In her third year at the wheel, North Carolina women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart is molding a team who, if nothing else, will be a joy to watch and a nightmare to play against.
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In her third year at the wheel, North Carolina women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart is molding a team who, if nothing else, will be a joy to watch and a nightmare to play against.
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In Tuesday’s season-opening 83-67 win over Loyola Maryland, the North Carolina men’s basketball team got a full team effort.
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“It’s a big deal, it’s emotional, it’s a change,” first-year North Carolina men's basketball coach Hubert Davis said. “Me being in this role, it is different. I understand the impact of me being in this position, what this program’s done in the past and what we’re planning to do in the future.”
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“We knew from our scout that if we got points off of our defense, that would help us a lot,” Kelly said. “We really locked in on the scout and, defensively, were active and talking and our rotations were there, so I think those allowed us to get a lot of steals and cause a lot of turnovers and disruption.”
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As they look ahead to the new season, the North Carolina women’s basketball team will look to utilize its frontcourt players to post up and provide dominant play on the court.
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With Hubert Davis returning to the coaching staff in his new role as head coach, he's bringing new faces to the Tar Heel sideline this year at North Carolina basketball games.
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Entering the season ranked at No. 19, the North Carolina men’s basketball team has its work cut out for its 2021-22 campaign. With a slew of intriguing matchups for the Tar Heels this season, here’s a look at the team’s most important games.
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As new head coach Hubert Davis and the recruiting team have been preparing for the season, three new key transfers have joined the Tar Heels to reinvigorate the winning culture of North Carolina basketball.
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This year’s North Carolina men’s basketball team returns its two primary point guards from a year ago, and they’ll be relied upon to guide this team farther than the first-round NCAA Tournament exit it suffered last season.
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The North Carolina women’s basketball team will have a reliable combination of players on the wings this upcoming season. In head coach Courtney Banghart’s third year under the helm, the expectations are high for a team looking to make a jump from its 13-11 finish last season.
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On opening night of the 2021-2022 season, the No. 19 UNC men's basketball team (1-0, 0-0) routed the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (0-1, 0-0), 83-67.
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Deja Kelly walked into the visitor’s locker rooms at Virginia Tech in February with her team trailing by 14 at halftime. The then-first-year guard sat down and talked quietly to herself. She took a breathe and whispered to herself three words: "You’re Deja Kelly." Kelly scored 22 points in that game, in a comeback victory. That performance was part of a five-game streak of double-digit scoring. Kelly's love for basketball originated on the courts of San Antonio, Texas at the age of five. With the support of her mother over the years, today, Kelly is a leader in the backcourt for UNC.
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The North Carolina women’s basketball team (1-0, 0-0 ACC) cruised to a 92-47 season-opening victory over North Carolina A&T (0-1, 0-0 Big South) behind a combined 30 points from graduate transfer guard Carlie Littlefield and sophomore guard Alyssa Ustby.
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“She was the lowest ranked kid in her class and totally underrated, but I saw a high-motor competitive and versatile athlete who had incredible footwork,” women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart said. “She’s a beast and I knew I could build her up.”
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As a head-coaching novice, there has yet to be one poor play-call, one ill-timed substitution or one non-conference trap game that has given Hubert Davis a fit. But there is one bad memory that might keep him up at night.
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From a young age, Dawson Garcia knew he wanted to play basketball. Years later, Garcia took his passion for the game and ran with it — first to Marquette, now, to UNC as a sophomore transfer.
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“I had one year left and I wanted to prove myself one more time and I felt like I could do it at this school and on this stage,” graduate transfer forward Brady Manek said. “I was ready to move on and I was ready for a new experience, and I think I found the right one.”
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The North Carolina volleyball team (11-4, 0-4 ACC) was swept on the road against Florida State (10-3, 3-1 ACC) on Sunday, marking the Tar Heels’ fourth consecutive loss.
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On Tuesday, after 616 days, something normal will be happening in the Smith Center — UNC will play a competitive game in front of a full crowd of roaring fans.
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Prioritizing these two aspects in preparation for their Thursday game may spell victory for North Carolina as they go after their sixth win to qualify them for bowl play.
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