RJ Davis is the ACC Player of the Week for the second time this season, becoming the first Carolina guard to earn the honor multiple times since Joel Berry II did it four times in the 2016–17 season.
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Hubert Davis’ rotation size not much different than last season
After retooling his roster, Coach Hubert Davis said he wants to play more players than last season. That’s happened in some games for No. 9 Carolina (8–3), but the rotation size has essentially not changed from last season.
Carolina back in top 10 of men’s poll after impressive win over Sooners
North Carolina jumped two spots to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after an impressive victory over Oklahoma.
UNC holds spot in Top 25 women’s poll after win over Oklahoma
After rallying for a victory over Oklahoma, North Carolina stayed at No. 24 in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll released on Monday. The Tar Heels (8–4) pulled away from a game tied at halftime to earn a 61–52 victory over the Sooners on Tuesday in the Jumpman Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center.
Tar Heels in NFL: Howell, benched again, has career-worst game; Downs has 9 catches in homecoming game; Chandler, Williams score TDs
Sam Howell again didn’t play well, but his receivers’ struggles didn’t help. For the second consecutive week, Washington coach Ron Rivera benched the struggling quarterback and got a spark off the bench from former N.C. State quarterback Jacoby Brissett.
Tar Heels in NBA: Johnson’s 18 points help Nets end skid, give Pistons 26th straight loss; five other Heels score in double figures
Cameron Johnson led six UNC alums scoring in double figures Saturday night with 18 points and was part of Brooklyn inflicting dubious NBA history on the Detroit Pistons, with a chance to add to that.
Love hits 26, makes many big shots, but last one doesn’t fall in Arizona loss
Caleb Love has never been shy about taking a shot in a pressure situation on a national stage, and he showed that again Saturday in Las Vegas. His last one, a long 3-point attempt that would have won the game, didn’t fall, though, after repeatedly coming up clutch after halftime on a day when he scored 26 points, four 3-pointers, made all four free-throw attempts and pulled down five rebounds.
UNC’s ACC men’s schedule good for NET ranking, but makes winning title tougher
Since the days of the double round-robin ACC schedule are long over, there will always be inequities in the conference schedule. This season, that’s good for No. 11 Carolina’s NET ranking, but winning the regular-season conference title will be more challenging than it will be for other teams.
Tar Heels in the pros: Barnes has big game for surging Kings; Sharpe has best game of season; three 2017 NCAA champs start, lead G League win
Harrison Barnes had his best game in a month, and Day’Ron Sharpe put up his fourth double-double in his best game of the season Friday, when three members of UNC’s 2017 national championship team started and were a big part of a Texas Legends win in the G League.
Withers settles in as ‘glue guy’ at UNC after leaving struggling Louisville program
CHARLOTTE — It’s been quite a season of transition for Jae’Lyn Withers, who was part of more victories at Carolina before Thanksgiving than all of last season with a 4–28 Louisville team. That’s just one of many contrasts for the 6–9, 215-pound graduate student, whose situation is dramatically different than a year ago.