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Can UNC basketball get a lift from its bench? Not if they don’t play

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis made it a point of emphasis to develop a bench at the beginning of the season. With the regular season finale less than two weeks away, it appears to be an aspect of the Tar Heels’ season that has slipped away.

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Forde Minutes: Pistol Pete’s Record, UNC’s Dance Bid in Serious Jeopardy

Antoine Davis is charging toward Pete Maravich’s career NCAA scoring record, while the Tar Heels are in danger of setting the wrong kind of history.

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NC State basketball takes down rival UNC behind Jarkel Joiner, dominant second half

RALEIGH, N.C. — N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts said it would be a “heart and soul” game Sunday against North Carolina, and that it was.

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UNC basketball comes to life late, but Tar Heels fall to Miami 80-72 in ACC home game

North Carolina felt a sense of urgency from a weak NCAA Tournament resume going into its game against No. 15 Miami on Monday.

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Kentucky, UNC Lead Hoops Teams Feeling February Stress

From the bubble to the battle for the top seeds, these schools are under pressure down the stretch.

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UNC finds its shooting stroke, earns an important ACC home win over Clemson

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina got the response it needed in its 91-71 win over Clemson on Saturday after the weight literally got lifted from their collective shoulders.

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UNC's frustration continues with tough ACC road loss at Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — North Carolina played like a team uninterested and unfocused for too long before playing a furious and frenetic pace that prompted a comeback that came up short during its 92-85 loss to Wake Forest on Tuesday in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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The Dangers of Outsized Coaching Influence in College Hoops

Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim essentially said he decides his end date with the school, while others have hand-picked their successors.

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UNC escapes Syracuse with 72-68 ACC win behind 21 points from Pete Nance

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — North Carolina stayed composed and deliberate for much of the 36 minutes it led Syracuse on Tuesday night. Yet in the closing minutes, the Tar Heels needed a little luck to come away with a 72-68 win.

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Mid-season women’s college basketball check-in: Is LSU’s Angel Reese the Player of the Year?

Who wins the ACC? And what mid-majors are on the rise?

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Armando Bacot sets UNC records as Tar Heels hold off NC State, 80-69

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — As one star ascended, another took a fall that could change a season.

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UNC basketball developing dependable bench depth as Tar Heels hit meat of ACC schedule

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis finally has the bench he’s been trying to develop. It’s been a gradual progression this season that has become clearer over the past three games.

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UNC Tar Heels basketball picks up a surprise top 10 recruit in the Class of 2024

Ian Jackson solidified what is the strongest recruiting class to date under North Carolina coach Hubert Davis when the Bronx, N.Y. native committed to the Tar Heels over Kentucky and Arkansas on Monday.

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UNC basketball braces to play without its leader, Armando Bacot. Who fills his shoes?

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The last words North Carolina forward Armando Bacot said to coach Hubert Davis on Tuesday as he hobbled off the court after rolling his left ankle early in a 65-58 loss at Virginia, was that he’d make a quick return to the lineup.

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UNC basketball loses Armando Bacot to injury, loses tough ACC game to Virginia, 65-58

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — North Carolina’s losing streak at Virginia reached eight games after the Tar Heels fought shorthanded in a 65-58 defeat Tuesday at John Paul Jones Arena.

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UNC football coach Mack Brown welcomes the biggest transfer class of his second tenure

North Carolina coach Mack Brown spent Monday afternoon going over film of the team’s new transfers with assembled media.

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UNC outmuscles Notre Dame, keeps momentum rolling at home in ACC victory

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina showed off a new wrinkle with starting forward Pete Nance sidelined with a sore back against Notre Dame on Saturday. The Tar Heels looked big while playing small in their 81-64 win over the Fighting Irish in the Dean E. Smith Center.

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‘We’re making progress’: Despite finish to season, UNC football optimistic about 2023

As North Carolina head football coach Mack Brown walked out of Bank of America Stadium in early December, he was far more optimistic about the program than a 29-point loss to Clemson in the ACC championship game would suggest.

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UNC football falls to Oregon in Holiday Bowl, 28-27, after Ducks score in final minute

SAN DIEGO -- In a season full of close calls, North Carolina’s year concluded 19 seconds short of pulling out another one.

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What Should We Make of These Teams’ Disappointing Starts?

Indiana and Kentucky are among the teams that have fallen short of preseason expectations.

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College Hoops Reset: Revising Our Conference Predictions

Which of our men’s league champ picks have changed—and which have stayed the same?

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Six Takeaways From the Best Day of the College Hoops Season

Saturday delivered a packed slate of games between some of the sport’s elite men’s teams that could have a far-reaching impact come March.

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UNC rallies to force overtime, beat No. 23 Ohio State in New York

NEW YORK — After playing a four-overtime game, just one seemed like nothing to North Carolina on Saturday. The Tar Heels, who trailed Ohio State for 32 minutes in regulation, scored the first two baskets of overtime and never looked back in an 89-84 win in the CBS Classic in…

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UNC snaps out of losing skid, earns 75-59 ACC win over Georgia Tech

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It was, perhaps, the best single possession of North Carolina’s basketball season and it perfectly summed up its 75-59 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday in its ACC home opener.

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Who and What Defined Men’s College Basketball’s First Month?

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