By R.L. Bynum Of the players who left Carolina’s program after last season and aren't in the NBA, Justin Pierce and Christian Keeling are putting up the best numbers, although their teams are struggling. Playing for Kobrat in Finland’s best professional league, Korisliiga, Pierce is scoring a team-leading 19.7 points per game. His team, however, …
There was a lot to like in Tar Heels’ loss from Harris’ debut to Love’s shooting
By R.L. Bynum There were plenty of positives coming out of North Carolina’s 82–75 loss at Florida State on a day when turnovers again hurt the Tar Heels during key stretches. The biggest positives were the confidence Caleb Love is building with his 3-point attempts finally falling and the energy Anthony Harris brought to the …
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Tar Heels in NBA: White comes close to triple-double in Bulls loss; Anthony scores 15 in Magic loss
By R.L. Bynum Coby White toyed with his first career triple-double in the Chicago Bulls’ 127–125 overtime loss at Oklahoma City after leading by 16 points. White had 12 points, four rebounds and five assists at halftime but came up short of the milestone with 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. White hit a …
Tar Heels in NBA: Green continues big week by beating Heat and heat from a heckler
By R.L. BynumDanny Green will be sorry to see the Miami Heat leave town. His Philadelphia 76ers completed a sweep of two home games against Miami in three days. Green followed up his 29-point game Tuesday with 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in Thursday’s 125–108 victory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEz6hXhZFzI&ab_channel=NF Tony Bradley was scoreless …
Shooting woes continue as UNC’s women lose second consecutive game
By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — The poor shooting and the search for the right combinations coming out of the extended holiday break continued as North Carolina’s women lost consecutive games for the second time this season. Virginia Tech snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66–54 victory over the Tar Heels at Carmichael Arena …
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Tar Heels in NBA: Green scores 29 with a career-high nine 3-pointers in Sixers’ OT victory
By R.L. Bynum It hasn’t been a smooth start with the Philadelphia 76ers for Danny Green. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTGFwCkxkso&ab_channel=NbaHighlights He scored in double figures only four times in 11 games entering Tuesday’s home game against the Miami Heat and was coming off his worst game of the season in a loss at Atlanta. All that frustration was …
UNC shows some of its best offense of the season in its third consecutive victory
By R.L. BynumCHAPEL HILL — North Carolina has rarely been in the zone offensively this season, but leave it to the classic Syracuse zone defense to bring that out a little for the Tar Heels. With uncommon patience in the half-court offense, crisp perimeter passing and the ability to push the ball up court in …
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Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes scores 30, has been the most consistently good UNC alum this season
By R.L. Bynum Harrison Barnes continues to be the most consistent Tar Heel in the NBA so far this season and particularly stood out considering he was the only UNC alum to play in a win in the last two days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD9QRrzgq94&ab_channel=SacramentoKings Barnes scored a season-high 30 points to go with eight rebounds for a …
Tar Heels show rust from 3-week layoff in home loss to Miami
UNC’s women have their worst shooting game of the season and most turnovers By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — It was easy to see, from the offensive sloppiness to the shooting struggles, that North Carolina hadn’t played in 21 days. Against a Miami team that had played three times since the Tar Heels’ last game, …
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Tar Heels in NBA: Bradley produces double-double in second game of season; Johnson scores 16 in Suns road win; Anthony 0–2 as Magic starter
By R.L. Bynum With only seven players available for the Philadelphia 76ers, Tony Bradley figured to get into a game for only the second time this season. He took advantage of the chance in the Sixers’ 115–103 home loss to the Denver Nuggets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjQMIKKg1CE&ab_channel=NBAHonestBoxScoreHighlights In 24 minutes, Bradley, a member of UNC’s 2017 NCAA championship …
