Projected 2013-14 Lineup: North Carolina Tar Heels
Now that Andrew Wiggins has finally made his decision (it was Kansas), we can go ahead and officially pencil in the projected North Carolina lineup and rotation.
The question mark coming in was whether Roy Williams would continue small ball. I certainly don’t think he wants to. In fact, I’ve already stated he shouldn’t. With all the size the Tar Heels have returning inside...
Jones: Heels could be a top-5 club next year
North Carolina's just-concluded basketball season was an anomaly of sorts. It just didn't make sense on several levels, especially when compared to the programs fabled history.
UNC traditionally has top-flight top point guards and post players, but this season lacked significantly at both crucial positions. Freshman Marcus Paige made strides at the point over the last two...
UNC's Williams can't get past Kansas...again
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Make that 0-3 for Roy Williams against his former school, Kansas.
And make that the second straight year that the Kansas Jayhawks have sent Williams North Carolina Tar Heels home from the NCAA tournament, this time 70-58 at Sprint Center on Sunday.
After forcing Kansas into 12 first-half turnovers and limiting the Jayhawks to 25 percent shooting the worst shooting...
UNC 78 Villanova 71
This was a very strange game both in how it unfolded and what the final stats show. The Heels had one of their worst games taking care of the ball since the Texas game, got dominated on the boards and could not stop any of Villanova's interior players from scoring any time they wanted. They opened up with four turnovers in the first four minutes and playing very poorly then over...
Game Notes: Villanova @ UNC
Villanova at UNC Date 3/22/2013 7:20:00 PMLocation Kansas City, MOLive StatsLinkTV TNT Team Stats Advantage UNCAdvantage VillanovaFG % FT % 3 PT % 2 PT % 3/FG Four FactorseFG% TO% O Reb % D Reb % FT Rate Defensive Allowed3 PT % 2 PT % TO% Embed This Chart On Your WebsiteMatchup...
Why UNC Ended Up Where They Did & Other Notes
The question has been bantered around how UNC ended up as the #8 seed in the South for the 2013 NCAA Tournament. There has also been angst about seeing potentially Kansas for the third time in six years and two seasons in a row. The NCAA Tournament selection committee chairman, Mike Bobinski discussed it with Jones Angell and Bubba Cunningham on the College Athletics Today podcast...
NCAA tournament primer: North Carolina
North Carolina (24-9, 12-6 ACC)
Seed: 8-seed in South region
RPI: 18
Coach: Roy Williams, 25th season, 22 NCAA appearances
Last NCAA Tournament appearance: Lost to Kansas in regional finals (2012)
Notable wins: UNLV, N.C State, Virginia
Key Player
There's little question the insertion of P.J. Hairston into the Tar Heels' starting lineup turned the season around in Chapel...
Pick 6: Potential impact players in ACC tournament
The Atlantic Coast Conference didn't exactly follow the preseason script this year.
It was supposed to be North Carolina State unseating perennial heavyweights Duke and North Carolina atop the league. Instead, it was Miami winning its first regular-season title and earning the top seed at this week's tournament.
Still, lower-seeded teams like Maryland, Georgia Tech and...
Duke Morning F.I.S.T. – March 8th Edition
Tomorrow is the big day. Duke. Carolina. You know when these two teams face off anything is possible. The key will be can Duke defend and rebound. They must stop Bullock and Hairston from going off from 3 in order to win. The Blue Devils have locked up the #2 seed for the ACC Tournament, but no matter what you know they do not want to lose to that ugly shade of blue....
Tar Heels' surge no longer quiet
COLLEGE PARK, MD --- North Carolina's surge as a basketball team to be taken seriously is no longer a quiet one.
The Tar Heels came into frenzied Comcast Center on Wednesday night expecting a back-yard brawl with a desperate Maryland team in dire need of enhancing its NCAA Tournament resume.
Instead of getting into a muck-fest with the physical Terrapins, UNC mixed in a blend...
Tar Heels' surge no longer quiet
COLLEGE PARK, MD --- North Carolina's surge as a basketball team to be taken seriously is no longer a quiet one.
The Tar Heels came into frenzied Comcast Center on Wednesday night expecting a back-yard brawl with a desperate Maryland team in dire need of enhancing its NCAA Tournament resume.
Instead of getting into a muck-fest with the physical Terrapins, UNC mixed in a blend...
UNC 79 Maryland 68
This was a very impressive win for a variety of reasons. First, both NC State and Duke went to College Park and came out with losses. Secondly, this was a Maryland team that badly needed a quality win playing on Senior Night in front of raucous crowd. The UNC team from January would have wilted early in this game. Instead UNC was patient and weathered the Maryland pushes and responded...
Game Notes: UNC @ Maryland
UNC at Maryland Date 3/6/2013 7:00:00 PMLive StatsLinkTV ESPN Team Stats Advantage MarylandAdvantage UNCFG % FT % 3 PT % 2 PT % 3/FG Four FactorseFG% TO% O Reb % D Reb % FT Rate Defensive Allowed3 PT % 2 PT % TO% Embed This Chart On Your WebsiteMatchup Simulation StatsThis game has been simulated...
UNC peaking at right time before ACC tourney
In the grand scheme of things, rankings in college basketball mean absolutely nothing. They dont affect the national championship picture, nor have anything to do with NCAA tournament seeding.
That's why North Carolina and its vast legion of supporters shouldnt worry about the Tar Heels omission from either major poll this week. At 21-8 overall and 11-5 in the ACC while riding...
UNC 79 FSU 58
Amid all the talk of the small lineup there is one aspect of this Tar Heel team that has been true all season long. If James Michael McAdoo, Reggie Bullock and P.J. Hairston all play well in the same game UNC is really, really good. If Marcus Paige and Dexter Strickland compliment those guys by running the offense in an efficient manner and hit shots when called upon, you get something...
Tar Heels' firepower becoming a weapon
CHAPEL HILL, NC --- The New-look North Carolina Tar Heels aren't designed to roll for 40 minutes a game like many of the program's previous great teams.
But this bunch can erupt with the best teams in the nation, and that firepower is why UNC is a dangerous club as the postseason nears.
On Sunday against Florida State, a contest UNC won 79-58, the Tar Heels trailed the...
UNC 68 Clemson 59
In the first half, UNC rode six made threes to a 12 point halftime lead. Everyone got into the act with Marcus Paige hitting a pair of threes early and Leslie McDonald hitting back-to-back threes to kick off a 20-6 run to close the half. After intermission UNC was never really threatened but the game was basically a grind. Clemson's Devin Booker, who ended the game with 25 points...
Paige Prevails
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The prevalent thought entering Saturday’s North Carolina-N.C. State rivalry tilt was that Lorenzo Brown would once again win his matchup with Marcus Paige. The rookie from Marion, Iowa proved those prognosticators wrong in directing UNC’s 76-65 win over the Wolfpack.
Williams' risk pays off for UNC in win over Pack
CHAPEL HILL, NC Every once in a while, a coach has to dig deep into his bag of tricks to find a rare, but at the time, right button to push to straighten out his team.
Roy Williams found himself in such a moment Saturday afternoon, and despite not having the quality of options he's had in years past, the North Carolina coach still found the magic touch. His move worked and...
Williams' risk pays off for UNC in win over Pack
CHAPEL HILL, NC Every once in a while, a coach has to dig deep into his bag of tricks to find a rare, but at the time, right button to push to straighten out his team.
Roy Williams found himself in such a moment Saturday afternoon, and despite not having the quality of options he's had in years past, the North Carolina coach still found the magic touch. His move worked and...
UNC 76, N.C. State 65
It's tough to give up your college apartment. You typically have a lot of great memories there. So many fun times with your friends, and a bunch of great stories made around thrift store furniture and tacky posters. If you're really lucky, you get to pass down your apartment or house to younger friends; an unbroken chain of good times.
That's what John Henson did. He...
North Carolina 72, Virginia Tech 60
Freshman Marcus Paige scored eight of his season-high 19 points in overtime to help North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 72-60 on Saturday.
James Michael McAdoo had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Reggie Bullock added 11 points for the Tar Heels (15-6, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
They hounded the nation's leading scorer, Erick Green, into his second-worst game of the season...
NC State 91 UNC 83
This has been a similar story for UNC this season on the road. It happened at Indiana. It happened at Texas. You can even throw the Butler game into the mix. While facing a team that enjoys certain advantages, UNC wilts under the first half rush and falls into a hole it simply cannot climb out of. Not that the Heels didn't try. With 13:17 left in the game it was 61-33 in favor...
No. 18 NC State tops rival North Carolina 91-83
North Carolina knew it would have to rely on Marcus Paige to develop the point this season. The freshman had a rough time in a matchup with one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's best point guards in a hostile arena.
Paige finished with seven points on 2-for-11 shooting while being outplayed by Lorenzo Brown in a 91-83 loss at No. 18 North Carolina State on Saturday night. Paige...
Game Notes: UNC @ NC State
UNC at NC State Date 1/26/2013 7:00:00 PMLive StatsLinkTV ESPN Team Stats Advantage NC StateAdvantage UNCFG % FT % 3 PT % 2 PT % 3/FG Four FactorseFG% TO% O Reb % D Reb % FT Rate Defensive Allowed3 PT % 2 PT % TO% Embed This Chart On Your WebsiteMatchup Simulation StatsThis...
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