Tar Heels rise in SI's final regular-season rankings6. North Carolina - After being a drain on UNC's offensive efficiency last season, power forward James Michael McAdoo has made strides simply by cutting his turnover percentage down from 18.2 as a sophomore to 10.7 as a junior. And if you examine his five-game turnover percentages, you'll see that he's entering the backstretch of '13-14 on much better footing than he was in March of last season. (Sports Illustrated)
Diamond DeShields Selected To Wooden Award Final BallotNorth Carolina guard Diamond DeShields is the only freshman selected to The John R. Wooden Award Ballot, announced Thursday by The Los Angeles Athletic Club. The Norcross, Ga., native averages 17.7 points and 5.5 rebounds for the 13th-ranked Tar Heels. DeShields was named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year on Wednesday and first team All-ACC on Tuesday. (GoHeels.com)
Dre Bly, William Fuller on 2014 College Football HOF BallotThe National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today the names on the 2014 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame: Dre Bly, North Carolina-Defensive Back-Three-time First Team All-American, twice earning consensus honors. Three-time All-ACC pick. William Fuller, North Carolina-Defensive Tackle-Two-time First Team All-American, earning consensus honors in 1983. (National Football Foundation)
The Same PaigeAs the postseason looms for Morgan Paige - a starter averaging 12.2 points for the 10-16 Wisconsin Badgers - and Marcus - the leading scorer and assist-man for the surging Tar Heels - the No. 5s credit each other for their competitive streaks, perseverance and hardcourt successes. "There's no doubt," Morgan said, "that we made each other better." (GoHeels.com)
Tim Scott Adjusting to SafetyThe first 32 starts of Tim Scott’s career at North Carolina came at cornerback. After moving to free safety for the Belk Bowl, it’s quite possible the senior could start at that new position over his final dozen – or more – appearances. Scott finished with six tackles and a sack in UNC’s 39-17 victory. The Fredericksburg, Va. product played so well at free safety, that it appears as though he’s not moving back. (Inside Carolina)
North Carolina’s Tribal RivalriesBut this week the reports about our tribal rivalries focus on UNC-Duke basketball and this Saturday night’s final game of the regular season. Why do we sometimes go crazy in our support of our favorite athletic teams and unleash meanness towards the other side? (Chapelboro.com)
J.P. Tokoto Does A Little Bit Of EverythingJ.P. Tokoto probably isn't the first name that people think of when they think of this year's North Carolina basketball team. The sophomore forward isn't averaging 20+ points per game or shooting lights out from behind the free throw line, but he has proved himself to be an invaluable asset to the Tar Heels plenty of times this season by doing a little bit of everything. (GoHeels.com)
6th Seed UNC Women Play Thursday Night At ACC TournamentNorth Carolina opens the 37th ACC Tournament Thursday at 8 p.m., against Wake Forest at the Greensboro Coliseum. Carolina finished the regular season with a 22-8 record and sixth in the league with a 10-6 mark. Wake Forest is the 11th seed and improved to 15-15 on the season with a 72-58 win over 14th seed Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Carolina is 6-1 against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament. (GoHeels.com)
Fedora touches on spring topicsFollowing UNC's practice Wednesday---the first of the new spring season for the 2014 Tar Heels---head coach Larry Fedora engaged in a customary press gathering. Fedora, well-known as a high-energy coach, was excited about getting back on the field and starting the transition from the high of the end of the 2013 season into getting ready for the new season later this year. (Tar Heel Illustrated)
20 years later, Robin Ventura remembers Michael Jordan's White Sox debutTwenty years ago, the biggest name in basketball made his debut in baseball. Michael Jordan went 0-1 in a spring training game with the White Sox on March 4, 1994, beginning his one-year foray into baseball. White Sox manager Robin Ventura was part of that first spring training with Jordan, and remembered how the presence of No. 23 (who wore No. 45, since Ventura wore No. 23) livened up camp. (CSN Chicago)
Phil Ford: M.J. And Thompson Are The Two Best To Ever Play In The ACCUNC legendary point guard, Phil Ford, joined the Mac Attack to talk about rivalries, the greatest in ACC history, Dean Smith and the Four Corners. On His Rivals at UNC: When I was in school, Duke wasn’t really the big rivalry, NC State was. They had David Thompson and he and Michael Jordan are arguably the greatest two players to ever play in the ACC. (CBS Charlotte)
Academic Scandal UpdatesLost in UNC's 12-game basketball winning streak and the head-scratching, inexplicable #goacc moments of Syracuse losing to Georgia Tech followed by Duke losing to Wake Forest were a couple of interesting developments in the ongoing parade of UNC's academic unpleasantness. (Tar Heel Blog)
UNC opens spring football drills hoping to build on momentumNorth Carolina held its first spring practice Wednesday, hoping to keep the momentum from last season’s 6-1 finish that including a Belk Bowl win over Cincinnati. The Tar Heels return at least seven starters on each side of the ball, including their starting quarterback (Marquise Williams), leading running back (T.J. Logan), leading wide receiver (Quinshad Davis) and returner Ryan Switzer. (Durham Herald-Sun)
Fedora challenging UNC players to step upFirst time back on the football field since bowl week, North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora was looking for the same enthusiasm that he saw in December. “We were playing our best football as the year went on at the end of the year and so we challenged them to be at that level when we stepped out here today,” said Fedora. One benefit for UNC, they have an experienced quarterback heading into spring. (WRAL Sports Fan)
Marquise Williams Ready for QB BattleMarquise Williams entered North Carolina’s opening spring practice on Wednesday as the frontrunner for the starting quarterback job. The junior signal caller is well aware, however, that he has to win the job to earn the final nod. Williams’s primary challenger is red-shirt freshman Mitch Trubisky, while sophomore Kanler Coker is also in the mix. (Inside Carolina)
No. 15 Tar Heels Top Davidson, 10-3No. 15 North Carolina won its seventh straight game with a 10-3 defeat of Davidson Tuesday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium. Sophomore Reilly Hovis got his second win of the season for Carolina with three scoreless and hitless innings of work in which he struck out five. Carolina will open its next series on Friday, March 7, at 3 p.m. in Chapel Hill against ACC newcomer Pittsburgh. (GoHeels.com)
Video: Larry Fedora, Players Post-First Spring Practice InterviewsNorth Carolina coach Larry Fedora and several players spoke about how excited they were to get back on the practice fields for the first day of spring football.
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Former Tar Heels reunited at Houston Astros’ training campAnother benefit of Kent Emanuel's three years with the Tar Heels, he said, was the relationships he developed with his teammates, some of who have moved on to the pros at the same time as Emanuel. One is even a member of the Houston Astros organization. “You have someone to share the process with. Holby (Brian Holberton) and I are roommates here so it makes it that much better.” (Toronto Observer)
Tar Heels In The NBA UpdateOver Vince Carter's last five games, the veteran is lighting it up from three-point range shooting at a 51.4 percent clip while averaging 18.8 points per game. The highlight of Carter's hot streak came last Monday against the New York Knicks when he hit seven three-pointers. Los Angeles Lakers point guard Kendall Marshall recently has hit the skids as he has averaged 1.4 points per game over his last five contests. (GoHeels.com)
Eve Carson's Visionary Spirit Lives On Through Namesake ScholarshipWe are celebrating the life of Eve Carson Wednesday and the passion she had for UNC, her fellow students, and the campus community. Since the Eve Carson Scholarship was established in 2008 following her passing six years ago, organizers estimate that close to $220,000 has been awarded to 11 Carolina students for support during their senior year. (Chapelboro.com)
Lucas: The Case For...End-of-season ACC award voting concludes this weekend and will be announced next week. With that in mind, here's a look at the cases for three Tar Heels who deserve recognition. Marcus Paige for ACC Player of the Year: The Iowa native has exploded onto the national scene as a sophomore. He's a national finalist for the Cousy Award and a four-time ACC Player of the Week. (GoHeels.com)
March 5, 1977: UNC Defeats Virginia to Win ACC ChampionshipThe Tar Heels showed up with Walter Davis in uniform but the Olympian from Pineville was forced to the bench with an injury to the index finger on his shooting hand, the injury he received in the win over N.C. State. It was only Saturday morning that officials discovered the finger was broken. Davis, with the finger taped to his middle finger, made his entrance with 15:48 left and Virginia holding a 46-43 lead. (Tar Heel Online Retrospective)
Art’s Angle: Sky-High AnxietyMichael Norwood was a walk-on senior playing his last home game in 1987, and boy was there some pressure on him! Starting with scholarship regulars Curtis Hunter, Dave Popson, Kenny Smith and Joe Wolf, Norwood knew he had better make the most of his three minutes of fame. By the way, the Tar Heels were playing Duke and were going for their second unbeaten conference season in four years. (Chapelboro.com)
Precious Memories: Dementia has taken its toll on Dean SmithDean Smith doesn't watch the games anymore. The motion on the screen is too hard to follow. Now he thumbs through golf magazines and picture books. Most of the books are about North Carolina basketball. They seem to make him happy. He turns the pages past photo after photo of himself. Nobody knows if he knows who he is. (ESPN.com)
Turnaround ArtistsEarlier in the season, it was easy to question the heart and focus of a team that could blow a late home lead to Belmont, come out a step slow in the ACC opener at Wake Forest, and put up an outright stinker in the home league opener versus Miami. Now one expects to see Tar Heels diving on the floor, coming up with key rebounds, blocked shots and energy plays. (Inside Carolina)
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