CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s five-year deal with new men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis will pay an average of $2 million annually in salary, compensation from apparel and multimedia...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Hubert Davis understands the challenge ahead of him in taking over at North Carolina.
He’s a first-time college head coach. He’s following a Hall of Famer in Roy...
North Carolina didn't have to look far to find the successor to Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams or someone with a strong connection to the storied men's basketball program.
North Carolina now faces the challenge of finding Roy Williams’ successor.
The Hall of Fame coach is retiring from the Tar Heels’ storied men’s basketball program, opening the job for the...
Roy Williams has a Hall of Fame resume filled with more than 900 wins and three national championships in a career leading two of of the most storied programs in college basketball.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina freshman big man Day’Ron Sharpe is entering the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-11, 265-pound Sharpe announced his decision in a social media post Wednesday...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina freshman Walker Kessler plans to transfer.
The 7-footer announced his decision Monday in a social media post Monday. That came three days after the...
Oral Roberts pulled off the first major upset of the first NCAA Tournament in two years, holding off second-seeded Big Ten power Ohio State 75-72 in overtime on Friday.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — North Carolina coach Roy Williams lost his first opening-round NCAA Tournament game in 30 tries as ninth-seeded Wisconsin blew out his eighth-seeded Tar Heels 85-62 on...
Scott Drew has built Baylor into a regular NCAA Tournament team capable of making deep pushes into March.
This time, the Bears will have a shot to do it with their first-ever No. 1...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — For the second time in less than two weeks, Florida State had squandered a double-digit lead and found itself down in the second half against North Carolina.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Roy Williams wants his team to relentlessly attack the boards in a withering style that wears down opponents, draws fouls and leads to easy...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Big men Armando Bacot and freshmen Day'Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler each had a double-double and North Carolina dominated inside in its 101-59 win over Notre Dame on...
It’s been a down year by the Atlantic Coast Conference’s own lofty standards, lacking the usual set of highly ranked teams and star-laden rosters.
North Carolina, not all that long ago, was being lumped in with other bluebloods in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels, Duke, Kansas and Kentucky all had their struggles at...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Duke and North Carolina have a way of capturing national attention with every meeting — and with the national championships, Hall of Fame coaches and tradition-rich...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot, Kerwin Walton and Caleb Love scored 18 points apiece and North Carolina never trailed it its 91-73 win over Duke on Saturday in the regular-season finale...
Syracuse won the last two games on its revised regular-season schedule to remain in the hunt for a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Time for a needed break.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim scored 26 to become a 1,000-point career scorer and Syracuse breathed some life into its NCAA Tournament hopes by holding on for a 72-70 win over North Carolina...
Michigan State has gone from the top tier of the AP Top 25 poll to desperately trying to bolster a shaky NCAA Tournament resume.
The Spartans helped themselves in the past week, beating...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — It took Walker Kessler one afternoon to go from promising reserve to having North Carolina fans — the first allowed to attend games all year — chanting his name.
A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND
No. 11 Florida State at North Carolina. The Seminoles (14-3, 10-2) have moved to the top of the...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Dawson Garcia had 24 points and 11 rebounds, D.J. Carton added 17 points with five assists and Marquette beat North Carolina 83-70 on Wednesday night in a game schedule...
North Carolina hasn't been sitting around waiting to see if there will be time to reschedule its postponed Atlantic Coast Conference games.
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Texas A&M’s Southeastern Conference men’s basketball game at Kentucky on Tuesday night has been...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Day’Ron Sharpe scored 15 points, Garrison Brooks had 11 points and 13 rebounds for his second double-double and North Carolina used balanced scoring to beat Northeastern...
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After another postponement, the North Carolina men's basketball team is looking for another...
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Austin Reaves scored four of his 28 points in the final minute of the second overtime and No. 12 Oklahoma held off No. 14 West Virginia 91-90 on Saturday.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jay Huff had 18 points and 12 rebounds and No. 9 Virginia took control early and beat North Carolina for the seventh consecutive time, 60-48, on Saturday night....
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A look at the upcoming week around the ACC:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND
North Carolina at No. 9 Virginia starts a tough stretch for the Cavaliers (14-3, 10-1) that could...
North Carolina players apologized Tuesday for not following school and athletic department COVID-19 guidelines during a celebratory gathering after a win at rival Duke.
It is a strange year for the Duke-North Carolina rivalry.
The two programs with a combined 11 NCAA championships typically are among the nation’s elite as they charge into February. Instead,...