University of North Carolina's athletic director Bubba Cunningham was named to the NCAA DI Men's Basketball Committee on Thursday. He will begin his five-year tenure this coming September.
Two weeks ago, Leah Church dug an old mini hoop out of her basement, hung it on a door in her upstairs bonus room and started shooting. An hour later, the UNC women’s basketball player had a “backwards quarantine edition” trick shot video that — like many of other her other feats — made its rounds on Twitter and Instagram.
Here are three monumental UNC football wins from recent memory to rewatch and help get you through quarantine.
Backpacks stuffed with books, using water jugs as dumbbells and Zoom calls may not be the first images that come to mind when thinking of a UNC football player’s weight lifting regimen, but North Carolina strength and conditioning coach Brian Hess has had to be creative during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The remainder of all spring and winter sports seasons were canceled earlier this month due to the spread of COVID-19. Now, schools including North Carolina will have the option to grant its seniors another chance at competition.
It’s tough to compare athletes and teams from different eras. For example, it's difficult to compare LeBron James’ success to Michael Jordan's and even Kareem Adbul-Jabbar's because they played against different types of competition. The same could go to say for UNC’s basketball national championships. Their six titles that are recognized by the NCAA span across 60 years of basketball history.
UNC had one of its worst seasons in recent memory this past year, but now it's time to take a look forward to see why next year's team should be more promising.
Coming off of one of its best victories of the season, the North Carolina women's lacrosse season was hit with the news that its short season would be canceled, along with all other ACC sports due to the coronavirus.
Beth Miller might not be a household name outside of the UNC athletics department, but the long-time administrator was a vital part of the rise of women's athletics in Chapel Hill, as well as one of the few female administrators working for the Tar Heels. As the University of North Carolina's first Senior Woman Administrator in the athletics department, Miller juggled being head volleyball coach and the department's business administrator before moving into full time administration, before overseeing all Olympic sports for nearly 20 years.
“I feel like this could be a motivating factor for us, I think we just need to keep in mind that the hard work didn’t just disappear,” Cole said. “It’s not like we’re having to start over next year, it’s just going to be a kind of different transition.”
Why do these results matter? They matter because they got me thinking about the nature of fandom, and how polls and statistics work, and how much originality matters — things that probably aren't worth thinking about when asking questions about basketball on Twitter (yet here we are).
"UNC is my home, it's where I want to be, and I have loved being here for every second of it," Makenna Jones said. "If I could get more time here, I would take it in an absolute heartbeat."
While UNC managed to win just 14 games this season and finished by tying for the worst record in the ACC, North Carolina's men's basketball boasts five commits in its 2020 recruiting class that may give fans hope for next season.
Whether it's facing competition for a starting spot, securing a role close to home or seeking opportunities with new teams, catch up on what these four former Tar Heels are up to during the NFL offseason.
While the concept of eligibility relief seems to satisfy all parties, a closer look at the inner workings of the Division I scholarship system reveals a litany of questions.
With everyone spending plenty of time indoors, here are some classic UNC men's basketball games to pass the time and look back on better seasons.
“Whether it's 10 years from now or 20 years from now, when they come back for a team reunion or are communicating with each other, this will always be the team that was G3."
After all winter championships were canceled by the NCAA, the UNC wrestling team had to face the reality that after one of the best seasons in recent history, the team's chances at individual national titles were gone.
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.
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.
