Tar Heels in pros: Davis leads team to final at G League All-Star event; Ingram, Sharpe produce double-doubles

RJ Davis continued his outstanding season in the G League with an appearance Sunday in the league’s Up Next event in Los Angeles as part of NBA All-Star Weekend, leading his team to the championship of the four-team tournament.

Heels befuddled in loss at Duke after dominant inside play nets no FT attempts

DURHAM — The number was astounding, and Coach Courtney Banghart carefully danced around it so that she didn’t draw a fine. But she clearly was unhappy with it. The number was zero. That’s how many times that No. 11 North Carolina got to the free throw line in its 72–68 loss Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium to Duke, only the third time this century that an ACC team never got to the line.

Transfer tracker: Washington pours in career-high 22; big games for Nickel, Tyson; Cadeau’s Wolverines poised to be No. 1

Elliot Cadeau’s floor leadership has No. 2 Michigan poised to be the No. 1 team in the country when the new AP Top 25 poll comes out on Monday, days after former UNC teammate Jalen Washington had the best game of his career. Meanwhile, Ven-Allen Lubin has stayed consistent despite two straight N.C. State losses leading into Tuesday’s matchup with UNC, and Cade Tyson had another big game in a loss.

UNC holds NET position with three straight Quad 1 games ahead

North Carolina avoided what would have been a damaging Quad 3 loss by knocking off Pittsburgh at home on Saturday, 79–65, to keep its NET ranking at 25 ahead of three consecutive Quad 1 games it must traverse without Caleb Wilson.

UNC’s smaller lineup created more spacing, ball movement on offense, and versatility on defense

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina had spent much of the season leaning on Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar, but Saturday demanded something different. With Wilson out indefinitely with a fractured left hand and Veesaar sidelined by illness, No. 11 UNC turned to speed, versatility and a smaller lineup to pull away for a 79–65 victory over Pittsburgh at the Smith Center.

Day of redemption for High after enduring plenty of lows

CHAPEL HILL — Zayden High has been through a lot of lows in his three years at UNC, including a controversy that forced him to miss last season. An off-court matter led Carolina to suspend him from school, forcing him to leave the basketball program for a year.

Short-handed Heels play faster, show needed resilience to beat Pitt

CHAPEL HILL — Without their best two players, the Tar Heels found a fast solution to meet the challenge. Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar, the focal point of the offense all season, were instead active cheerleaders on the bench as No. 11 North Carolina used effective small-ball and a constant pace to fight past a struggling Pittsburgh team, 79–65, on Saturday at the Smith Center.

If Wilson has scaphoid fracture, his season could be in peril

North Carolina has confirmed that Caleb Wilson fractured his left hand during the first half of Tuesday’s loss at Miami, but further specifics about the injury or the recovery timeline aren’t known. One possibility, according to Dr. Peter Dalldorf, an orthopedic surgeon with EmergeOrtho Greensboro, is a scaphoid fracture, a tricky wrist injury that can sometimes be difficult to detect immediately.

Pittsburgh at No. 11 UNC: TV info, stats, scouting Panthers, keys to game, comparisons and notes

Here’s a look at No. 11 UNC’s Saturday afternoon game against Pittsburgh.

UNC women will leave Carmichael, share next home for men’s team

The tradition of the Carolina women’s basketball home games in a classic and beloved venue will end. Whichever arena option UNC chooses, whether it be building a new arena or renovating the Smith Center, the women’s program will play there, and the men’s and women’s teams will have separate practice facilities.

Tar Heels blow most of NET gains from Duke win at Miami

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — No. 11 North Carolina threw away much of what it gained in the NET rankings by beating No. 4 Duke with its 75–66 loss at Miami on Tuesday night.

Heels can’t match Miami’s energy, falter on defense, rebounding

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — One game after eventually getting over the hump against Duke, it never happened for No. 11 North Carolina at Miami. Coach Hubert Davis tried many lineup combinations, but the same poor defense and rebounding continued in a 75–66 loss to Miami at the Watsco Center.

Tar Heels in pros: Johnson returns; White awaits Hornets debut; Anthony in limbo; decision ahead on Love

It was a week of transition for former UNC players in the NBA, with Coby White and Cole Anthony dealt before Thursday’s trade deadline, Cameron Johnson finally returning from a knee injury. Meanwhile, Portland has a decision later this month to make on Caleb Love.