North Carolina is ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll Illinois is No. 23 in the preseason rankings. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 17, 2022
ACC Men’s Preseason Rankings, Postseason Outlook Duke’s Jon Scheyer era begins with high expectations as familiar faces headline the league. Sports Illustrated · Oct 13, 2022
Men’s College Basketball Offseason Winners and Losers UNC and Kentucky made out very well, while Michigan State did not. Who else joins them? Sports Illustrated · Jul 22, 2022
UNC basketball embracing comparisons to 2017 title team ahead of ‘redemption year’ Comparisons to North Carolina’s 2017 men’s basketball national championship team began the moment guard Caleb Love announced he’d return Sunday, giving the Tar Heels four starters back in the fold. Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022
Five Returning NBA Draft Prospects to Watch in 2023 Intriguing names like Caleb Love and Jaime Jaquez opted to defer their draft decisions to next season. Sports Illustrated · Apr 25, 2022
Great news for UNC basketball: Caleb Love is coming back North Carolina’s unexpected run to the men’s basketball national championship game this season won’t be such a surprise if it happens next year. After Sunday’s announcement that sophomore guard Caleb Love will return for his junior season, the Tar Heels will be considered one of the frontrunners. Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022
Watch: Caleb Love Becomes Fourth UNC Starter to Announce Return After finishing as the runner-ups in the 2022 NCAA tournament, the Tar Heels have re-loaded for next season. Sports Illustrated · Apr 24, 2022
RJ Davis is returning to UNC basketball for another season A key cog in the North Carolina Tar Heels’ run to the NCAA title game this spring, guard R.J. Davis likely had a chance to test the NBA draft waters this summer. Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022
UNC basketball season doesn’t end with banner, but plenty to celebrate NEW ORLEANS — A season of firsts for North Carolina under coach Hubert Davis ended one half shy of securing the ultimate prize. Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022
Note to self: It’s the players, Stupid We sports scribes sure love to write about college coaches, but this basketball postseason delivered on so many levels that were entirely about the athletes. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2022
The play that wasn't: UNC call for 'winner' falls short against Kansas in title game NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina became so comfortable with making big shots in big moments in its race to the NCAA men's basketball national title game on Monday that surely it felt like one more was in store with 4.3 seconds left and trailing 72-69 against Kansas. Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022
Caleb Love Posts Heartbreaking Tweet Morning After National Title Game Loss The North Carolina guard was overcome with emotion following the game against Kansas. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5, 2022
From Controversies to Comebacks, Kansas Completes the Perfectly Imperfect Title Run Why this Jayhawks championship team will be remembered as the poster child for one particular time period—the era of asterisks in college sports. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5, 2022
North Carolina’s Resolve Pushed to Ultimate Limit in Bruising Championship Loss The battered Tar Heels gave everything they could, until their bodies gave out. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5, 2022
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022 Luke DeCock: UNC one shot short of NCAA championship, but Tar Heels set stage for Hubert Davis era NEW ORLEANS — It was, roughly, the same spot where Caleb Love had made so much magic happen. He had a look at the rim. The ball did not come close. North Carolina’s dream season came to an end. The Tar Heels finally woke up.
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 Jayhawks' Bill Self masterminds epic championship comeback Bill Self went from the Hall of Fame coach who too often failed on the big stage to the brilliant mastermind of the biggest second-half comeback in NCAA title game history
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022 UNC falls to Kansas in down-to-the-wire national championship game, 72-69 NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina.
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 Kansas rallies, beats North Carolina 72-69 to win NCAA title Kansas finished off the biggest comeback in national championship history Saturday night, getting a big game from David McCormack, crucial shots from Remy Martin and surviving a tying 3-pointer by Caleb Love that missed everything at the buzzer for a 72-69 victory in the Superdome
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2022 Kansas shocks North Carolina to win national title Jayhawks trailed by 15 at halftime, only to roar back in second half
The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022 NCAA men’s tournament 2022 final: UNC 69-72 Kansas – as it happened Minute-by-minute report: Kansas outlasted North Carolina in a classic NCAA title game showdown at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
Benzinga · Apr 4, 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship 2022: How To Watch And Best Prop Bets Many teams had at least one shining moment during the 2022 NCAA Men’s National Tournament. After a tournament that saw 68 teams compete to be the last one standing, Monday night will see two teams fight for the national championship.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2022 JJ Redick Reacts to Duke’s Loss to UNC in Coach K’s Final Game The former Blue Devils star gave all credit to the Tar Heels on Twitter.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 4, 2022 Kansas or North Carolina? Expert Predictions for the Men’s National Title Game Kansas or North Carolina? The SI college hoops staff makes its predictions.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 3, 2022 David Murphy: Coach K’s legacy at Duke will long outlive the defeats, and the critics who envied his greatness NEW ORLEANS — It came for him as it comes for all of us, that line of zeroes, sudden as a scream. The minutes became seconds, and the seconds became fractions, and then the void arrived.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3, 2022 UNC’s Armando Bacot Says He’s Playing in National Championship Game The double-double machine sustained an injury late in the win over Duke on Saturday night.