Category: Basketball

Heels move up in NET rankings after blowout win, but one loss becomes Quad 2

Carolina’s NET ranking edged up to 25 after the No. 16 Tar Heels’ 91–75 victory at Georgia Tech on Saturday. UNC (17–4, 5–3 ACC) was at 23 after the big win at Virginia but had fallen to 26 during their week off. They now will have a quick turnaround before trying to avoid a damaging Quad 3 loss when they host Syracuse (13–9, 4–5; NET ranking of 73) at 7 p.m. Monday (ESPN).

Veesaar rebounds from “wake-up” call at Virginia

ATLANTA — Henri Veesaar didn’t need to be reminded of what happened at Virginia. A week after turning in season lows of seven points and one rebound, No. 16 North Carolina’s big man answered with one of his most complete performances of the season Saturday, posting 20 points, a game-high 12 rebounds and two steals in the Tar Heels’ 91–75 win over Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion.

RJ Davis follows up triple-double with 45 points, 6 3-pointers in 42-point win

It might be time for the Los Angeles Lakers to call up RJ Davis to the NBA. Davis followed up scoring 30 points in a triple-double on Thursday with a career-high 45 points in only 35 minutes on Saturday in the South Bay Lakers’ dominant 146–104 home victory over the Salt Lake City Stars at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, Calif.

Wilson takes flight, ignites Heels in hometown blowout

ATLANTA — Caleb Wilson didn’t score for the first 12 minutes Saturday. He didn’t force it either. Then everything clicked, and he put on a show in his hometown.
Wilson erupted for 14 points in the final 7:46 of the first half and finished with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead No. 16 North Carolina to a polished, efficient 91–75 win over Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion.

RJ Davis spectacular with 30 points, triple-double in G League win

RJ Davis’ sensational rookie season in the G League reached a new milestone Thursday night when he recorded his first career triple-double. The five-year Carolina star collected 30 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high-tying 10 assists and was 11 of 22 from the floor in his South Bay Lakers’ 125–118 victory over the Salt Lake City Stars at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, Calif.

On radio show, Davis said many factors led to win at Virginia

There have been times this season when North Carolina struggled mightily with its effectiveness while junior center Henri Veesaar was off the court or off his game. For most games, a lead evaporated or the Tar Heels fell behind when that happened. That all changed on Saturday at Virginia when No. 16 UNC overcame Veesaar’s worst game of the season — season-lows of seven points, three field goals and one rebound — to pull off an impressive 85–80 win over the now No. 17 Cavaliers.

Heels make biggest jump in AP Top 25 men’s poll after huge win at Virginia

North Carolina jumped six spots to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 men’s poll after a 2–0 week that included a road upset of Virginia. It’s the first time UNC has been ranked in every poll this late in the season since making every poll in the 2024–25 season, when the Tar Heels were in the top 10 for 15 weeks. The Tar Heels’ highest rank this season was No. 12 for two polls in December.