UNC went into the intermission at the Smith Center up 56-40 against N.C. State, thanks to a 14-point first-half performance from first-year guard Coby White.
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After suffering its worst home loss in 17 years to Louisville earlier this season, the No. 9 North Carolina men’s basketball avenged itself with a 79-69 win over the No. 15 Cardinals on Saturday.
The No. 9 North Carolina men’s basketball team breezed by Georgia Tech, 77-54 on Tuesday night, and now sit at 16-4 on the season with a 6-1 record in the ACC. Here are three takeaways for the game, including what the performance means moving forward.
The Tar Heels, who currently own the No. 38 recruiting class in the country, are in the running among intense competition for a few coveted and outstanding recruits.
The North Carolina JV men’s basketball team stressed the importance of fatigue following its 88-74 loss to Massanutten Military Academy in the Smith Center on Monday.
White had a game-high 27 points in the win against Virginia Tech, along with seven rebounds and six assists. Little scored a career-high 23, shooting 7-12 and a perfect 7-7 on free throws. With 50 combined points, they accounted for just under half of North Carolina’s 103 against Virginia Tech, whose previous high for points allowed this season was 83.
In the win, UNC converted a season-high 16 3-pointers and saw White and first-year forward Nassir Little combine for 50 points while handily beating a top-10 opponent for the second time this season.
At Monday night's game, Roy Williams wore some very special accessories for a good cause.
In the first ever ranked matchup between the two teams, No. 11 UNC ran away from No. 10 Virginia Tech, 103-82 on Monday night in the Smith Center.
Several former UNC basketball players have been showing off their prowess this week with great performances.
The strong shooting of Kenny Williams was one of three takeaways in No. 13 UNC's 85-76 win over Miami on Saturday.
The Tar Heels have a packed schedule this weekend, both in Chapel Hill and across the country.
UNC's win against Notre Dame Tuesday night was in big part due to reserves, not starters. Nassir Little, Seventh Woods and Brandon Robinson stepped up to give energy to the game.
The Smith Center crowd went into a delirium. Just before Nate Laszewski left the ground for a dunk, Woods came flying in. Swatting the ball from Laszewski’s hands, the junior guard turned back down the court, driving and getting fouled at the rim. All the while, No. 13 North Carolina fans let out their first deafening, un-restrainable, this-is-our-house roar of the young ACC season.
The veteran leadership of Robbie O'Han and Brooks Palmer led to a 80-64 win against Wake Tech on Tuesday. The two have supported the team their last three years on the team, and see nothing but growth in the future.
UNC took down Notre Dame, 75-69, thanks to a second half push. The Tar Heels out-rebounded the Irish, 47-36, including 28-19 in the second half. UNC went on a late, 12-1 scoring run to take a 10-point lead and pull away from the Irish for a five-minute stretch that began at the 6:51 mark.
On Tuesday, the Daily Tar Heel spoke with Charlie Scott, the first Black men's basketball player to integrate the sport at the University, regarding Scott's thoughts on Silent Sam and the decision of the UNC-system Board of Governors to push Chancellor Carol Folt's resignation forward to Jan. 31, 2019.
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