Love scores career-high 36 as Arizona rebounds from loss; Dawson hits 20 as his Gophers beat Johnson, Dunn and Penn State

Five days after his former UNC backcourt mate RJ Davis scored a career-high 36 points against Wake Forest, Caleb Love matched that on Saturday night.

Cadeau impressive again, but No. 3 Heels need RJ Davis’ poise to hold off FSU

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Elliot Cadeau is becoming an aggressive engine that drives No. 3 North Carolina’s offense just as much as RJ Davis. A first-half stretch Saturday proved that the freshman point guard is essential with his ability to whip by defenders and deliver feathery passes.

Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes does it all for Kings with career-high 39 as Kings win thriller against Warriors, his former team; White scores 25

Harrison Barnes did it all for Sacramento on Thursday night to help the Kings win a thriller over one of his former teams. The 12-year NBA veteran scored a career-high 39 points and seven 3-pointers, hitting consecutive clutch baskets and getting a huge block as the Kings earned a 134–133 road victory over the Golden State Warriors before a national TNT audience.

UNC five-star recruits Jackson, Powell make McDonald’s All-American Game

Carolina five-star recruits Ian Jackson and Drake Powell were named Tuesday to the McDonald’s All-American Game.

Rebounding, defense driving No. 3 UNC’s nine-game win streak

CHAPEL HILL — While RJ Davis’ 36 points were the most impressive part of No. 3 North Carolina’s 85–64 victory Monday over Wake Forest, the trend of solid defense and rebounding continues to be a big reason for the nine-game winning streak.

UNC’s NET ranking hits season-high; bracket projections have Heels as No. 1 seed

Predicting what a victory will do for No. 3 North Carolina’s NET ranking isn’t always easy. But one-sided wins have pushed the Tar Heels higher before, even a 45-point Quad 4 win over Charleston Southern earlier this season. That happened after UNC’s impressive 85–64 victory over Wake Forest on Monday night.

Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes scores 32, White assist shy of triple-double, Black clutch at end of Hornets win

It was a huge night in the NBA for Harrison Barnes, Coby White and Leaky Black. Barnes and the Sacramento Kings shook off recent struggles, White came an assist shy of a triple-double in his best game of the season and Black made huge plays in the final seconds of Charlotte’s victory.

RJ Davis shoots down Deacs’ hopes with career-high 36 points

CHAPEL HILL — RJ Davis wouldn’t let No. 3 North Carolina go down against Wake Forest. The senior guard scored 23 of his career-high 36 points in the second half as the Tar Heels went from trailing by one at halftime to blowing out the Demon Deacons 85–64 Monday night at the Smith Center for their ninth consecutive victory.

ACC-leading UNC continues rise in AP men’s Top 25

North Carolina moved up one spot to No. 3 in the latest Top 25 men’s basketball poll, the Tar Heels’ highest January rank since the 2016 Final Four team was No. 2 in the last two polls that month.

Todd-Williams ties career-high with 22 points in Ole Miss win; Love, Styles scores 14; Johnson notches 13

Kennedy Todd-Williams’ first season at Ole Miss hasn’t always gone smoothly, but she put it all together Sunday. Nearly a year after she scored a career-high 22 points for Carolina in a win at Pittsburgh, Todd-Williams matched that in the Rebels’ 69–59 road win over Georgia.