Coby White continues on the likely path to becoming the first Tar Heel to make the NBA All-Star Game in 16 years. That would probably be fine with the Charlotte Hornets, as long as they don’t have to face him again.
Category: Basketball
Bacot is ACC Player of the Week
For the second time in three weeks, a Tar Heel is the ACC men’s basketball Player of the Week.
UNC moves up in the AP Top 25 men’s poll after two road wins
North Carolina jumped to a season-high No. 7 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll Monday after a pair of road ACC wins last week.
UNC returns to AP Top 25 women’s poll after two big ACC victories, earns national honor
By R.L. Bynum After a surprising one-week absence from the AP Top 25 women’s poll, North Carolina returned at No. … More
Love’s hot second-half shooting, 23 points, lead Arizona; Dunn has 13 in Penn State win; McKoy scores 12; Nickel, Garcia each score 11
Caleb Love got hot at just the right time for No. 10 Arizona on Saturday night. Love scored 15 of his 23 points during a pivotal second-half stretch as the host Wildcats pulled away for a 92–73 win.
Nivar’s breakout game leads Heels to program’s first win at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — This was the Indya Nivar game. The sophomore Stanford transfer was everywhere on the court with lots of energy while contributing in many ways for North Carolina. She scored a crucial bucket on a driving layup with 1:44 left for two of her team-high 16 points as the Tar Heels battled for a 61–57 win over No. 16 Notre Dame on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion.
Second straight Quad 1 win pushes UNC’s NET ranking into top 10
On the strength of two consecutive Quad 1 road victories, No. 8 North Carolina moved to a season-high 9th in the NET rankings, moving up three spots after Saturday’s 65–55 victory over No. 16 Clemson.
There’s a good omen as UNC women take momentum into showdown with No. 16 Irish
There is a good omen and plenty of positive momentum for Carolina’s women’s basketball team heading into the Tar Heels’ showdown at No. 16 Notre Dame on Sunday.
UNC guard Kayla McPherson to miss rest of the season
Redshirt sophomore guard Kayla McPherson will miss the rest of Carolina’s women’s basketball season after suffering a knee injury that required surgery.
Perimeter shooting, good for No. 8 UNC and bad for No. 16 Clemson, keys Heels’ win
CLEMSON — In another physical game, No. 8 North Carolina came to Tiger Town and won the game from the perimeter. While No. 16 Clemson was a season-worst 1 of 18 from 3-point range, five Tar Heels contributed to their eight 3-pointers as Carolina pulled away in the second half for a 65–55 ACC win Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum.