On Jan. 29, The Daily Tar Heel interviewed former UNC men’s basketball player Antawn Jamison regarding the significance of the UNC-Duke rivalry. Jamison was the unanimous 1998 National College Basketball Player of the Year and his No. 33 jersey was retired in 2000.
Not enough has been said about sophomore big man Garrison Brooks. Here's a look at the starter's strengths and weaknesses headed into Wednesday's game.
Check out the strengths, weaknesses and expectations for UNC guard Cameron Johnson as the team enters rivalry week.
We broke down Luke Maye's strengths, weaknesses and aspects to watch for ahead of Wednesday's game against Duke.
Nassir Little didn’t think his NBA dreams could come to fruition until two summers ago, when he attended the 2017 Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy.
Here's a look at the Tar Heels' biggest strengths ahead of Wednesday's game versus Duke.
Here's what it'll take from the UNC team to come away with a victory against Duke this week.
Over time, the UNC-Duke rivalry has been among one of the best in any sport. And it all started with two families who couldn't get along.
Ahead of UNC’s showdown with Duke, here are five key games from the season — ones that best reflect who the Tar Heels are, and who they are not.
Chris, Holt, Jack and Ryan weigh UNC's chances in its upcoming game against Duke on Wednesday.
For all its strengths, UNC's men's basketball team also has some worrying weaknesses.
When No. 8 North Carolina travels to Durham to face No. 2 Duke on Thursday, don’t expect either team to depend on their reserves too much.
As UNC and Duke enter rivalry week and their 249th face-off, here are some of the most iconic matchups in the duo's history.
Vasco Evtimov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and lived there until he was 12. Then came four years in France. He moved to the United States for high school basketball, playing at Long Island Lutheran in New York. North Carolina recruited him heavily, and Evtimov, a 1996 McDonald’s All American, saw a program and a coach that fit. Evtimov's story doesn't stop there. Read about how his journey landed him right back at UNC.
Cameron Johnson played himself into rarified air. The graduate guard sank his first eight shots en route to a game-high 27 points on 10-13 from the field and 7-10 from 3-point range, and played a first half that, if it weren’t for a lone turnover, could be called perfect.
Between a loss to Virginia Monday night and an away date with Duke on Wednesday, it could have been dismissed as human nature for the No. 8 North Carolina men’s basketball team to overlook Wake Forest Saturday afternoon.
WINSTON-SALEM — The No. 8 North Carolina men’s basketball team bounced back from a loss against No. 4 Virginia Monday night with a 95-57 win over Wake Forest at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem.
It’s halftime at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, and the No. 8 North Carolina men’s basketball team is dominating Wake Forest, 49-21. Defense has been the story of the first half for the Tar Heels, who held the Demon Deacons scoreless for nearly the first seven minutes of game time.
"I'll just say it — I think Michael Jordan is cursing UNC. Every time M.J. has come back to town in recent years, there have been consequences for the University he attended for three years."
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