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3 days ago
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Kenny Smith Named ACC Tournament Legend
Former Tar Heel All-America and national player of the year Kenny Smith will serve as UNC's ACC Tournament Legend at the 2012 ACC Tournament in Atlanta, the conference announced on Feb. 9.
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3 days ago
Strickland Undergoes Knee Surgery
University of North Carolina men's basketball guard Dexter Strickland underwent meniscus repair and reconstructive surgery on his right anterior cruciate ligament on Thursday morning. Team orthopaedist Dr. Alex Creighton performed the surgery at UNC Hospitals. Strickland's recovery time has yet to be determined.
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3 days ago
Zeller Wins Performer of the Week Honors Again
North Carolina forward Tyler Zeller was named the Tar Heel Performer of the Week for the second successive time, meriting honors for January 30-February 5, 2012, after leading Carolina to road victories over Wake Forest and Maryland.
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7 days ago
No. 5 Tar Heels Hold Off Maryland, 83-74
Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 North Carolina rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half to squeeze past Maryland 83-74 Saturday. The Tar Heels (20-3, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) got all they could handle from the upstart Terrapins, who didn't lead over the final nine minutes but never let North Carolina get comfortable...
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9 days ago
Lucas: At Home On The Road
Roy Williams boasts the second-highest ACC road winning percentage among all-time league coaches. As his Tar Heels prepare for an important game at College Park on Saturday, why have they had so much success away from the Smith Center?
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10 days ago
Lucas: Fire Burning
WINSTON-SALEM--"You guys smell something burning?" Roy Williams asked the media as he took his seat for Tuesday's postgame press conference. He was greeted mostly by blank scares."Well, we know it wasn't the nets," the head coach wryly observed.
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13 days ago
Zeller's 18 and 18 Help No. 5 Tar Heels Beat Wake Forest 68-53
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Tyler Zeller had 18 points and a career-best 18 rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Wake Forest 68-53 on Tuesday night. John Henson added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
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13 days ago
UNC Honors Standout Student-Athletes
North Carolina student-athletes who are 2011-12 recipients of two prestigious honors - Athletic Director's Scholar-Athletes and Tar Heel Leaders of Distinction - were recognized Thursday during halftime of the UNC men's basketball team's win over visiting NC State at the Dean E. Smith Center.
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13 days ago
Tar Heels Visit Wake Tonight
Download Game Notes (.pdf)North Carolina (18-3, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) will play its third game in six nights when it visits Wake Forest (11-10, 2-5 ACC) on Tuesday night at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. ESPNU will televise the game nationally. Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analyst) will have the call.
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13 days ago
UNC-Georgia Tech Postgame Quotes
I thought at times we were really good. I think we held our focus very well in the second half. For them to shoot 55 percent against us in the second half, we're not pleased with that, but at the same time we should congratulate Georgia Tech and Brian and his kids because they didn't quit."
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15 days ago
Lucas: Energy Surge
Following Carolina's convincing 74-55 win over NC State, Stilman White followed his normal postgame routine. He showered, changed clothes, and grabbed the postgame meal team managers always have waiting for the players. He was already out of the locker room and into the players' lounge, where the media wait to do postgame interviews, when he realized something very important.
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18 days ago
Strickland Tears ACL, Out For Rest Of Season
University of North Carolina guard Dexter Strickland tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in Thursday's win at Virginia Tech and will be unable to play the rest of the 2011-12 season.
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24 days ago
Lucas: Questions Raised
TALLAHASSEE--It will get better. The question is how much.
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January 14, 2012
No. 3 North Carolina Upset By Florida State, 90-57
Florida State stunned No. 3 North Carolina 90-57 on Saturday, snapping the Tar Heels' nine-game winning streak. Harrison Barnes scored 15 points and Tyler Zeller added 14 for North Carolina (15-3, 2-1), which finished 4 of 21 from 3-point range.
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January 14, 2012
Lucas: Tallahassee Has Been Telling
In the realigned Atlantic Coast Conference, Carolina no longer makes yearly trips to Tallahassee to face Florida State. But dating back to some of the earliest Tar Heel visits to FSU, the road trips have often been indicative of the type of season that's looming.
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January 13, 2012
Tar Heels Hit The Road At FSU
Game Notes (.pdf)North Carolina (15-2, 2-0 ACC) will play its first Atlantic Coast Conference road game of the season and its first overall in 42 days when it plays at Florida State (10-6, 1-1 ACC) at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. ESPN will televise the game nationally. Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Dick Vitale (analyst) will have the call.
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January 13, 2012
Lucas: Case For The Defense
The best compliments are always the unexpected ones.So it was for Dexter Strickland on Tuesday night.
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January 11, 2012
UNC-Miami Postgame Quotes
"Well, we're extremely happy with the win. At times we were really good defensively and the bottom line on the ugly part of the game we just didn't make any shots. I said earlier I thought we were going to be a big-time shooting team and we showed that through part of the season but didn't show it tonight."
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January 10, 2012
Zeller Lifts No. 3 North Carolina Past Miami, 73-56
Tyler Zeller scored 16 points to help No. 3 North Carolina beat Miami 73-56 on Tuesday night.
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January 10, 2012
Brewer: Marshall Latest in an Excellent Long Line
Carolina opens ACC play against Boston College and Miami after a non-conference schedule that has proven one major point about this team.
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January 04, 2012
Lucas: You Were There
Carolina basketball set a Smith Center winning streak record on Sunday afternoon with a 102-65 win over Monmouth. And they couldn't have done it without a very important participant.
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January 01, 2012
UNC-Elon Quotes
"I thought that in the first half that we were really good, except for making shots. I think we were 18 of 35 inside the three-second lane, and you've got to make a better percentage than that."
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December 29, 2011
Lucas: Breaking The Rules
You can't have a story about a Carolina game against a Rick Barnes-coached team and have the primary storyline be about high-flying offensive highlights. You just can't.
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December 21, 2011
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