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)
Roy Williams Post-UAB QuotesRoy Williams: "Sure would like to congratulate Jerod and his team. Jerod Haase is one of the nicest young men I’ve ever known in my life, one of the best competitors I’ve ever known in my life and he got his team to compete a heck of a lot harder today then I got my team to compete. It’s not just 52 to 37 on the backboards. They had 13 more possessions than we did." (Inside Carolina)
Points at a PremiumUAB set its defensive sights on Marcus Paige, thereby shackling No. 16 North Carolina’s lone perimeter scoring option. Add in James Michael McAdoo’s continued struggles and points were hard to come by in UNC’s 63-59 loss on Sunday. With P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald not traveling for the second weekend in a row, UNC’s scoring options are severely limited. (Inside Carolina)
J.P. Tokoto Shines EarlyNo. 16 North Carolina has recently relied on role players to elevate their play in the absence of P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald. J. P. Tokoto became the third Tar Heel in as many games to answer that charge in UNC’s 63-59 loss at UAB on Sunday. Tokoto’s career-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting was critical in keeping UNC within striking distance. (Inside Carolina)
Recap & Analysis: UAB 63 UNC 59If you wanted to know what would happen if a team decided to take Marcus Paige away for much of the game and no one else stepped up? This was that game. Couple Paige's offensive struggles with North Carolina being outclassed on the backboards to the tune of 52-37, the Tar Heels fell into a hole they couldn't quite climb out of and fell 63-59 to UAB. (Tar Heel Blog)
North Carolina needs more from its big menRegardless of who the Tar Heels have on the perimeter and how much Marcus Paige scores, the big men have to show up on a nightly basis. That includes James Michael McAdoo, who accounted for just six points (3-for-13 FG) and four rebounds against UAB. That kind of effort won’t get the job done, especially considering that he entered the game averaging 15.4 points and 6.4 rebounds. (NBC Sports)
UNC falls to UAB, remains college hoops' biggest mystery teamIt's a very nice win for UAB, but the latest notable loss for the ACC, which has not proven to be heads and shoulders above the rest of college basketball. For UNC, the loss drops the Heels to 4-2 and confuses matters all the more. It was two weeks ago when Roy Williams' club dropped a home game against Belmont. Last Sunday, on a neutral floor, UNC took it to Louisville. Now we've got this. (CBS Sports)
Video: North Carolina-UAB Game HighlightsComplete game highlights from North Carolina's 63-59 loss to UAB in Birmingham on Sunday.
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UAB upsets No. 16 North Carolina, 63-59Chad Frazier scored 25 points and UAB made three free throws over the final 6.6 seconds to preserve a 63-59 upset of No. 16 North Carolina on Sunday. Jordan Swing hit two free throws and Robert Williams made 1 of 2 to help the Blazers (6-2) hold on after losing most of a 14-point second half lead. The Tar Heels were coming off a win over No. 9 Louisville. (ESPN.com)
Lucas: Rapid Reactions - UABIt's pretty simple: UAB crushed Carolina on the backboards, finishing with a 52-37 edge on the boards and getting a whopping 21 offensive rebounds. Miraculously, Carolina actually won the second chance scoring battle (13-12), but that was due largely to UAB's inability to convert around the hoop rather than Carolina's stingy defense. (GoHeels.com)
Box Score: UAB 63, North Carolina 59View the complete box score from North Carolina's 63-59 loss to UAB in Birmingham: (View Box Score)
Art’s Angle: Duke Sharper, SmarterAfter carrying confidence and momentum into the regular season finale, Carolina found itself outplayed, out-coached and, yes, outsmarted by a Duke team that now calls itself ACC Coastal Division champion. How could that happen when almost everything (including a 5.5 point spread) seemed to favor the Tar Heels at home on Senior Day before a capacity crowd? (Chapelboro.com)
UAB-UNC PreviewThe Tar Heels got an entire week off before they have to travel to Alabama to take on UAB. They'll need to put aside the leftover turkey sandwiches and get refocused if they want to keep the momentum rolling against the Blazers. (Tar Heel Illustrated)
Tar Heels make wayward stop in rough early stretchEven though North Carolina coach Roy Williams has suggested otherwise, the Tar Heels are still willing to take some ventures with potential pitfalls. Consider that in a three-game stretch the lineup of games will include the defending national champion and the nation’s No.1 team. (Burlington Times-News)
UNC-UAB Basketball PreviewUNC often makes a living against mid-major teams by dominating the backboards. That might not be the case against a UAB team that has been tremendous in the rebounding department so far this year. The Blazers own a +12.3 rebounding margin and average more than 16 offensive boards per contest. That opens the door for the Blazers to capitalize in other areas. (Carolina Blue)
Tar Heels bummed by breakdowns in lossMembers of North Carolina’s football team were left wondering about missed opportunities in the wake of Duke’s Coastal Division-clinching performance in Atlantic Coast Conference football Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels were out to make their mark, too, coming a few plays shy of securing their longest winning streak since 1997. (Burlington Times-News)
Preview: #16 UNC at UABThe Tar Heels take the court for the first time since last Sunday's upset win over #3 Louisville in the Hall of Fame Tip-off Tournament. Under former UNC assistant coach Jerod Haase, UAB has started to reflect some of the style elements found in Roy Williams' program. The Blazers have size, push the tempo and rebound well on the offensive glass. Prediction: UNC 80 UAB 71 (Tar Heel Blog)
Three to know: North Carolina at UABThe coaching roots of the Blazers’ Jerod Haase are deeply intertwined with Roy Williams. Haase played for Williams at Kansas and served as an assistant for 13 years with both the Jayhawks and Tar Heels. Haase’s director of basketball operations, Bobby Frasor, was a part of UNC’s 2009 NCAA title team and served as video coordinator for a season at North Carolina. (Fayetteville Observer)
North Carolina native Chad Frazier, UAB ready for challenge against No. 16 Tar HeelsUAB (5-2) is playing UNC (4-1) in the second of a 3-game series where Blazers head coach Jerod Haase coaches against his mentor in the Tar Heels' Roy Williams. UAB lost 102-84 last year in Chapel Hill and the teams play there again next season. (AL.com)
Michael Jordan to be a father againMichael Jordan is going be a dad again. The basketball legend and his wife Yvette Preito are expecting a child together, his rep confirms to Us Weekly. Jordan, 50, and Prieto tied the knot seven months ago in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 27. This will be the first child for the couple of over five years. Jordan is already a dad to three children from his previous marriage to Juanita Venoy. (Us Weekly)
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