he also is in a position to be embraced by the students and fanbase of UNC. Davis made history in April by becoming UNC’s first Black head coach for men’s basketball. His legacy begins on a meaningful note, and time will tell where it goes.
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On Tuesday, Carolina Athletics announced a group licensing program specifically targeted towards current UNC athletes. Presumably, gone are the days of officially licensed jerseys with no name on the back and a generic number. Now, both the University and participating athletes will be able to profit from the jerseys of Tar Heels past and present.
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UNC has a total of 17 former players that have won the NBA Finals. Six players from UNC have won three or more championships; the most recent player to join this club was Danny Green in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite having more players in the NBA, Duke has 12 fewer NBA champions than UNC. Duke may have more players in the league, but UNC is winning where it counts — the trophy case.
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It's no fluke that UNC has so many players transferring in and out of the program this season. In April, the NCAA changed its rules so that players would become immediately eligible to play for their new teams after transferring. Previously, players would have to sit out a season after transferring unless they were graduate students.
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"The unfortunate truth is that not many self-proclaimed Tar Heel fans paid heed to the world-class athletes who added to UNC's trophy cases this year, for the simple reason that they weren't on the basketball or football teams."
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Carolina Athletics is probably best known for its six-time NCAA champion men's basketball team, which has seen iconic moments from Michael Jordan's game-winning shot in the 1982 title game to Chris Webber's ill-fated timeout in 1993. However, the men's basketball and football teams are far from the most decorated sports programs that North Carolina has to offer.
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As a first-year student, it can be difficult to occupy your weekends since you won’t be very familiar with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area yet. Here are some fun ways to spend your days off.
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Bacot led last season's team in points (12.3) and rebounds (7.8) and was named to the All-ACC Third Team. He started every game but senior night and shined in the ACC Tournament, averaging 16.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks across three games.
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Krzyzewski's retirement will come just one season after Roy Williams stepped down as coach of the North Carolina program. The Hall of Famers competed against each other for 18 seasons in one of the nations' fiercest rivalries in sports.
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In total, UNC's new men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis is set to make $9.75 million over five years. But how does his pay stack up against his predecessor, Roy Williams, or other big-name coaches in the UNC family? How about other men's basketball coaches that just inked new deals?
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All four players made significant contributions in the frontcourt and will be hard to replace. But, the offseason is still young, so the rookie coach Davis could still have some additions in mind.
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Students are encouraged by the hiring of Hubert Davis as men's basketball coach, believing his modern vision and connection to UNC's history can help the program return to prominence.
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The UNC men's basketball team was able to sign two players in the class of 2021 and score one transfer, helping bolster the team after the losses of this past season. Here's a look at the newcomers.
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Forward Garrison Brooks of the UNC men’s basketball team, a 2019-20 second-team All-ACC selection and the 2020 Preseason ACC Player of the Year, has entered the transfer portal, sources within the program have confirmed.
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"I don't think I ever could have predicted — and I likely soon won't forget — Hubert Davis' introductory press conference as the head coach of the UNC men's basketball team. The level of emotion and sincerity he brought to that moment caught me completely off guard. "
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