Video: UNC Football Freshmen HighlightsThe Tar Heels have gotten major contributions on both sides of the ball from true freshmen including: Mikey Bart, Khris Francis, Dominique Green, Bug Howard, T.J. Logan, Ryan Switzer, and Brian Walker.
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Roy Williams Still Steaming After Joel James Hushes UAB CrowdUNC men’s basketball head coach Roy Williams was not happy with the outcome of Sunday’s 63-59 loss to UAB, but his disgust started early in the contest. Joel James knocked down a jumper 38 seconds into the game to tie it at two. He proceeded to turn to the crowd with a finger on his lips. (Chapelboro.com)
Video: Michigan State Set To Host UNCAndy Katz and Seth Greenberg take a look at the matchup between North Carolina and Michigan State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. (ESPN.com)
Tar Heel Baseball Freshmen Ranked Fourth NationallyNorth Carolina's current freshman class has been ranked No. 4 nationally by Perfect Game, the website announced this week. The Tar Heels are one of three ACC programs in the top 10, with Miami coming in at No. 2 and Georgia Tech at No. 9. Right-hander Chris Oakley merits special mention as a member of the PG Top 100. (GoHeels.com)
Good, Bad, & Ugly Report: DukeIf UNC holds the two leads they had at home against Duke and Miami with under 3 minutes to play, they are the outright Coastal Division champions. But has been the way things have gone for the Heels this season, they don't catch the breaks and drop both games. With that in mind, here is the missed opportunity edition of the Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: (Tar Heel Blog)
UNC considers Smith Center renovationsSeveral major universities have made changes to their basketball arenas in recent years, and UNC could follow suit. While talks surrounding renovations to the Dean E. Smith Center have included the addition of luxury seating, they will also include possible upgrades to the student section, said Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham. (Daily Tar Heel)
John Henson adjusts to role of starting center for BucksFormer Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles experimented using John Henson as a starter early last season but later said the young player was not ready for it. Flash forward to Tuesday night in Boston, when the 6-foot-11 Henson will be the Bucks starting center for a second straight game. This time he's more prepared for the challenge and trying to show he can stay in the starting lineup. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Tom Izzo '99 percent sure' Gary Harris will play versus UNCMichigan State head coach Tom Izzo sat Gary Harris this past Friday in the hopes that a day off would help his sophomore shooting guard be ready for Wednesday's game versus North Carolina. The time to rest appears to have helped, but not completely solved the problem, as Izzo said Monday that he's "99 percent sure" Harris would play Wednesday. (MLive.com)
Roy Williams Radio Show NotesThough J.P. Tokoto provided a spark for the Tar Heels on the offensive end, scoring 16 points, Roy Williams told the crowd gathered for the radio show that Tokoto’s defensive grade “sucked.” Williams said that the plan is still for former point guard Stilman White to return to the team after he completes his Mormon mission. Williams also addressed forward James Michael McAdoo’s recent struggles. (Daily Tar Heel)
Video: UNC Football - Operation Christmas ChildThe North Carolina Football Team took time to shop and stock shoe boxes for this year's 2013 Operation Christmas Child.
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Diamond DeShields Earns ACC Rookie Of The Week HonorsDiamond DeShields of the North Carolina women's basketball team was selected ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday, as announced by the conference office. DeShields averaged 23.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals last week over three games at the Cancun Challenge, helping lead the Tar Heels to a 2-1 record. UNC has won the award three-consecutive weeks by three different players. (GoHeels.com)
Ten Tar Heels Earn All-ACC Football RecognitionFour Tar Heels were named first-team All-ACC and a total of 10 received all-conference recognition, as announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Eric Ebron, James Hurst, Kareem Martin and Ryan Switzer received first-team honors, while Tre Boston was a second-team selection. Quinshad Davis, Russell Bodine, Norkeithus Otis, Jabari Price and Tommy Hibbard received honorable mention. (GoHeels.com)
Former UNC AFAM chairman indicted by grand juryFormer chairman of the UNC African and Afro-American Studies department Julius Nyang’oro has been indicted by a grand jury after a year-and-a-half-long State Bureau of Investigation probe found that he allegedly received $12,000 for teaching a class he never taught. Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall said another indictment for a former academic employee might come out in January. (Daily Tar Heel)
Postgame Chalkboard: A Few Plays ShortWithout question, this was yet another game North Carolina should have won. As has been the trend in each loss of 2013, the Tar Heels were good enough to win but came up short in a few key situations that turned the game. A 6-6 season is obviously disappointing given the expectations coming into the year. (Inside Carolina)
Football Coaches Regular Season Report CardLarry Fedora, UNC, C Saturday, C Season: A strange, uneven, unlikely regular season ended in exactly that same manner. So after 6-6 overall and 4-4 in the ACC, the highlights of Fedora’s second season turned out to be the win at N.C. State and if you stretch it some, scoring 80 points in a game (Old Dominion). (WRAL Sports Fan)
Ken Huff Named Walter Camp Alumni Award WinnerFormer UNC standout and 1974 All-America offensive guard Ken Huff is the recipient of the 2013 Walter Camp Alumni Award, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Monday. Huff joins a distinguished list of former winners, including Alan Page (Notre Dame), Bo Jackson (Auburn), Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh), Herschel Walker (Georgia), Mark May (Pittsburgh) and Derrick Brooks (Florida State). (GoHeels.com)
Thought of the week: Halfcourt needs workNorth Carolina has to change its template for scoring in halfcourt sets. Sunday’s loss to UAB doesn’t retroactively make the Tar Heels' win over Louisville last week a fluke. And their loss to the Blazers definitely was not a fluke, either. The difference was the Cardinals allowed the Heels to run, which they can do well. The Blazers dared the Heels to execute in the halfcourt, which they don’t do well. (ESPN.com)
Extra Points: Inches ShortMarquise Williams was not sharp throwing the ball, two cases in point being third-quarter passes behind Eric Ebron that resulted in an interception and one too long to Quinshad Davis that fell incomplete near the goal line. Adding insult to injury, one throw that he was dead accurate with was dropped by T.J. Logan at the two yard-line. The Tar Heels dropped three potential interceptions. (GoHeels.com)
Video: Roy Williams Post-UAB Press ConferenceNorth Carolina head coach Roy Williams speaks with the media following the Tar Heels' 63-59 loss to UAB Sunday in Birmingham:
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ACC Football Power Rankings: Week 147. North Carolina. The Tar Heels saw their five-game winning streak come to an end in a loss to Duke, but that should not take away from what this team accomplished in the second half of the season. There is not much doubt this team is playing some of the best football in the ACC right now and has rising stars on its roster in Marquise Williams, Ryan Switzer, Bug Howard, Quinshad Davis and T.J. Logan. (ESPN.com)
Tokoto lone bright spot in UNC’s lossAs the North Carolina men’s basketball team watched Alabama-Birmingham pull away in the first half of UNC’s 63-59 loss Sunday, the Tar Heels desperately searched for someone to electrify their offense. Sophomore Marcus Paige had just two points in the first half, junior James Michael McAdoo added only two more. The spark came from an unlikely source — J.P. Tokoto. (Daily Tar Heel)
Jacobs: Paige's BurdenThe absence of P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald, a pair of upperclass wings noted as 3-point shooters, has left North Carolina with a key weakness. Remarkably, a single player has been carrying the weight from long range. Sophomore Marcus Paige ranks among the hottest long-distance dialers in the ACC, but he was 0-6 against the Blazers, and the Tar Heels had no way to compensate. (Duke Basketball Report)
Lucas: Road GradedRoy Williams continues to put his team in these environments, continues to pack the bags for places like Long Beach and Charleston and Birmingham. His team has now lost four of its last five nonconference true road games, but that's in the same time frame when they've won 12 out of 17 ACC road contests (.706). One, perhaps, has something to do with the other. (GoHeels.com)
ACC Football Power Rankings7. North Carolina: The Tar Heels had a good effort against Duke and played the Blue Devils fairly evenly, but the defense couldn’t get stops when it mattered and the offense couldn’t get out of its own way in terms of penalties. Now the Tar Heels have to hope that they can continue to grow their young talent under head coach Larry Fedora in the upcoming bowl practices. (Fox Sports Carolinas)
Michael Jordan on Dean Smith: 'He never put one kid ahead of another'That's what Michael Jordan found compelling about his relationship with Dean Smith: Not how much Smith cared about his success and happiness, but how equally vested Smith was in anyone who became part of the Tar Heels' family. "Players with different backgrounds, different outlooks, different potential: He seemed to be able to reach all of them the same way," Jordan said. (Miami Herald)
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