Bill Belichick didn’t hesitate to identify the biggest challenge UNC faces against Duke: quarterback Darian Mensah, who reportedly is the highest-paid quarterback in the country and has put up the numbers to back that up.
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No. 14 UNC at N.C. A&T: When, where to watch, scouting Aggies, notes, statistics
Here’s a look at Thursday’s matchup as No. 14 UNC visits N.C. A&T.
Transfer tracker: Tyson, 2nd in Big Ten in scoring, hits 22; Lubin just misses double-double
Cade Tyson has more field goals in five games at Minnesota than he scored in 31 games at Carolina last season. The senior wing kept his early-season momentum going Tuesday night, scoring a game-high 22 points and three 3-pointers in the Gophers’ 66–54 home victory over Chicago State, his fourth time with at least 20 points in five games, to push his average to 23.4 points per game.
Players-only meeting follows UNC’s lackluster win over Navy
CHAPEL HILL — There wasn’t much joy for Carolina’s players after a tougher-than-expected victory over Navy. The Caleb Wilson Show was electrifying, as always, but Navy’s late 17–3 run had the team looking within after the 71–63 victory Tuesday at the Smith Center.
Analytics confirm Wilson’s performance has been elite
It’s clear that North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson is one of the best players in the country. The analytics confirm it.
UNC stays at No. 18 in AP men’s poll, moves up in Coaches Poll
North Carolina remained No. 18 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll released Monday.
UNC fall in AP women’s poll but are highest-ranked ACC team
After splitting a pair of games in Las Vegas at the WBCA Challenge, North Carolina fell three spots to No. 14 in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll but are the highest-ranked ACC team.
Coby White hits 27, clutch shots in season debut; 22 for Davis, 34 for Nance in G League
The long-awaited season debut for Coby White was one to remember. Not looking at all rusty after missing the preseason and the first 11 games while recovering from a right calf strain, White collected 27 points, eight assists and four rebounds in the Chicago Bulls’ 150–147 double-overtime road loss Sunday night to the Utah Jazz.
No. 1 UNC ousts Duke again, delivering golden goal, 29th Final Four berth
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina has been a field hockey nightmare to Duke for years, and the Tar Heels delivered another heartbreaking blow Sunday with precision defense all afternoon.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Wake Forest
Missed tackles, poor decisions, bad breaks, back-breaking mistakes and offensive ineptitude were among the ghosts that haunted the Tar Heels on Saturday.
Transfer tracker: Tyson carries Gophers to win with 27; Jackson has 9 off bench
The breakout performances keep coming for Cade Tyson at Minnesota, while Ian Jackson’s transition to playing back home at St. John’s hasn’t gone that smoothly early on. Tyson carried his team to victory Saturday, and Jackson came off the bench with an uncertain role.
UNC gets record kick, but can’t kick-start red-zone offense
WINSTON-SALEM — When your offense can’t find the end zone, kicking field goals can only get you so far, even if that includes a school record. Wake Forest made enough big plays and every promising UNC drive sputtered as the Demon Deacons ended a four-game losing streak against the Tar Heels with a 28–12 win Saturday night at Allegacy Stadium.
UNC women fall behind early but storm past Fairfield
No. 11 North Carolina recovered from a tough start and surged to a big victory, thanks to a huge effort off the bench from sophomore Laila Hull. Hull tied her career-high with 14 points as UNC came back from a nine-point first-quarter deficit and used a 13–0 third-quarter run on its way to an 82–68 victory Saturday at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas in the WBCA Challenge.
Transfer tracker: Tyson hits 17 in loss, up and down week for Cadeau, Washington starts first game
Cade Tyson was solid against his first Power 4 opponent, while Elliot Cadeau had two contrasting games and Jalen Washington got his first start ahead of a busy Saturday of games for former North Carolina players.
Turnover turnaround: Heels clean it up, share the ball well in crushing NCCU
CHAPEL HILL — In early-season mismatches when winning is a given, meeting the expected standard and improving are the goals. From the first Blue-White game, turnovers have been an obvious area that No. 18 North Carolina has had to clean up. Ten first-half turnovers, many of them of the careless variety, in the Tar Heels’ 97–53 victory over N.C. Central showed that problem lingers.
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