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Tar Heels in NBA: Coby White scores 20 in Bulls' rout; Justin Jackson scores 22 in G League

Coby White finished with a season-high 20 points for Chicago in a 123-88 rout of the Orlando Magic. In the G League, Justin Jackson collected 22 points and seven rebounds in the Texas Legends’ 115-110 home loss to Greensboro in his first game back after becoming a dad. Cameron Johnson scored 10 points in Phoenix's win over the New York Knicks. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Justin Jackson Discusses UNC And Playing Team Basketball

Former North Carolina small forward and 2017 National Champion Justin Jackson joins Taylor Vippolis of Inside Carolina to discuss all things UNC Basketball including how the Tar Heels can begin playing better defense, team basketball, and more. (View Video)

UNC Great Antawn Jamison Inducted Into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

On Sunday, Antawn Jamison became the eighth former North Carolina Tar Heel player inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Jamison is joined in the honor by UNC greats Billy Cunningham (1986), Bob McAdoo (2000), James Worthy (2003), Michael Jordan (2009), Phil Ford (2012), Charlie Scott (2018), and Sam Perkins (2018). (Inside Carolina)

UNC Basketball's Problems Identified, Now It's Set On Fixing Them

North Carolina is 4-2 through their first six basketball games, but acknowledge that finding sources of concern isn’t exactly a chore, and their to-do menu this Thanksgiving break before Michigan visits Dec. 1 is rather feast-like. Topping the spread are UNC's defensive issues. The elephant in the room, it's impossible to overlook, and the Tar Heels know it. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Tar Heels in NBA: Ellington finding rhythm with Lakers; Green has four steals; 16 for Little

Wayne Ellington scored nine of his 14 points in the fourth quarter in the Lakers’ 124–116 overtime victory in Indiana on Wednesday. Portland’s Nassir Little collected a season-high 16 points with two 3-pointers, a steal and a block, but it wasn’t enough in a 125–121 loss to Sacramento. Danny Green returned to the Philadelphia lineup after missing four games. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Podcast: Jawad Williams’ Journey From Basketball Star to Children’s Writer

Former North Carolina Tar Heels forward and 2005 NCAA Champion Jawad Williams sits down with Quierra Luck to talk about his 15-plus year professional basketball journey across the world, his time in the NBA, his new line of children's books that you don't want to miss, and much more. (Listen To Podcast)

Armando Bacot Is A Stable Presence Inside For Tar Heels

The Tar Heels have yet to lose when Armando Bacot scores 20 or more points this season and this has happened in three of the Tar Heels’ four wins. UNC has leaned on the improved ball skills and at times pure dominance of the junior center and he had impressive stretches in both halves against UNC Asheville that helped secure the victory on Tuesday. (Inside Carolina)

Brady Manek mad about how UNC’s basketball season has gone so far

Any UNC Basketball fan who is frustrated with how the Tar Heels are playing has nothing on Oklahoma transfer Brady Manek. His critique after UNC’s 72-53 victory over UNC Asheville on Tuesday was delivered differently than many that Coach Roy Williams passionately made over the years after poor efforts. But the harsh tenor of it wasn’t all that different. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Quick Hitters: North Carolina vs. UNC Asheville

A solid, if unspectacular, win for UNC at home in the Smith Center on a quick turnaround following an 0-2 performance against Purdue and Tennessee in Connecticut. The biggest positive has to be the defensive intensity the Tar Heels displayed. They had allowed an average of 84 points per game and held the Bulldogs to 31 points below that number (53). (All Tar Heels)

Chansky’s Notebook: A Small Step

The Tar Heels have eight days to take a bigger step forward. After a four-hour practice led by an intense head coach, UNC came back with a predictable win against UNC Asheville. Playing better defense and sharing the basketball more, call it a small step forward. Next Wednesday, the Tar Heels need a much bigger step to beat 20th-ranked Michigan. (Chapelboro.com)

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