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CHAPEL HILL — Jalen Washington unleashed plenty of emotions after he took a transition pass from Elliot Cadeau and hammered home a powerful dunk in the second half Friday against American. Seeing Washington wave his arms and yell surprised Coach Hubert Davis, but he’s convinced that much more than his highlight-reel slam was behind that reaction.
The overlap of football and men’s basketball sometimes creates challenges for the Tar Heel Sports Network, and this weekend’s schedule delivers some.
North Carolina held at No. 10 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after rolling to a 107–55 home win Friday over American.
After splitting two games last week, including a 69–58 loss Friday in Greensboro to No. 2 UConn, North Carolina fell two spots to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll.
While it wasn’t a masterpiece, it was good enough for Carolina’s third straight win, clinching bowl eligibility, which didn’t seem like a given a month ago following the Georgia Tech loss.
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CHAPEL HILL — Carolina is fun to watch when they’re running the way Coach Hubert Davis wants them to. The Tar Heels dispatched a pesky American team Friday night, turning a nine-point halftime lead into a certified blowout, with a final score of 107–55.
GREENSBORO — North Carolina will challenge some of the best women’s teams in the country when the 3-point shots fall and roll against many others. In desperate need of a good shooting night to stay with No. 2 UConn, it didn’t happen until it was too late for the No. 14 Tar Heels, who couldn’t stop sensational redshirt senior Paige Bueckers, and had rough performances from some veterans.
GREENSBORO — After a slow start, veteran Alyssa Ustby jump-started No. 14 North Carolina and redshirt freshman Laila Hull closed the deal.
After rallying at No. 1 Kansas and narrowly losing 92–89 on Friday, North Carolina slipped one spot to No. 10 in the first regular-season AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll of the season. UNC swapped spots with Caleb Love’s Arizona team (2–0), which moved up to No. 9.
After opening the season with a pair of home victories, North Carolina moved up one spot to No. 15 in the first regular-season AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll of the season heading into two games this week in Greensboro. It’s the Tar Heels’ highest ranking since it was No. 14 on Feb. 6, 2023.
Deja Kelly led Oregon to one of the biggest upsets, and Destiny Adams produced two of the most impressive individual efforts during the season’s first week.
CHAPEL HILL — Lexi Donarski’s addition to the North Carolina roster before last season came with the plug that she would provide a perimeter-scoring threat. Evidence of that was clear Thursday night when she connected on five 3-point shots to supply some of the highlights in the No. 15 Tar Heels’ 77–50 victory against UNC Wilmington at Carmichael Arena.
After a tough shooting night in her Oregon debut, Deja Kelly had everything going on Wednesday when Dawson Garcia had a monster game in Minnesota’s opener.
CHAPEL HILL — RJ Davis remembers well the last time he faced Ryan Griffen. It didn’t go well. With the long 6–6 guard aggressively defending him all game, Davis missed all nine 3-point attempts and was 4 of 20 shooting in Carolina’s 89–87 Sweet 16 loss in Los Angeles to Alabama.
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