Tar Heels Today: Previewing NC State, basketball & recruiting notes
Posted Jan 26, 2018
Looking at yesterday's UNC scores and today's schedule, previewing Saturday's UNC vs. NC State matchup, some basketball news & notes, a happy 41st birthday to Vince Carter and more in Thursday's Tar Heels Today.
Thursday's News & Notes:
UNC basketball hosts NC State on Saturday. The Tar Heels lead the series 155-77, winning 27 of the last 30. Here are the pregame notes and Jackie Manuel putting Julius Hodge on a poster in 2004.
Roy Williams might take heat for not landing enough high-profile recruits, but he's outperforming the one-and-done factories.
Brandon Robinson earned UNC's defensive player of the game award against Virginia Tech, the first of his career.
UNC point guard commit Jeremiah Francis is ranked 48th overall in the updated 2019 247 Sports recruit rankings.
Garner point guard Marque Maultsby is considering a preferred walk-on spot at UNC next fall, and he also just received WRAL's Extra Effort Award. Here's his highlight reel.
In honor of his 41st birthday, here are Vince Carter's top 40 dunks at UNC.
Thursday's Results:
Women's Basketball lost to Virginia, 82-70
Today's Games:
Track & Field at Bob Pollock Invitational, Clemson, SC (10:00 AM)
Women's Tennis vs. William & Mary vs. Illinois (11:00 AM)
Women's Tennis vs. Winthrop (1:30 PM)
Swimming & Diving vs. NC State (5:00 PM, Streaming Video)
Wrestling vs. Pittsburgh (7:00 PM)
Women's Gymnastics at Towson, Yale, Ursinus (7:00 PM, Streaming Video)
Today's Birthdays:
Nikita Bell (35) - Women's Basketball
Vince Carter (41) - Basketball
Thought for the Day:
The hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. --Louis Zamperini
Photo of the Day:
Wayne Ellington will be sporting some sweet UNC Jordans in Saturday's NBA Three Point Contest:
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