Georgia Tech hosts North Carolina on senior nightThe three seniors on the Georgia Tech basketball team get one more chance Tuesday to walk onto the court at McCamish Pavilion. It’s sure to be an emotional event, as senior night typically is. But will that be enough against a team like North Carolina? Georgia Tech (12-17, 3-14 ACC) remembers the Tar Heels well. (Macon Telegraph)
Georgia Tech wary of Marcus PaigeThe reason freshman reserve Joel Berry was the first player off UNC’s bench to relieve starting point guard Marcus Paige on Saturday was because he’d been playing better ball than Nate BrittI, UNC coach Roy Williams said Monday. Britt, who had one assist against Miami, played four minutes and didn’t attempt any shots. He averages nearly 17 minutes a game. (Durham Herald-Sun)
Roy Williams Monday Teleconference QuotesRoy Williams spoke with the media in the ACC teleconference on Monday. In the discussion he touched on the ACC tournament, the addition of new walk-on player Spenser Dalton, and the status of injured freshman Theo Pinson. "I don't expect to have [Pinson] back. Yesterday's practice was the first live thing that he has done. I don't foresee him playing tomorrow night." (Carolina Blue)
No. 11 Diamond Heels Hold Off Liberty, 6-4Trevor Kelley tossed 5.1 innings of stellar relief and Zack Gahagan hit his first career home run as No. 11 North Carolina beat Liberty 6-4 Monday at Liberty Baseball Stadium. Alex Raburn added three hits for the Tar Heels, who out-hit the Flames 12-3 but needed a five-out save from Trent Thornton to seal the first midweek win of the year. (GoHeels.com)
Tale of the Tape: UNC vs Georgia TechUNC will face Georgia Tech for the second time in just eleven days. That makes our regular peek at the numbers a bit redundant except UNC has seen some shifts in the efficiency ratings since February 21st. UNC 89-60 win over Georgia Tech in Chapel Hill was UNC's third best offensive efficiency of the season including a season best eFG% of 66.4. Since then the Tar Heel offense has sputtered. (Tar Heel Blog)
Hornets’ P.J. Hairston misses weights, sitsCharlotte Hornets rookie P.J. Hairston was inactive for Sunday’s game against Orlando after missing a weight-training session. Two sources confirmed Hairston missed his weights obligation. It’s the latest in a series of transgressions large and small in Hairston’s rookie season. (Charlotte Observer)
Carolina Heads To ‘Hotlanta’ To Face Georgia TechThe No. 19 North Carolina men’s basketball team, 20-9 overall and 10-6 in ACC play, travels to Atlanta Tuesday night for a rematch with Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets, 12-17 overall with a 3-14 mark in the league, will be hoping to sting the Tar Heels and knock them out of a potential No. 4 seed in next week’s ACC Tournament. UNC’s final road game of the season figures to be a manageable one. (Chapelboro.com)
Jesse Holley calls out MMA champ Ronda RouseyA former NFL player says he's found the one person who could beat Ronda Rousey in an MMA fight -- himself -- saying if the two got in the octagon, Rousey wouldn't stand a chance. The man talking the smack is Jesse Holley -- who played WR for North Carolina and then the Dallas Cowboys after winning a tryout with the team on Michael Irvin's 2009 reality show "4th and Long." (TMZ.com)
Previewing Georgia TechNo. 19 North Carolina and Georgia Tech will square off for the second time in 11 days on Tuesday. Tip-off at McCamish Pavilion is set for 7pm and will be aired on ESPNU. Since losing to the Tar Heels less than two weeks ago, head coach Brian Gregory’s squad let a double-digit second-half lead slip away at home against Louisville before falling at Clemson, 70-63, in overtime. (Inside Carolina)
North Carolina Ranked 19th In Both Basketball PollsNorth Carolina fell four spots to No. 19 in this week's Associated Press top 25 poll and dropped one spot to No. 19 in this week's ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, released on Monday. Carolina is ranked in the AP poll for the 21st week in a row, including all 17 polls in 2014-15. UNC was ranked in the final four polls of last season. (GoHeels.com)
Brice Johnson and JP Tokoto combine for seven dunks in win over MiamiIt comes too naturally to Brice Johnson for him to fully appreciate its significance. Don’t think he doesn’t enjoy it — he’d be crazy not to — but maybe his vantage point prohibits him from witnessing the impact it can have. Maybe the best vantage point is courtside, where North Carolina play-by-play announcer Jones Angell sits. (Daily Tar Heel)
Charlton Warren Officially Tabbed As UNC Defensive Backs CoachUNC head coach Larry Fedora announced Monday that Charlton Warren has been hired as UNC’s defensive backs coach. Warren comes to Chapel Hill from Nebraska where he worked with recently-hired UNC defensive assistant John Papuchis. Before his time at Nebraska, Warren spent nine seasons working with the secondary at Air Force, including serving as the Falcons’ defensive coordinator. (GoHeels.com)
ACC Football 2015 Spring Preview and Power Rankings3. North Carolina: If UNC can improve on defense in 2015, this team can contend in the Coastal Division. The good news is coach Larry Fedora hired a good defensive staff, headlined by coordinator Gene Chizik. Additionally, six starters are back from a unit that also has plenty of young players returning after garnering valuable experience last year. (Athlon Sports)
Know Your Opponent: Georgia TechTen days after the Tar Heels delivered their most complete performance of the year against the Yellow Jackets in an 89-60 thumping, Carolina and Georgia Tech will run it back in Atlanta Tuesday night. For Tech, it's been more of the same in the two games since the trip to Chapel Hill - two single-digit losses in two distinct, yet still gut-wrenching, forms. (GoHeels.com)
Michael Jordan's estimated worth: $1 billionMichael Jordan can be found near the top of seemingly every list that mentions his name. He's not close to the top of a new one, but he'll probably be just fine with that. Forbes magazine revealed its 29th annual World's Billionaires List and Jordan made the cut for the first time. With an estimated net worth of $1 billion, Jordan qualifies as the 1,741st richest person in the world, the magazine said. (ESPN.com)
UNC Spring Practice NotesThe Tar Heels are looking for a defensive line coach after the departure of Keith Gilmore to Notre Dame. For now, graduate assistant Ryan Sims and director of high school relations Jason Tudryn are working with the line. Here's how the other coaching responsibilities break down under new coordinator Gene Chizik: Charlton Warren is the secondary coach, John Papuchis has linebackers. (Carolina Blue)
Stuart Scott's Tenacity Permeates Unexpected MemoirWhen the longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott quietly agreed to write a memoir last year, appendiceal cancer and chemotherapy were weakening him. His appearances on the network were dwindling. His life was slipping away. There was no assurance that he would survive until late May, when Blue Rider Press expected to publish his book, “Every Day I Fight.” (New York Times)
This Week With Mike FoxHead coach Mike Fox spoke with Inside Carolina after the Diamond Heels returned from Spartanburg, S.C. with a series victory over Rhode Island. At 6-3, the team added a Monday game at Liberty, will host VCU on Tuesday and then begins ACC play hosting a weekend series against Duke. (Inside Carolina)
UNC quarterback Marquise Williams out for springNorth Carolina starting quarterback Marquise Williams will miss spring practice with a hip injury, the school announced. Williams was listed as out in a practice report released Sunday after the team hit the field for the first time this spring. Backup Mitch Trubisky is set to handle first-team reps, though Williams is expected to be healthy come fall practice and resume his starting duties. (ESPN.com)
Storylines to Watch for UNC Football Spring PracticeThere are many storylines to watch this spring season, but there are two, overarching major storylines to follow: 1) What impact will Gene Chizik have on UNC's defense? and 2) What are the implications of Marquise Williams sitting out this spring with a hip injury? Let’s dive into those storylines and more: (Keeping It Heel)
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