Dean Smith talks to Vince Carter during the Feb. 27, 1996 game against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons won 84-60. DTH File/Erik Perel.
Carter has never won an NBA title, but the fifth pick in the 1998 NBA Draft has found a passion for mentoring younger players like Jackson.
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After North Carolina's victory over Washington, the team gets ready to play Auburn in Kansas City.
The 37 points scored by the two were the most from two UNC first-years in the NCAA Tournament since the 2005-2006 season.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Oh., the No. 1 seed North Carolina men’s basketball team defeated No. 9 seed Washington, 81-59, on Sunday to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time in the last five years.
At halftime in Columbus, Oh., the No. 1 seed North Carolina men’s basketball team leads No. 9 seed Washington, 41-33, with a spot in the Sweet Sixteen on the line.
COLUMBUS, OH — Hours before the No. 1 seed North Carolina men's basketball team knocked off No. 16 seed Iona, Washington similarly put the clamps on Utah State to earn a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
COLUMBUS, OH — When Cameron Johnson walked off the Nationwide Arena court in Columbus, Ohio, to the locker room at halftime, top-seeded North Carolina was losing to No. 16 seed Iona, 38-33. He had 20 minutes to extend his college career.
In what was mostly a game of two halves, first-year wing Nassir Little was the lone constant.
COLUMBUS, OH — The way Roy Williams would have you hear it, there’s nothing he hates more in life than someone trying to “be cool.”
COLUMBUS, OH — Graduate guard Cameron Johnson led the North Carolina men’s basketball team with 21 points as No. 1 seed UNC defeated No. 16 seed Iona, 88-73, on Friday night at the Nationwide Arena.
With the NBA playoffs in sight, here's an update on UNC's former basketball stars.
This Friday, UNC's men's basketball team will play against the No. 16 seed Iona. If they win, they will go up against Washington or Utah State. Both are strong teams with impressive players and will be tough opponents for the Tar Heels.
Here's what you need to know about Iona before the opening tip in Columbus, Ohio.
Roy Williams was named the USA Today Sports National Coach of the Year, the publication announced on Tuesday morning.
"We have to be ready to play the first day," Williams said in the team statement. "If you play your tail off the first day, perhaps they’ll let you stay around and play somebody else."
North Carolina women's basketball will face No. 8 seed California in Waco, Texas on Saturday.
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