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Belichick says ‘we have our team now,’ not playing catch-up like last year

As North Carolina opened its second spring practice under coach Bill Belichick, the veteran coach said the program is better positioned this time around, largely because of continuity that simply did not exist a year ago.

Moving on from Davis to an established coach would be pricey

If Carolina moves on from Hubert Davis, they’ll seek an established head coach, and it will be a pricey transition. After consecutive first-round exits in the NCAA tournament, the financial implications for an athletics department that threw an incredible amount of money at Coach Bill Belichick and his football staff are coming into sharper focus.

Transfer tracker: Cadeau, Jackson, Key head to Sweet 16; college careers of Lubin, Nickel and Washington end in heartbreak

Elliot Cadeau, Ian Jackson and Teonni Key are headed to the Sweet 16 to face familiar foes they’ve never beaten. Meanwhile, the college careers of Ven-Allen Lubin, Tyler Nickel and Jalen Washington came to heartbreaking ends in the NCAA tournament.

UNC faces No. 1 UConn in Sweet 16 after unbeaten Huskies thump Syracuse for 52nd straight win

The monumental challenge that No. 15 North Carolina knew was likely ahead in the Sweet 16 is official. The Tar Heels (28–7) will have the daunting challenge of meeting No. 1 UConn (36–0), which will take a 52-game win streak into Friday’s matchup in the Fort Worth 1 Regional after earning its 32nd consecutive Sweet 16 trip.

Thad Williamson on Davis: The Breaks of the Game

Less than three short weeks ago, North Carolina’s men’s basketball team and its fans were celebrating their first best-ever home season — 18 contests without defeat — after closing out a tight, tense win over Clemson. Many observers were crediting Coach Hubert Davis, his staff, and his team with the resilience shown in winning five of six games without injured Caleb Wilson.

Transcript, video from UNC women’s basketball press conference after win over Maryland

CHAPEL HILL — Here is the complete transcript and video from No. 15-ranked North Carolina’s press conference on Saturday with Coach Courtney Banghart, Elina Aarnisalos and Lanie Grant ahead of Sunday’s NCAA tournament second-round game against Maryland.

UNC overcomes foul trouble, returns to Sweet 16 with gritty win

CHAPEL HILL — There was no stopping No. 15 North Carolina in its pursuit of a second straight Sweet 16 trip, not even on a day when the Tar Heels had to battle foul trouble. The Tar Heels fought through all of that for a gritty 74–66 victory over No. 17 Maryland in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Carmichael Arena.

Transcript, video from UNC women’s basketball press conference ahead of Maryland game

CHAPEL HILL — Here is the complete transcript and video from No. 15-ranked North Carolina’s press conference on Saturday with Coach Courtney Banghart, Elina Aarnisalo and Lanie Grant ahead of Sunday’s NCAA tournament second-round game against Maryland.

Grant, Aarnisalo evolve games, fuel UNC’s chemistry after team’s early stumbles

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s evolution from early-season stumbles to a team few want to face traces directly to two sophomore guards.

UNC gets big defensive effort, rolls to first-round win behind Nylas, Grant show

CHAPEL HILL — No. 15 North Carolina’s torrid defense showed no sign of rust after a 13-day break, much to the misfortune of Western Illinois. There were, as Coach Courtney Banghart put it, “some cobwebs” on the offensive side. But the Nylas and Grant show was too much for the No. 13-seed Leathernecks in the No. 4-seed Tar Heels’ 82–51 victory Friday at Carmichael Arena for their fourth consecutive first-round win in the NCAA tournament.

Transcript, video from UNC women’s basketball press conference after win over Western Illinois

CHAPEL HILL — Here is the complete transcript and video from No. 15-ranked North Carolina’s press conference on Friday with Coach Courtney Banghart, Nyla Harris and Lanie Grant after the Tar Heels’ 82-51 victory over Western Illinois.

Trimble emotional after heartbreaking end to his career

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Seth Trimble sat on one end of a somber dressing room, emotional and struggling to process the end of his Carolina career. The senior guard, who tied his career high by playing 43 minutes, tried to explain what he couldn’t understand himself: how the No. 21 Tar Heels let a 19‑point second‑half lead slip away in an 82–78 overtime loss to VCU on Thursday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

Davis says ‘mistakes were made’ in UNC’s collapse

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The collapse and heartbreak for No. 21 North Carolina came after it looked like the Tar Heels were about to ease into the second round. VCU erased a 19‑point second‑half lead from a UNC team that insisted afterward it was not worn down, pulling out an 82–78 overtime victory Thursday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

Transcript, video of UNC press conference after season-ending loss to VCU

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Here is the video and complete transcript from North Carolina’s press conference on Thursday with Coach Hubert Davis, center Henri Veesaar and guard Seth Trimble after the season-ending loss to VCU.