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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's Cohesion When Caleb Wilson Returns

When Caleb Wilson eventually re-joins the UNC Basketball lineup following recovery from his injured hand, how quickly will the Tar Heels be able to readjust to working him back in? Will there be cohesion issues initially? (View Video)

UNC and Duke ROTC To Ruck Men's Basketball Game Ball To Durham Friday

Members of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) from UNC and Duke will ceremonially tip off the season-ending matchup between the schools' men's basketball teams on Friday. Escorted by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, ROTC cadets will ruck from Chapel Hill to Durham with the game ball for Saturday's UNC vs. Duke contest. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Big Hitters Podcast - UNC Basketball Enters Home Stretch

Reaction to UNC Basketball’s win over Clemson, going 5-1 without Caleb Wilson, and previewing the Duke game with Adam Smith and host Ross Martin. The show wanders from a look at this Carolina team right now to how well Duke is playing to NCAA Tournament seeding and First Team All-ACC nods. (View Video)

UNC has 40 years of history in its Smith Center home. Deciding what’s next is proving complicated

The 17th-ranked Tar Heels’ storied basketball program has jammed four decades of unforgettable wins, big names and loyal passion into the arena named for its late Hall of Fame coaching patriarch. That’s why talking about what’s next — Renovate? Relocate, maybe off campus? — is unsurprisingly complicated for one of the sport’s blueblood programs. (Associated Press)

This Is Home: Elijah Davis, Faith, and a Senior Night He’ll Never Forget

Elijah Davis' Carolina journey was never just about basketball. Senior Night was always going to be emotional. Seth Trimble's night alone was enough for that. Four years. Captain. The kind of leader this era rarely produces. But before the game, Hubert Davis made a decision that shifted the night from meaningful to personal. He started his son. (TarHeel247)

Derek Dixon Developing a Knack for Crunch Time

Three times this season in the final minute, Hubert Davis has trusted freshman point guard Derek Dixon to make a game-winning play. In Kentucky, he scored five points in the final minute to win. Versus Duke, he threaded a pass through multiple defenders to find Seth Trimble for the game-winner. Against Clemson, Dixon delivered a three-point dagger. (TarHeel247)

UNC Men's Basketball earns ACC Tournament double-bye, No. 4 seed

No. 17 UNC Men's Basketball is locked into the No. 4 seed in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, but that isn’t likely to come with a traditional afternoon start time in Thursday’s quarterfinals. The Tar Heels clinched the double-bye when Miami won at SMU 77-69 on Wednesday, securing the No. 3 seed for the Hurricanes and the No. 4 seed for Carolina. (Tar Heel Tribune)

What Seth Trimble Had To Say Before, During His Senior Night

Last summer, before the start of his fourth and final season at UNC, senior guard Seth Trimble already had contemplated the aftermath of his final home game at the Smith Center. “In all honesty, I’ve thought about my Senior Day speech a few times already,” Trimble said before the season. “I mainly want to tell Chapel Hill how thankful I am for them.” (Chapelboro.com)

Updated Basketball Arena Details: Costs, Revenues, Timeline for UNC

The difficulty in turning the Smith Center, which is in need of significant repair, into a state-of-the-art facility that will serve the program for decades ahead will come at a significant cost, according to university officials. On Wednesday, UNC made public its years-long arena study results in its efforts at transparency in an increasingly controversial decision. (Inside Carolina)

Chansky’s Notebook: A Good Sign?

Since the Smith Center opened in Jan. 1986, UNC Men's Basketball has played 40 seasons there. With their Tuesday victory over Clemson, a program that infamously went 94 years without defeating the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, on any of the Heels’ various home courts, this season's Carolina squad finished off a perfect 18-0 record at the Smith Center. (Chapelboro.com)

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