DEAN SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Well, you have to say this much for North Carolina: The Tar Heels’ 2010-11 season won’t be exactly like last year. Facing the same Charleston club that demoralized them a year ago, the Heels earned some hard-fought redemption over the Cougars tonight in a 74-69 victory. Sophomore big man […]
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Tar Heels fend off UNC-Asheville but do little to dispel doubts
SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina needed a win desperately and earned one 80-69 against in-state foe UNC-Asheville on Tuesday night, but with all due apologies on Thanksgiving eve, are the Tar Heels a bunch of turkeys? Carolina’s offense once again was absent for large chunks of time against the Bulldogs. The Heels shot […]
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Tar Heels fall to Vanderbilt — what now?
Only four games into the season, and North Carolina already is being forced to stave off a public relations disaster. The Tar Heels have lost two in a row, most recently suffering through a 72-65 defeat at the hands of Vanderbilt on Sunday in the consolation match of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Tar Heels […]
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Facing renewed anxiety, UNC will battle Vanderbilt on Sunday
How about this for an ominous reminder of the recent past: An overrated North Carolina team loses to an unranked opponent after a dreadful shooting performance. The Tar Heels, in the semifinal of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Friday night, dropped a 72-67 contest to Minnesota. Carolina shot only 37 percent from the field, a […]
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Tar Heels crush Hofstra in Puerto Rico
North Carolina delivered an early knockout punch to Hofstra in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, racing to an early lead and coasting to a 107-63 victory. The Tar Heels played aggressively and very fast, and certainly many fans were relieved to see what they believe what UNC basketball should be. Harrison Barnes […]
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Tar Heels chug past Lipscomb in season opener
DEAN SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Forgive UNC fans if the opening game of the 2010-11 season felt an awful lot like the 2009-10 campaign. The Tar Heels, heavily favored to cruise past a low-major Division I opponent, suffered through various spots of ineptitude before finally pulling away for an 80-66 victory over Nashville-headquartered Lipscomb. […]
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Tar Heels cruise past Barton in preseason tune-up
DEAN SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s basketball season got underway on Friday night with a 108-67 blowout over Barton in an exhibition contest. The Tar Heels captured an early lead and continued to press forward, racking up points in transition and giving the nearly 15,000 fans on hand a nice show to kick off […]
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Tar Heel hoopsters open season with renewed hope — and a savior?
Jeremy M. LangeWilliams addresses the media last week CHAPEL HILL — The 2010-11 basketball season has opened, but most of the questions lobbed at Roy Williams still pertain to last season’s unimaginable horror. At UNC’s annual media day on Thursday, Williams faced the same set of questions he did toward the end of last year, […]
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Tar Heels fall to Dayton in NIT final
North Carolina’s four-game win streak and run through the NIT came to a halt on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Playing in the championship game against Dayton, the Heels fell to the Flyers 79-68 in a sloppy, frustrating affair that featured a grimacing Roy Williams helplessly watching his club make the mistakes it did […]
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A night in Carmichael was a small consolation for UNC fans as Duke marches through NCAAs
For at least a few days, basketball was alive again in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels, slumming in the National Invitation Tournament after a disastrous season, played inspired basketball during a two-game stretch that included hard-fought victories to keep their season alive. By the time you read this, we’ll know if they are headed to […]
