Marcus Paige Named Sporting News All-AmericanSecond team: Marcus Paige, 6-1 sophomore guard, North Carolina; Paige handled his expanded role beautifully, shifting between the point guard and shooting guard positions and delivering both leadership and production to rescue a season that could have imploded. (Note: Per UNC guidelines, Paige's jersey now eligible to be honored and hang in rafters) (Sporting News)
UNC women’s lacrosse and soccer teams to be honored at White HouseUNC's national title-winning women’s lacrosse team and women’s soccer team will be honored at the White House today. President Barack Obama is hosting the 2012-2013 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s champions at an event on the South Lawn. Obama will welcome the student-athletes from schools across the country to congratulate them on their accomplishments. (UNC.edu)
UNC Basketball Regular Season in ReviewThe lost to Duke is a mere blemish on an overall great UNC season. Starting off with big wins over Louisville, Michigan State, and Kentucky mixed with unfortunate losses to Belmont and UAB, the Tar Heels became a national conundrum. The 1-4 start to the ACC season became a nightmare for Heels fans. Then the amazing happen. A 12 game ACC winning streak. (Carolina Blue)
Lucas: So Many ChoicesBefore each college semester or important event in the life of Benton Moss, his father, Tom, types up a letter that the duo refer to as "nuggets." "I called them nuggets," Tom says, "because it sounded cooler than 'advice.'" When Benton came back to Carolina in January for the start of the spring semester, there were these three nuggets: (GoHeels.com)
Hakeem Nicks set for free agencyHakeem Nicks emphasized Sunday that he wants a long-term contract as a free agent, claiming he can be a "missing link" to a team with championship aspirations. Nicks, who will become an unrestricted free agent Tuesday, told ESPN's Josina Anderson that he is considering "a number of teams." (ESPN.com)
Monday Baseball ReportThe Tar Heels ran their winning streak to nine game before dropping the last game of the weekend series vs Pitt. Still UNC got the series win to open ACC play. At present, UNC is still being paced offensively by freshman bats but there were signs this week of Landon Lassiter and Skye Bolt starting to snap out of their season opening slump a bit. (Tar Heel Blog)
Tony Shaver follows script written by two admirable menCall it “The Dean’s List.” It has nothing to do with grades or grade point average, though even if it did, Tony Shaver would almost certainly be included. This Dean’s List refers to men who played under legendary former UNC coach Dean Smith then went on to become coaches themselves. Shaver has more than earned his standing on that list during nearly 30 years roaming the sidelines. (William & Mary)
Ranking the ACC's College Football Coaching Jobs for 20145. North Carolina: UNC’s lack of success over the years might surprise even a knowledgeable college football fan. The Tar Heels have not won an ACC championship since 1980 and have not strung together back-to-back winning ACC seasons since the mid-90s. Still, this is a desirable position for a coach. It’s a great school that has made a strong commitment to the football program. (Athlon Sports)
4 storylines to watch at the ACC tournamentNorth Carolina has two ACC tournament titles (2007, 2008) in the past 15 years, and coach Roy Williams has traditionally downplayed the event’s importance. But if this group can get past a dangerous potential quarterfinal matchup with Pittsburgh, don’t be surprised if the Tar Heels make a strong run in Greensboro. (Shelby Star)
Video: Roy Williams mic'd up at UNC practiceHere is North Carolina head coach Roy Williams mic'd up during his team's practice. The ACC Digital Network gives you unprecedented access of ACC Basketball all season long in our series "Inside". (The ACC)
For former college rivals in NBA, it's not unusual to hate your 'mateRyan Kelly could be the best Lakers teammate Kendall Marshall ever had, and it still wouldn't compensate for two things. Kelly went to Duke. Marshall went to North Carolina. Those rivals go together about as well as ketchup and coffee. "Oh, I've never liked him," Marshall conceded when asked about his reaction to sharing a locker room with a Blue Devil upon joining the Lakers in December. (Los Angeles Times)
John Henson struggles to cement his post with BucksYou won't find many people in Wisconsin who enjoy the month of February, and John Henson certainly isn't one of them. The Milwaukee Bucks center opened February by missing a pair of games due to a sprained right wrist. When he returned, he put together statistically his worst month of the season despite playing more minutes than his season average over a stretch of eight games. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Fourth-Seeded Tar Heels Open ACC Action FridayThe ACC Basketball Tournament gets under way Wednesday at the Greensboro Coliseum. UNC is the fourth seed and has a bye until Friday's quarterfinal round. On Friday at approximately 2 p.m. The Tar Heels will face the winner of a Thursday game between No. 5 seed Pitt and the winner of Wednesday's game between No. 12 seed Wake Forest and No. 13 seed Notre Dame. Printable Bracket (GoHeels.com)
Avoiding Lapses Key for Postseason RunNo. 14 North Carolina’s recent run of winning while absorbing lapses and off nights came to end at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night. How the Tar Heels correct those lingering issues will determine how deep into March they can go. “North Carolina needs to play a heck of a lot better,” Roy Williams said. “We’ve got to get back to that sense of urgency that we had for a few weeks there.” (Inside Carolina)
No. 15 Tar Heels Fall To Pitt In Series Finale, 6-4Pittsburgh scored two runs in the eighth inning to post a 6-4 win over No. 15 North Carolina in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium. Hobie Harris threw 2.1 innings of hitless relief to get the win, while Spencer Trayner took the loss for the Tar Heels. Zac Gallen allowed just three hits over 6.1 innings but allowed four earned runs in a no-decision. (GoHeels.com)
Matt Harvey tweet predicts 2014 return, making Mets uncomfortableThe Mets don't want Matt Harvey's desire to return this season from Tommy John surgery to become a focal point of spring training. They really don't. But Harvey continues to make that desire known publicly, and it apparently continues to make the Mets uneasy. (Newsday)
Troubles Abound in UNC's Loss to DukeIn a game where No. 14 North Carolina needed most everything to go right, almost everything went wrong in its 93-81 loss to No. 4 Duke on Saturday. In a foreshadowing of sorts, Roy Williams told reporters on Friday that his team had increased its margin of error from earlier in the season but it wasn’t where he wanted it to be. (Inside Carolina)
Mistakes doom Tar Heels in CameronIt just wasn’t enough. A 12-game win streak, 18 second-half points from Marcus Paige, A season-high 59.4 field-goal percentage. None of that could overcome a poor defensive effort in front of a raucous crowd hungry to avenge No. 14 North Carolina’s eight-point defeat of No. 4 Duke 16 days earlier. This time, the Tar Heels couldn’t put together another rallying effort. (Daily Tar Heel)
Defense, rebounding cost UNC men against DukeNo. 14 UNC lost 93-81, its defense folding against the hot-shooting Blue Devils and wilting under the imposing presence of freshman Parker and his 30 points. “It’s frustrating, especially when you have the opportunity to do something a lot of people didn’t think you could do,” McAdoo said. “To not be able to do that because you kind of shot yourself in the foot is really frustrating.” (Daily Tar Heel)
Lucas: Beyond The Box ScoreMarcus Paige is so team-oriented that it's not part of his nature (to be more offensively aggressive earlier in the game). Carolina will need it to be during the postseason, which begins in five days. And here's a guess: he'll figure it out, and he'll leave the proof on the stat sheet. It's just that some of his most memorable plays might come away from the box score. (GoHeels.com)
Tar Heels Move on to GreensboroUNC will be watching to see who wins between Wake Forest and Notre Dame in Wednesday night's ACC Tournament opening-round game, as the victor between the Demon Deacons and Fighting Irish will take on No. 5 seed Pittsburgh on Thursday. Carolina will play the winner of that game in Friday's second quarterfinal around 2:30 pm at the Greensboro Coliseum. (Tar Heel Illustrated)
Analysis: UNC, Duke battle it out in last regular season ACC gameOverall, North Carolina made it interesting in the end, forcing a few turnovers and threatening to draw within six points late in the game. But in the end, Duke executed better on offense. Neither team played significantly better defense. North Carolina just couldn’t stop Rodney Hood or Jabari Parker. The two combined for 54 of Duke’s 91 points. Grades: Duke A-, UNC B- (Greensboro News & Record)
Video: Marcus Paige Post-Duke InterviewNorth Carolina guard Marcus Paige talks with the media following the Tar Heels' loss to Duke in Durham on Saturday.
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Video: Roy Williams Post-Duke Press ConferenceNorth Carolina coach Roy Williams talks with the media about the Tar Heels' 93-81 loss at Duke on Saturday.
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Tar Heels' recipe for success not the same at Duke SaturdayUNC beat Duke last month at the Smith Center by using its size advantage to win the rebounding battle and throwing a mix of defenses that limited the best 3-point shooting team in the ACC to 23 percent from behind the arc. Neither of those things happened at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, which is how a Tar Heel team that shot 60 percent lost 93-81. (Durham Herald-Sun)
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