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Inside UNC’s Circle That Will Be Tested at Cameron Against No. 1 Duke

Before the season, handed each player a handbook. Inside was every player's name within a circle. That circle has been shut ever since. Over the summer, months before the season, the team traveled to the Outer Banks. No practice. No film sessions. Just time together. The circle, and "just us" mentality began forming months before the season. (TarHeel247)

North Carolina vs. Duke Basketball Preview: Underdog Tar Heels Face No. 1 Blue Devils

Duke has picked up three Quad 1 wins since losing to the Tar Heels — tied with Arizona for the most Q1 wins with 14 — including a 68-63 victory over then-No. 1 Michigan and wins over No. 11 Virginia (77-51) and N.C. State (93-64). UNC remains the Blue Devils’ only ACC defeat this season, leading to Duke’s second-straight regular-season ACC title. (Inside Carolina)

Video: Rivalry Rewind - UNC Basketball vs. Duke, March 5, 2022

We’re recapping the moment North Carolina took down Coach K for the final time in Durham, 94-81, on March 5, 2022 (Box Score). , , R.J. Davis, and accounted for 86 of the Tar Heels' 94 points in Coach K's final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. (View Video)

No. 17 UNC Men's Basketball Faces Tall Task at No. 1 Duke Saturday Without Caleb Wilson

The Tar Heels received word on Friday that star freshman will miss the remainder of the season with a broken right thumb suffered while rehabbing a fracture in his left hand. The news is significant. But as UNC basketball coach has often said amid the team's string of injuries this season, the Tar Heels still have a game to play. (TarHeel247)

Video: UNC Basketball Beats Duke Reactions - Part 2

We have loved seeing your reactions from North Carolina's big win over Duke last month in the Smith Center. Here is part 2 as we look toward another matchup with the Blue Devils on Saturday night in Durham. (View Video)

North Carolina vs. Duke Basketball Preview

The Tar Heels were outrebounded 38-26 and outscored in the paint 36-22 during their first meeting this season against Duke, and that was with . UNC will need to crash the boards, and of course, contain both and Patrick Ngongba. scored just 13 points in the last game, but all of them came in the second half. (USA Today)

Duke Center Patrick Ngongba Questionable For Game vs. North Carolina

Duke basketball center is questionable for the top-ranked Blue Devils’ regular-season finale against rival North Carolina. Ngongba was listed on the initial ACC availability report, which was released Friday, March 6. The final injury list will be revealed at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, two hours before tipoff against the No. 17 Tar Heels. (Yahoo! Sports)

No. 16 UNC Women's Basketball Meets No. 12 Louisville In ACC Tournament Semifinals - Pregame Notes

In the ACC Tournament semifinals for the second straight year, No. 16 UNC Women's Basketball looks to book its first trip to the finals since 2013 as it meets No. 12 Louisville on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Scoring 85 points in the quarterfinals against Virginia Tech, it set the most points scored by UNC in an ACC Tournament game since 2008. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Rivalry Rewind - UNC Basketball vs. Duke, Feb. 11, 2009

Taking a look back to when UNC Basketball dominated Duke, 101-87, in Durham on Feb. 11, 2009 (Box Score). The victory, led by 's 25 points, gave and a perfect 4-0 career record at Cameron Indoor Stadium. (View Video)

Uncompetitive Pitches Doom UNC Baseball in UVa Opener

The theme in the loss to Virginia for UNC was uncompetitive pitches and it began with the starting pitching. To coach an uncompetitive pitch is a pitch that looks like a ball coming out of the hand, and the Tar Heels had way too many of them. The advanced analytics on vs. Stanford and DeCaro vs. Virginia look eerily similar. (Inside Carolina)

UNC journalism students report on Winter Olympics in Milan, 'rush' a fountain when UNC beats Duke

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Hussman School has sent students to cover the Games multiple times under professor C.A. Tuggle — but this was the first time they had covered the Winter Olympics. The group arrived in Italy the day before the opening ceremony on Feb. 6. The students began planning for their stories at least a month before they left. (Daily Tar Heel)

Lanie Grant shoots UNC Women's Basketball into ACC Tournament semifinals with career-high

is playing the best basketball of her career, and that has No. 16 North Carolina a win away from the ACC championship game. Grant scored a career-high 21 points and sank four big 3-pointers as the Tar Heels pulled away for an 85–68 victory Friday over Virginia Tech in the ACC tournament quarterfinals (Highlights) in Duluth, Georgia. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Softball Drops Series Opener To No. 16 Virginia, 7-3

UNC Softball fell Friday night to No. 16 Virginia by a score of 7-3. Emily LeGette stayed hot in the first inning ripping an RBI single to score Sanaa Thompson. She now has a 14 game hit streak which is the longest of any Tar Heel this season surpassing Sanaa Thompson's 13 game streak. Timely hitting hurt the Tar Heels as they left six runners on base. (GoHeels.com)

Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 85, Virginia Tech 68

View the complete box score from the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball team's 85-68 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday night at the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in Duluth, Ga. (View Box Score)

How Caleb Wilson's injury impacts UNC vs. Duke, NCAA tournament and NBA draft

What does 's absence mean for UNC's chances against Duke on Saturday and in the NCAA tournament? What about Wilson's outlook in the 2026 NBA draft? ESPN's College basketball reporters Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf break down the impact for the Tar Heels, and NBA draft analyst Jeremy Woo details how it could influence the draft. (ESPN)
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Today In UNC History
March 7, 1936
Trailing 42-30 with less than 10 minutes to play, the Tar Heels go on a 20-3 run to defeat Washington & Lee, 50-45, to win the Southern Conference Tournament. The game was called the greatest comeback in the history of Southern basketball. Andy Bershak, who won All-America honors in football, scored the go-ahead basket and led UNC with 15 points.
March 7, 1981
UNC overcomes a 36-32 halftime deficit by shooting 63 percent in the second half and beats Maryland, 61-60, in the ACC championship game. James Worthy leads with 19. Jimmy Black’s steal and lay-up give Carolina the lead for good. Sam Perkins becomes the second freshman to earn ACC Tournament MVP honors.
March 7, 1982
Leading 44-43 with 7:34 to play, Carolina spreads the floor and beats the Cavaliers, 47-45, for the ACC championship. Matt Doherty makes three of four free throws in the final 28 seconds to secure the win and the ACC title. James Worthy leads UNC with 16 points.
March 7, 2018
Legendary "Voice of the Tar Heels" Woody Durham passes away at the age of 76. Later that evening, Durham's son Wes Durham calls the game to honor his father in UNC's 78-59 win over Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn.
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