The North Carolina basketball team (8-9, 1-5 ACC) dropped its fourth game in a row this season and fell to Pittsburgh (12-6, 3-4 ACC) on Saturday, 66-52. Here are three quick takeaways from UNC’s loss.
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The North Carolina basketball team (8-9, 1-5 ACC) dropped its fourth game in a row this season and fell to Pittsburgh (12-6, 3-4 ACC) on Saturday, 66-52. Here are three quick takeaways from UNC’s loss.
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North Carolina men’s basketball is one of the few college teams in the country that can boast a veritable and vibrant community of amateur pundits, hashtaggers and meme creators. This season notwithstanding, the Tar Heels are one of the most successful programs in the history of the sport; with that success comes a certain level of online fandom and — it’s fair to say — fanaticism.
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Coby White, Cameron Johnson and Nassir Little were all selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft. Here's how the former Tar Heels are making the adjustment to professional basketball midway through their rookie seasons.
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From the impressively balanced team of the 1988-1989 season to individual record-holders, like Tyler Hansbrough and Ed Cota, here's what we found while looking through the "Carolina Basketball 2019-2020 Facts & Record Book."
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UNC guard Brandon Robinson in two-car accident Saturday night; in a release, UNC said he was not serioulsy injured and received no citation.
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North Carolina's players are expected to deliver every night, but when it meant keeping alive the longest home winning streak against a single opponent, the Tar Heels simply couldn't do it.
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UNC head coach Roy Williams said that he prefers for his players to foul when they're up three in the closing seconds of regulation to stop opponents from attempting a game-tying 3-pointer. In Saturday's loss, Williams forgot to remind his players to do so right before Aamir Simms sent the game to overtime.
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Despite 27 points from senior guard Brandon Robinson, the UNC men's basketball team (8-8, 1-4 ACC) was defeated by Clemson (8-7, 2-3 ACC) in overtime on Saturday, 79-76. The win by the Tigers was Clemson's first ever in Chapel Hill, ending a 59-game streak by UNC.
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At Roy Williams' press conference on Friday, UNC's head coach made it clear he wasn't concerned about his team's home win streak against Clemson, instead focusing on the issues the Tar Heels have had on the court amidst a difficult season.
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The deeper reason for UNC's struggle is pretty simple. They can’t make 3-point shots at the rate Roy Williams' teams normally do.
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After losing its second game in a row, the North Carolina men's basketball team is faced with a sobering realization.
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If any of UNC’s seven losses this season truly cast a shadow of doubt on the team’s NCAA Tournament chances, it was this one. Michigan, Ohio State, Gonzaga and Virginia are all ranked teams. An optimist could twist Wofford into a feel-out game, Cole Anthony's first on the sideline, and Georgia Tech into one of those early blips ACC teams so often have when conference play begins. After Wednesday's loss to Pittsburgh, Roy Williams stays next to Dean Smith on the NCAA’s all-time Division I wins list.
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In a 73-65 triumph, the Panthers shot 23 of 52 from the field, and nine of 22 from 3-point range, in the second half to again keep head coach Roy Williams from passing Dean Smith in all-time NCAA Division I wins.
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After more than 13 minutes of game time, a Garrison Brooks hook shot finally ended UNC's field goal drought. North Carolina missed its first 15 shots from every which way — in the paint, from deep, at the elbow, in the corner — before Brooks' bucket. The Smith Center crowd went into a frenzy. North Carolina had just cut the lead to 22.
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In a 96-83 loss, the Tar Heels (8-6, 1-2 ACC) never led, trailed at one point by 24 points and allowed the Yellow Jackets to shoot 59 percent from the field. Junior forward Garrison Brooks put up a valiant 35 points in defeat.
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As the seconds ticked down to single digits on the shot clock, Jeremiah Francis stood in a three-point stance a few feet past half court.
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Before Monday's 70-67 win against Yale, Brandon Robinson was relaxing with his teammates when his eyes flickered toward the flatscreen. There, scrolling on the ESPN ticker, was the only thing anyone would want to talk about six hours later.
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The North Carolina men's basketball team suffered another cold shooting night, but held on to the end to defeat Yale, 70-67. The win gave head coach Roy Williams his 879th career win, tying Dean Smith.
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The North Carolina men's basketball team (7-5, 1-1 ACC) snapped a four-game losing streak and knocked off UCLA (7-5) on Saturday as part of the CBS Sports Classic, 74-64. The Tar Heels sank six three-pointers and overcame a 17-turnover day to get the win.
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“I know we’re gonna benefit in the long run from it,” Roy Williams said, “but that doesn’t make it any more pleasant to go through right now for sure.”
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