UNC Basketball

Tar Heels come out firing in season opener
The Tar Heels put together one of their best shooting performances in the Roy Williams era Friday. They made 23 of 31 field goals in...
Saturday November 9, 2013

Lucas: Back In
Sometimes it lasts a couple hours, a cooling-off period after a tough loss. Sometimes it lasts a month or so, as you try to get...
Saturday November 9, 2013

Marcus Paige Paces Tar Heels
With its depleted roster, Marcus Paige accounted for 92 percent of No. 12 North Carolina’s returning made 3-pointers entering Friday’s season opener against Oakland. The...
Saturday November 9, 2013

Freshmen First Interviews
The rule remains at UNC that freshmen can't talk to the media until after their first game. So, following Friday's season opener, Nate Britt, Isaiah...
Saturday November 9, 2013

UNC-Oakland Postgame Quotes
Roy Williams: "In the first half we shot 74 percent with 17 or 18 assists; and I thought James Michael [McAdoo], J.P. [Tokoto], and Marcus...
Saturday November 9, 2013

What worked for UNC against Oakland
Kennedy Meeks thrived in the paint for UNC when he played. Meeks entered the game off the bench and played 10 of his 13 minutes...
Saturday November 9, 2013

UNC drives past Oakland; rules changes benefit Tar Heels
North Carolina doesn’t need to worry without Greensboro's P.J. Hairston on the basketball court – the Tar Heels probably won’t need him for a while...
Saturday November 9, 2013

UNC Overwhelms Oakland
UNC showed no ill effects of missing guards P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald. In fact, the Tar Heels looked, arguably, better in the first half...
Saturday November 9, 2013

Recap & Analysis: UNC 84 Oakland 61
The Tar Heels opened the season in somewhat impressive fashion running out to a 58-21 halftime lead before coasting to a 84-61 win over Oakland...
Saturday November 9, 2013

UNC-Oakland Postgame Notes
The Tar Heels are now 92-12 in season openers and 97-7 in home openers. North Carolina made 23 of 31 shots and converted 74.2 percent...
Friday November 8, 2013

Video: Roy Williams Post-Oakland Press Conference
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams answers questions from the media about the Tar Heels' 84-61 win over Oakland Friday in Chapel Hill...
Friday November 8, 2013

Video: UNC-Oakland Game Highlights
View complete game highlights from North Carolina's 84-61 season-opening win over Oakland in Chapel Hill Friday...
Friday November 8, 2013

Waiting for the NCAA's green light
P.J. Hairston is clearly in the best shape of his life, but when the NCAA allows him to display his new body-by-punishment remains to be...
Friday November 8, 2013

UNC doesn’t miss Hairston, McDonald in dominant season-opening win over Oakland
For one night, at least, North Carolina didn’t miss P.J. Hairston and Leslie McDonald, two players who began the season wearing suits, their fate in...
Friday November 8, 2013