After first- and second-round games in Charlotte, No. 3 North Carolina will head west in the NCAA men’s tournament, according to the latest bracket projections that predict only three ACC teams in the field. That’s a huge contrast to ESPN’s projection that nine ACC teams will make the women’s field.
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ACC expansion will mean more equitable women’s hoops schedule but only one UNC-State game
The latest ACC expansion will eliminate more tradition but also create more scheduling equity in women’s basketball.
UNC continues longest top-five streak in men’s poll after December in five seasons
Once a team rises to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll, all it can do is win to maintain that spot and potentially move up if the top two teams lose.
North Carolina has taken care of the winning part, but No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Purdue did as well to keep the Tar Heels at No. 3.
UNC slips in AP Top 25 women’s poll after loss at Virginia
North Carolina slipped four spots to No. 24 in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll and in the NET rankings.
Cavs upset undisciplined Heels with hot perimeter shooting
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Carolina overcame the crazy shots Miami made three days earlier when the 3-pointers kept coming, but the Tar Heels couldn’t counter Virginia’s perimeter onslaught on Sunday. A game after the Hurricanes racked up 12 3-pointers, the Cavaliers hit 11 shots from outside the arc and controlled most of the game on their way to an 81–66 upset of the No. 20 Tar Heels and end their four-game win streak.
UNC falls in NET after win at Florida State
No. 3 North Carolina’s fifth road victory and fourth Quad 2 victory didn’t help the Tar Heels in the NET. On the contrary, it somehow hurt them.
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.
No. 20 UNC holds on behind Deja Kelly’s 18 points, clutch free throws
CHAPEL HILL — That vexing pattern of No. 20 North Carolina building a big lead and giving most of it up nearly burned the Tar Heels on Thursday night. But Deja Kelly made four free throws in the final 15.7 seconds after UNC blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead before holding on for a 66–61 win at Carmichael Arena. But not before Miami sank five of its 12 3-pointers in the final quarter, and former Duke player Shayeann Day-Wilson led a fierce rally.
UNC baseball has high expectations, with a mix of 24 talented newcomers, star returnees
CHAPEL HILL — Playing in a baseball conference stacked with ranked teams requires stacking talent to stay competitive, and fourth-year North Carolina coach Scott Forbes brought in an impressive collection of newcomers to do that.