UNC Basketball

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball.

Bulls guard Coby White has 'seen some things,' but will he see a trade?

For a few seconds Friday, Bulls guard Coby White didn’t sound like a 25-year-old NBA player. He sounded more like an old soldier going out on one last mission or a gladiator leaving the arena one final time. Either way, it was definitely a line right out of a Hollywood script. "I’ve seen some things," White said before pausing. "I’ve been around for a bit." (Chicago Sun-Times)

Video: IC Podcast - The Other Side of UNC's Smith Center Debate

As the UNC administration moves closer to a decision on the future of the Smith Center, Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss how former players and coaches have demanded to be included in the process, what's been done to keep the Carolina family in the loop, and the effort to reach an agreement. (View Video)

Kyan Evans finding his groove by passing for ‘singles’

The switch from Colorado State to floor leader for a blue-blood North Carolina basketball program hasn’t come that easily for point guard Kyan Evans, who has also been challenged for playing time in recent weeks by freshman Derek Dixon. Evans’ solution in the last two games was easy. Literally. "We don’t need home runs. We just need singles." (Tar Heel Tribune)

North Carolina vs. ETSU Postgame Quotes

Hubert Davis on UNC's slow starts: "You can't push a button and recalculate. The only way for us to be successful is we've got to be a really good defensive team. We've got to rebound the basketball, and on the offensive end, we have to make the easy play. And when we check those three boxes, it leads to everything else to allow us to be successful." (GoHeels.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: Complete Game

Having 11 different players from last season’s team, Hubert Davis and his North Carolina Basketball coaching staff seem to be building great chemistry, which is not easy with a new roster. And with at least two Quad 1 victories, the Tar Heels will chase a third against Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic Saturday in Atlanta, Caleb Wilson’s hometown. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC continues to win with defense even without Seth Trimble

UNC Basketball continues to stack up wins, but they're doing it in a way we're not used to seeing - primarily with defense. The Tar Heels are top 10 nationally in FG% defense, top 20 nationally in PPG allowed, and they're doing all this without their best individual defender, Seth Trimble. (View Video)

North Carolina vs. ETSU Postgame Notes

Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 26 points and made a career-high 10 field goals. It was his fourth career 20-point game. He also tied his career best with two 3FGs. Caleb Wilson was 7 for 10 from the free throw line. This was the 11th consecutive game Wilson made at least five free throws. That equals the second-longest streak in UNC Basketball history. (GoHeels.com)

Slow Starts Still Plaguing UNC Basketball As ACC Play Approaches

In another first half to forget, Hubert Davis’ squad trailed 21-19 to ETSU with 7:18 remaining before a 19-9 run opened a 38-30 halftime lead for North Carolina. "We are allowing the other team to impose their will on us instead of imposing our will on the other team to start the game," said freshman Caleb Wilson after the game. "That’s on all of us." (Inside Carolina)

Lucas: Position Of Influence

After a 26-point performance in UNC's 77-58 win over ETSU, Henri Veesaar had only one minor frustration. "My puppy didn't win," he said with a sigh. Tuesday night's focus was on the Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary, which brought eight puppies for the first ever Smith Center halftime puppy race. Each participant was named after a specific Tar Heel. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Men's Basketball connects with pediatric cancer patients through Shoes 4 Hope

When 7-year-old Jude Rifkin woke up Sunday, he had one question for his mother. "Is today the basketball shoe day?" It was. Rams and basketballs would go on the side of his sneakers. Rifkin had it all mapped out long before he stepped into the UNC basketball practice gym, where paint, shoes, and brushes were waiting. Several players joined. (MSN.com)

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