Notes from the first two rounds of our crowdsourced UNC basketball bracket

By Ryan Wilcox

With the first two rounds of our UNC hoops bracket wrapped up, let's take a look at all the notable moments from the first "weekend," and who's left standing in the Sweet 16.

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Looking back at the mixed bag of Cole Anthony's season for North Carolina basketball

By Jared McMasters

After his first few games in a UNC jersey, it seemed like Cole Anthony would be a leader capable of shouldering the burden of carrying North Carolina throughout the season and possibly during the NCAA Tournament. Until it didn't.

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Column: Vince Carter's presence will be felt in the NBA for years to come

By Ryan Heller

His impact goes way beyond the highlight dunks seen all over television. He has inspired generations of players through his exceptional character and knowledge of basketball. 

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Tar Heels in the pros: Checking in with NBA rookies at (maybe) the end of the season

By Brian Keyes

With the NBA season suspended, possibly for the remainder of the year, we took a look at the three former UNC players who may have completed their rookie season in the NBA: Coby White, Cameron Johnson and Nassir Little. 

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Analysis: What went wrong with UNC basketball this season

By Matt Chilson

Though a couple of Tar Heels, namely Garrison Brooks and Brandon Robinson, stepped up in Cole Anthony's absence, it wasn't enough to salvage the season.

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Presenting the definitive UNC basketball players/coaches bracket

By Ryan Wilcox

Just because there's no NCAA Tournament this year doesn't mean there won't be a Selection Sunday.

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'We don't know': Syracuse ended UNC's season. The team's still in search of answers.

By Chapel Fowler

Syracuse had tangible energy Wednesday in its 81-53 win over UNC. As for the Tar Heels, whose season ended in that second-round ACC Tournament loss? “We don't know,” Armando Bacot said. “Coach was asking us why. I don't know. Like I said, I think that's the story of this season.”

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After loss to Syracuse, wonder about what could have been for Cole Anthony and UNC

By Ryan Wilcox

For the third straight game, Cole Anthony struggled mightily, recording more turnovers (six) than points (five) and missing five of six 3-point attempts against the Orange’s vaunted zone. After the game, he was not made available for comment.

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Recap: UNC falls to Syracuse in ACC Tournament, 81-53, to end season

By Ryan Wilcox

In the last game of the ACC Tournament played in front of fans, the North Carolina men's basketball team (14-19, 6-14 ACC) fell to Syracuse (18-14, 10-10 ACC) on Wednesday night, spelling the end for the 2019-20 Tar Heels and putting a finishing touch on the worst season of the Roy Williams era.

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After blowout win over VT, North Carolina basketball 'embracing' ACCT underdog status

By Chapel Fowler

Armando Bacot and Cole Anthony said it felt like a home game. Garrison Brooks and Brandon Robinson laughed and whispered to each other, out of range of their mics, at the postgame podium. Head coach Roy Williams opened his news conference with a joke about the poorly lit staircase that nearly “broke my dadgum neck” as he walked up it seconds earlier.

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'I'm here': Brandon Robinson extends UNC's ACC Tournament stay with Virginia Tech win

By Ryan Wilcox

“I’m here,” Robinson announced — here, as in in the zone; or here, as in Greensboro; or maybe here, as in this moment, right now, ready to help the Tar Heels in a quest for an automatic NCAA Tournament that could be only just beginning.

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UNC men's basketball blows out VT, 78-56, in first round of ACC Tournament

By Chapel Fowler

North Carolina men’s basketball ran past Virginia Tech, 78-56, in a first-round ACC Tournament matchup on Tuesday that extended its 2020 postseason until at least tomorrow night.

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'He's a beast': Ahead of ACC Tournament, Brooks' 26 points against Duke give UNC hope

By Jared McMasters

“I’ve said this several times before, and I’m gonna keep on saying it: Garrison’s a beast," Cole Anthony said. "Straight like that, he works super hard, he’s really just coming into himself. He’s a beast.”

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'If that’s gonna go in, hat’s off to them': UNC can't get over hump in Duke loss

By Ryan Wilcox

Saturday night’s regular season finale against the No. 12 Blue Devils brought a different kind of pain. While the Tar Heels trailed by single digits for virtually all of the game, they tied it just twice and never led in an 89-76 loss.

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UNC basketball falls to Duke in rematch, 89-76, despite Garrison Brooks' 26 points

By Jared McMasters

A deflating loss to the Blue Devils right before the ACC Tournament means that UNC will have to have a quick memory before playing as the No. 14 seed.

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The DTH sports desk makes its picks for the UNC-Duke basketball rematch

By Sports Desk

The North Carolina men's basketball team takes on Duke Saturday to end the regular season. The Blue Devils won the first matchup in overtime, 98-96, in a heartbreaking last-second finish; here's what members of our sports desk think will happen in the rematch.

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