Instant analysis: Blackbirds give Tar Heels a positive pushJust about everyone but the NCAA seeding committee -- even the anonymous, emotionless, cold-blooded Mr. RPI -- thought Long Island was better than a No...
Friday March 18, 2011
Ferry: LIU-UNC is 'David vs. Goliath'The Long Island University Blackbirds walked into the locker room before practice Monday morning to find a quote from the biblical story of David and...
Friday March 18, 2011
Georgia coach may get chance against mentorCoach Roy Williams of North Carolina could be matched against a man in the second round that he helped get a start in coaching. Georgia's...
Friday March 18, 2011
Five things the Tar Heels must Improve in the TournamentThe NCAA tournament has already tipped off, and North Carolina begins its quest for a sixth NCAA title tonight at 7:15 against Long Island. While...
Friday March 18, 2011
Long Island (27-5) vs. North Carolina (26-7)In what certainly appears to be a major mismatch, the second- seeded North Carolina Tar Heels take on the 15th-seeded Long Island Blackbirds tonight in...
Friday March 18, 2011
Blue Steel: North Carolina's cult starsSince the end of last season, four players left or were dismissed from Roy Williams' team. That left the Tar Heels with an unprecedented six...
Friday March 18, 2011
Louisville loss does LIU no favors vs. UNCIt wasn't exactly good news when LIU coach Jim Ferry learned the Tar Heels had been put on alert after watching the favored Cardinals get...
Friday March 18, 2011
Hardin: ACC loss haunts Tar HeelsThe national tournament starts today for Carolina, and almost no one is paying any attention to the Heels. That seems odd considering where we were...
Friday March 18, 2011
Back in the NCAAs, Tar Heels taking LIU seriouslyThe North Carolina players huddled around the small television in the cramped locker room and screamed in unison: "Oh!" Morehead State's upset of Louisville on...
Friday March 18, 2011
Big Dance new ground for current Tar HeelsNorth Carolina provides one of the benchmarks for the NCAA Tournament with its record 18 Final Four appearances. Yet the Tar Heels won’t be bubbling...
Friday March 18, 2011
Roy Williams: Upsets happenWhile Roy Williams has been taken to an interview session, his players gathered around a television in their locker room as Morehead State’s Demonte Harper...
Friday March 18, 2011
Kendall Marshall looks to return to formShortly after his team lost to Duke in Sunday's ACC tournament title game, North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall said he was sorry about his...
Friday March 18, 2011
Tar Heels, Blue Devils have Final Four potential, if...While half of the NCAA tournament world erupted Thursday in a flurry of buzzer-beaters, Duke and North Carolina waited their turn. It comes today in...
Friday March 18, 2011
Tar Heels in high spiritsThe Tar Heels appeared loose in the locker room Thursday afternoon as they watched other NCAA Tournament games from around the country, and the public...
Friday March 18, 2011
Dexter Strickland: Injured knee 'feels great'UNC’s Dexter Strickland said Thursday the injury that has plagued him the past month is a slight tear in the meniscus in his right knee...
Friday March 18, 2011
Long Island Game GuideNo. 7 Carolina (26-7) will open up the 2011 NCAA Tournament in Charlotte as the No. 2 seed in the East Region against 15th-seeded Long...
Friday March 18, 2011
Lucas: Carolina Basketball NotebookIt feels like it's been a long time since any Carolina opponent committed to trying to run with the Tar Heels. Long Island--which ranks fourth...
Friday March 18, 2011
Ask A Blogger: UNC In The NCAAsUnlike UNC teams of the past, this group has found its identity as a defensive team. Not that past Roy Williams coached teams were inept...
Friday March 18, 2011
Irving to play in Duke's NCAA openerDefending national champion Duke just got a little better. Freshman guard Kyrie Irving, who has been out with a toe injury since early December, will...
Thursday March 17, 2011
NCAA Thursday UNC Press Conference (w/audio)"I've never been beaten by a crowd or building. I've been beaten by good players. That's what Long Island has. Is it a advantage to...
Thursday March 17, 2011
Previewing Long IslandNo. 2-seed North Carolina embarks on its 2011 NCAA Tournament on Friday with an opening matchup against No. 15 seed Long Island. Tip-off in Charlotte...
Thursday March 17, 2011
Who's got better dunks?North Carolina and Duke both held open practices in Charlotte Thursday as the teams prepare for their first NCAA games on Friday. Both teams put...
Thursday March 17, 2011
UNC still a little green heading into tournamentBelieve it or not, these Tar Heels are entering mostly uncharted waters. Only two North Carolina players have played in an NCAA tournament game, so...
Thursday March 17, 2011
North Carolina vs. LIU PreviewAfter sitting out last year's NCAA tournament, the 2009 champions are eager to stick around. And despite some gaudy numbers and streaks by 15th-seeded Long...
Thursday March 17, 2011
Three Carolina QuestionsThere are a handful of questions that No. 2 seed North Carolina needs to answer in the Queen City if the Tar Heels hope to...
Thursday March 17, 2011
Tar Heels in Charlotte a major challenge for BlackbirdsThe Long Island Blackbirds are back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997, winning the Northeast Conference’s automatic bid behind one of...
Thursday March 17, 2011
Tar Heels back on home turf for NCAA tournament openerAfter a one-year absence that contained more miserable days than coach Roy Williams could count, North Carolina is back in the NCAA tournament. The Tar...
Thursday March 17, 2011
UNC enters the NCAA Tournament with more focusIn addition to Kendall Marshall taking over the team, North Carolina has been bolstered by better play from forward Harrison Barnes and an overall tougher,...
Thursday March 17, 2011
Dexter Strickland's injury a slightly torn meniscusNorth Carolina shooting guard Dexter Strickland’s right knee injury – revealed for the first time by coach Roy Williams at the end of a Wednesday...
Thursday March 17, 2011
UNC, Duke could be on Final 4 collision courseCould UNC and Duke be destined to finally meet each other for the first time ever in the NCAA Tournament in 2011? The scenario didn’t...
Thursday March 17, 2011