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UNC Men's Basketball Falls To No. 22 In This Week's AP Poll

Following losses to Stanford and Cal, North Carolina dropped eight spots to No. 22 in this week’s AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll, released Monday. UNC ranks fourth among five ACC teams in this week’s poll, behind No. 6 Duke, No. 14 Virginia, No. 18 Clemson, and ahead of No. 23 Louisville. The Tar Heels host Notre Dame on Wednesday at 7 p.m. (Inside Carolina)

THT Newsletter: UNC Basketball's Bay Area Blues, Dylan Mingo Update, Drake Maye to AFC Championship

’ seat is heating up as UNC Basketball continued its disappointing defensive run by dropping both games of its California road trip, pushes back his commitment date, leads the Patriots to the AFC Championship game, Women’s Basketball sweeps the Sunshine State, Football lands an LSU transfer, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Video: Hubert Davis Monday Post-Stanford/Cal ACC Basketball Coaches Conference Call

North Carolina head men's basketball coach speaks with the media on Monday as part of the Weekly ACC Basketball Coaches call to discuss the Tar Heels' disappointing West Coast road trip and more. (View Video)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Another UNC Defensive Meltdown; Veesaar, Wilson Need More Touches

Isaac Schade discusses UNC Basketball’s frustrating West Coast road trip, poor late-game decision-making, surrendering historic numbers of three-pointers, ’s first career start, concerns about the lack of touches for key players in clutch moments, and more. (View Video)

Hubert Davis addresses need to hold players accountable amid losing stretch

After beginning the season with an 11-1 record, North Carolina has lost three of its last four games. After the Tar Heels’ 84-78 loss at Cal on Saturday, UNC coach revealed how his team will fight through their rough patch. "Just continue to repeat it, continue to drill it, continue to coach it, and continue to hold guys accountable towards it." (On3.com)

Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball's System Failure

UNC went to the West Coast in search of some stability. What the Tar Heels found was an unsettling reality in the form of historically bad defense, two losses, and a team in disarray. Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell try to figure out where the Tar Heels go from here. (View Video)

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Basketball Struggles Out West, Pete Chilcutt Joins

UNC Men's Basketball went 0-2 on the West Coast and returns home with more questions than answers (1:26). Former Tar Heel and NBA forward joins and Adam Lucas to discuss the Tar Heels' challenges (10:36). Plus: Was in the crowd for the first game in the Smith Center? (42:28). (Listen To Podcast)

Seth Trimble's Message To His Tar Heel Teammates

Following UNC Basketball's second loss in four days on the West Coast, a trip that turned the season on its head, had some words for his disappointed teammates in the locker room at Haas Pavilion. "It was basically just to let go. Let got of all outside noise; whatever fans have to say. Whatever your expectations of yourself are. Whatever it is." (TarHeel247)

History: The Smith Center's Grand Opening

Hollywood couldn’t have scripted the scene any better. It was Saturday, Jan. 18, 1986 and the North Carolina Tar Heels were hosting the Duke Blue Devils in the long anticipated unveiling of the Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, better known as the Dean Dome. and Mike Krzyzewski boasted rosters that included 11 future NBA players. (Inside Carolina)

ESPN says 'technical issue' led fans to miss large chunk of UNC vs. Cal basketball game

The frustration of watching North Carolina fall behind by 20 points at Cal on Saturday wasn’t the only maddening experience for Tar Heels fans. ESPN’s insistence on scheduling college basketball games for two-hour windows frequently forces fans to either switch to another channel, stream online, or use the ESPN app to see the beginning of games. (Tar Heel Tribune)
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Basketball Schedule at a Glance
Last Game:
North Carolina: 78
Cal: 84
Sat, Jan 17 Box Score
Next Game:
UNC vs. Notre Dame
Wed, Jan 21 7:00 ET, Chapel Hill, Smith Center
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ACC Basketball Standings
TeamACCOverall
(5) Duke6-017-1
(18) Clemson6-116-4
(14) Virginia5-116-2
Miami4-215-4
NC State4-213-6
Syracuse3-212-6
SMU3-314-5
Stanford3-314-5
Virginia Tech3-314-5
(23) Louisville3-313-5
(22) North Carolina2-314-4
California2-414-5
Georgia Tech2-411-8
Wake Forest2-411-8
Notre Dame1-410-8
Boston College1-48-10
Pittsburgh1-48-10
Florida State1-58-11