North Carolina fell three spots to No. 10 in the AP Top 25 men’s poll Monday as the Tar Heels were one of four top-10 teams in last week’s poll to lose.
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Nickel has productive return to UNC; Adams, Love, Todd-Williams McKoy have good games
Tyler Nickel’s trip back to the Smith Center didn’t produce a victory for his Virginia Tech team, but he reminded the Tar Heels of his perimeter shooting prowess.
UNC moves up in NET despite losing Quad 1 win, is top No. 2 seed
A month from Selection Sunday, No. 7 Carolina appears to be solidly on the No. 2 seed line. The league-leading Tar Heels (20–6, 12–3 ACC) moved up two spots to ninth in the NET rankings after Saturday’s home Quad 2 victory over Virginia Tech despite losing a Quad 1 win.
UNC gets big bounce-back win with beast mode from Ingram early, Bacot late
CHAPEL HILL — The beast mode from Harrison Ingram early and Armando Bacot late drove No. 7 North Carolina to a huge bounce-back victory it badly needed. Bacot scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half, and Ingram had a double-double by halftime as the Tar Heels eased to a 96–81 win Saturday over Virginia Tech at the Smith Center for the 64th 20-win season in program history and third in a row.
NCAA committee’s early bracket has UNC men No. 2 seed, 5th overall seed
Carolina is a No. 2 seed and the fifth overall seed in the bracket that the NCAA men’s basketball committee revealed Saturday. During a bracket preview show on CBS and TNT, the committee revealed the top 16 seeds as they stood entering Saturday’s games. The actual field will be announced at 6 p.m. on Selection Sunday, March 17.
Newcomers huge for No. 15 UNC in easy opening-game baseball win
CHAPEL HILL — The newcomers immediately made a difference for No. 15 North Carolina — from the freshman battery to two veteran position players — while the returnees flexed their offensive muscles in an impressive Opening Day victory.
Garcia, Adams, McKoy, Todd-Williams have big games; Nickel hits 15 ahead of game at UNC
Dawson Garcia, Destiny Adams, Justin McKoy and Kennedy Todd-Williams all had big mid-week games, while Tyler Nickel scored 15 ahead of his return to the Smith Center.
Heels shake four-game skid, tough start, knock off Pitt as Donarski rains in 3s
CHAPEL HILL — After four consecutive losses, North Carolina’s women were happy to finally end a skid, regardless of who they beat. UNC put the game away with a 10–0 fourth-quarter run to take a harder-than-expected 75–62 victory Thursday at Carmichael Arena.
The numbers confirm eye test: UNC’s defense has regressed
If Carolina makes a deep run in March, it will be with lockdown defense. The No. 7 Tar Heels (19–6, 11–3 ACC) haven’t reached the level they’ll need to do that since their 10-game win streak ended with the loss at Georgia Tech on Jan. 30.
UNC falls in NET, likely further away from No. 1 seed line, after loss at Syracuse
No. 7 North Carolina’s second non-Quad 1 loss of the season dropped the Tar Heels one spot in the NET rankings to 11, probably pushing them further away from the No. 1 seed NCAA tournament seed line.
Syracuse’s hot shooting, UNC’s worst defense of season doom Heels
Carolina’s defense, a cornerstone of a 10-game win streak earlier this season, continues to regress in recent games, and the No. 7 Tar Heels paid for it at Syracuse. The Orange cashed in with red-hot shooting.
UNC projected as No. 2 seed in men’s tournament, No. 6 seed in women’s field
With Selection Sunday five Sundays away, the No. 7 North Carolina men are projected as a No. 2 seed, and the UNC women are predicted to have a tough road as a No. 6 seed.
UNC falls in AP Top 25, but extends longest top-10 streak in five seasons
North Carolina fell four spots to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll as one of four teams in the top 10 of last week’s poll to lose.
Styles scores 23 in Hoyas loss to No. 1 UConn; McKoy, Love, Garcia and Adams all have big games
Dontrez Styles had the best scoring game of the weekend among the former Tar Heels. Justin McKoy, Caleb Love, Dawson Garcia and Destiny Adams also enjoyed big games, although Garcia got hurt.
Cadeau’s confidence soaring after big game, but his focus was on his five turnovers
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With all the good numbers that freshman point guard Elliot Cadeau put up on Saturday, all he could think about was one number — five turnovers. Cadeau has always been his biggest critic, even after career-best totals of 19 points and four assists, as well as an ACC-high eight assists. He refused to call it his best game because of that season-high turnover total.
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