NEW YORK — Just before the tip-off of overtime during North Carolina’s win against Rhode Island on Tuesday, John Henson had to stop.
URI’s Will Martell, trying to get an advantage, twitched before the ball was thrown. Henson straightened in joking offense, looking to the crowd as if to ask, “Did that really happen?”
NEW YORK — Just before the tip-off of overtime during North Carolina’s win against Rhode Island on Tuesday, John Henson had to stop.URI’s Will Martell, trying to get an advantage, twitched before the ball was thrown. Henson straightened in joking offense, looking to the crowd as if to ask, “Did that really happen?”
Read More »A 32-point loss isn’t usually included in a discussion of a team’s increased effort level.But that’s exactly what point guard Larry Drew II wanted to talk about when asked why North Carolina has shown more emotion and passion in this year’s NIT than during the regular season.
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NEW YORK — North Carolina’s point guard wants a little bit of redemption — and in Madison Square Garden, he started to get some. Larry Drew II has been under fire most of this season. He’s denied rumors that he’s transferring and weathered both storms of criticism and 16 losses.
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NEW YORK — A Nestle iced tea bottle flew on the court in the seconds following North Carolina’s 68-67 victory in the semifinals of the NIT.It landed a few feet away from where Rhode Island’s Lamonte Ulmer was sprawled out on the court, despondent after the Rams came up just short against the Tar Heels.
Read More »North Carolina continued its run to a second postseason tournament final in two years with its 68-67 overtime win against Rhode Island on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
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Everything about freshman Dexter Strickland is precise.The whisker-thin mustache just above his upper lip is always groomed to perfection. That attention to detail extends to his neatly trimmed hairline, where there’s never a strand out of place.
Read More »In 1971, Richard Nixon was president, the United States was involved in a massively unpopular war in Vietnam and on March 27, North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 84-66 to win the National Invitational Tournament.Dean Smith coached a Tar Heel team led by current NBA coach George Karl, Bill Chamberlain and Steve Previs to a regular season ACC championship and an 11-3 conference record.
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As North Carolina ran out of the locker room to begin a tournament that no Tar Heel aspired to reach, Marcus Ginyard laughed.They were in a gym that hadn’t been used for men’s basketball in 24 years, coming off two straight losses and one loss from the second-most in program history.
Read More »For a traditional basketball powerhouse like North Carolina, March is as much a mainstay as it is a month.But as is sometimes the case with things in all walks of life, the path that unfolds ahead is difficult and unpredictable.
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Deon Thompson has played more games in a North Carolina uniform than any player in the history of the program. He’s hit the floor 150 times in his career.He remembers game No. 4, a 82-74 loss to Gonzaga in Madison Square Garden.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —Larry Drew II refuses to let the other shoe drop. Just two weeks removed from wondering if a .500 record would even make the NIT tournament, Drew and North Carolina are headed to Madison Square Garden after a 60-55 win against UAB.
Read More »The North Carolina men's basketball team upset UAB on the road Tuesday night 60-55 to advance to the semifinals of the NIT in Madison Square Garden.The Tar Heels were led by senior Deon Thompson and freshman John Henson, who each scored 14 points apiece. Thompson added 12 rebounds.With the win, UNC advances to either play Virginia Tech or Rhode Island.
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After Larry Drew II’s game-winning layup fell through the basket Saturday, there was a conspicuous absence from the postgame stat sheet.North Carolina was missing its usual allotment of turnovers. With only 11 giveaways on the day, the Tar Heels didn’t let their offense stall. Mississippi State didn’t bury the Tar Heels with a killer run as so many teams have this season.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Trailing 13-2 and steaming mad at his team, North Carolina coach Roy Williams yanked the team’s veterans.Against a hot-shooting Mississippi State team playing on its home floor, Williams sent in freshmen Dexter Strickland, Leslie McDonald, Travis Wear, John Henson and sophomore Tyler Zeller. Ten minutes later, the Tar Heels had gained the lead.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. — On Jan. 16 against Georgia Tech, after Larry Drew II’s layup rolled harmlessly off the rim with seconds to play, coach Roy Williams told him not to sweat it. He’d get another chance to hit a game-winner.
Read More »Thanks to a Larry Drew II layup with two seconds remaining, No. 4 seed North Carolina stunned No. 1 seed Mississippi State Saturday 76-74 in Starkville, Miss. Junior Will Graves paced the Tar Heels with 17 points, including a banked 3-pointer to propel UNC in the lead with less than one minute remaining.
Read More »STARKVILLE, MISS — North Carolina continues to play well in the NIT, and after 20 minutes of play at Humphrey Stadium, the Tar Heels lead Mississippi State, 36-33.UNC fell behind 13-2 to start the game but responded with an 18-3 run to take a 22-19 lead.
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The throwback uniforms and relocation to Carmichael Arena were good for one win, and next up for North Carolina is a stiff road test.The Tar Heels, a No. 4 seed in the NIT, won their tournament opener by beating No. 5 seed William & Mary in the smaller and decidedly more intense Carmichael. UNC even hit 80 points for the first time in 2010.
Read More »When Deon Thompson made a mental error on the first play of the second half, the senior knew exactly where to go. He ran straight up to UNC coach Roy Williams and pleaded, “Don’t kill me.”Williams only said he’d think about it at the time, but after Thompson led UNC to an 80-72 win in the opening game of the NIT, he had nothing but compliments for his big man.
Read More »William & Mary drilled 16 3-pointers, but North Carolina held off the Tribe 80-72 in the first round of the NIT tournament.The Tar Heels dominated in the paint, as senior Deon Thompson piled up 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Freshman John Henson added nine points and 10 rebounds.
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