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  • Brice Johnson scored 22 points and hauled in 11 rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 73-64 win at Miami. (2/28) “Brice was huge for us,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “He was the exact opposite of last Tuesday (when the Tar Heels lost to NC State). We need him to play like that for us.” The game was tied at 50 with just 8:30 left when UNC freshman Joel […]

    Johnson’s 22 points lead Heels over Miami

    Posted on February 28, 2015 | No Comments
    Brice Johnson scored 22 points and hauled in 11 rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 73-64 win at Miami. (2/28) “Brice was huge for us,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “He was the exact opposite of last Tuesday (when the Tar Heels lost to NC State). We need him to play like that for us.” The game was tied at 50 with just 8:30 left when UNC freshman Joel […]

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  • After getting out to a 16-point lead, a deliberate North Carolina State withstood a 12-0 North Carolina run to win in Chapel Hill for the first time since 2003 by a 58-46 score. “They dominated from the get-go,” UNC coach Roy Williams said of the Wolfpack, who never trailed after falling behind 2-0. “Our crowd was fantastic and our team and our coach let ‘em down.” The 46 points were […]

    NCSU holds Heels to fewest points ever in the Smith Center

    Posted on February 24, 2015 | No Comments
    After getting out to a 16-point lead, a deliberate North Carolina State withstood a 12-0 North Carolina run to win in Chapel Hill for the first time since 2003 by a 58-46 score. “They dominated from the get-go,” UNC coach Roy Williams said of the Wolfpack, who never trailed after falling behind 2-0. “Our crowd was fantastic and our team and our coach let ‘em down.” The 46 points were […]

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  • Let’s be honest, holding the ball for 14 seconds before scoring isn’t exactly the Four Corners of old. But it was a nice gesture to begin North Carolina’s 89-60 victory over Georgia Tech. Unfortunately, the Marcus Paige to Brice Johnson backdoor play in the Four Corners happened so quickly that I’m not sure everybody was keyed into it. As a result, it sounds as if Coach Roy Williams wasn’t real […]

    Four Corners honors Smith but leads to Williams rant against fans

    Posted on February 21, 2015 | No Comments
    Let’s be honest, holding the ball for 14 seconds before scoring isn’t exactly the Four Corners of old. But it was a nice gesture to begin North Carolina’s 89-60 victory over Georgia Tech. Unfortunately, the Marcus Paige to Brice Johnson backdoor play in the Four Corners happened so quickly that I’m not sure everybody was keyed into it. As a result, it sounds as if Coach Roy Williams wasn’t real […]

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  • Pittsburgh shot a blistering 65 percent to handle North Carolina 89-76. The Panthers were just too hot for a Tar Heels team that has lost three of four and has been grieving the loss of former Coach Dean Smith, who was buried two days earlier. (2/14) North Carolina outrebounded Pitt, turned the ball over only four times and shot nearly 50 percent. “Looking at that you would think that would […]

    Panthers too hot for Tar Heels

    Posted on February 14, 2015 | No Comments
    Pittsburgh shot a blistering 65 percent to handle North Carolina 89-76. The Panthers were just too hot for a Tar Heels team that has lost three of four and has been grieving the loss of former Coach Dean Smith, who was buried two days earlier. (2/14) North Carolina outrebounded Pitt, turned the ball over only four times and shot nearly 50 percent. “Looking at that you would think that would […]

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Of all the things I’ve heard about legendary UNC coach Dean Smith since his passing Saturday night, the one that stuck with me was journalist Peter Gammons, who like myself was sports editor of the Daily Tar Heel, when he wrote, “Dean Smith cared about every person he knew.” Even though one would think I was a bother as a whipper-snapper budding journalist, Coach Smith took time to answer my […]1February 8, 2015

Dean Smith to me

Of all the things I’ve heard about legendary UNC coach Dean Smith since his passing Saturday night, the one that stuck with me was journalist Peter Gammons, who like myself was sports editor of the Daily Tar Heel, when he wrote, “Dean Smith cared about every person he knew.” Even though one would think I was a bother as a whipper-snapper budding journalist, Coach Smith took time to answer my […]

When you shoot 57 percent from the floor, 74 percent from the line and outrebound the other team by 14, you normally win and Carolina did as the Tar Heels won 79-68 at Boston College. But this was a five-point game with less than three minutes to play. Boston College missed several three pointers in a row. Another better team might have hit a couple of them and taken the […]0February 7, 2015

Despite dominating stats, Heels led by just five in closing minutes

When you shoot 57 percent from the floor, 74 percent from the line and outrebound the other team by 14, you normally win and Carolina did as the Tar Heels won 79-68 at Boston College. But this was a five-point game with less than three minutes to play. Boston College missed several three pointers in a row. Another better team might have hit a couple of them and taken the […]

ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule for the 2015 college lacrosse season, and the ACC will be prominently featured throughout on ESPNU and ESPN3. Thirty-one (31) of the 47 regular-season broadcasts on ESPNU or ESPN3 will feature at least one ACC team, while 10 ACC games will be showcased on ESPNU. All three games of the 2015 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship at PPL Park will air on ESPNU for a […]0February 5, 2015

Devils, Heels combine for 16 lacrosse appearances on ESPN

ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule for the 2015 college lacrosse season, and the ACC will be prominently featured throughout on ESPNU and ESPN3. Thirty-one (31) of the 47 regular-season broadcasts on ESPNU or ESPN3 will feature at least one ACC team, while 10 ACC games will be showcased on ESPNU. All three games of the 2015 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship at PPL Park will air on ESPNU for a […]

NC State’s Anton Ipsen and teammate Rachel Mumma helped the Wolfpack capture two ACC Swimming & Diving weekly awards, after turning in solid performances this past weekend against rival North Carolina. Also earning weekly honors were Louisville’s Tanja Kylliainen and North Carolina’s Jack Nyquist. NC State’s Ipsen earned ACC Swimmer of the Week recognition after sweeping both distance freestyle events in record fashion. The Wolfpack freshman set the school record […]0February 4, 2015

Two Pack swimmers, one Tar Heel win weekly awards

NC State’s Anton Ipsen and teammate Rachel Mumma helped the Wolfpack capture two ACC Swimming & Diving weekly awards, after turning in solid performances this past weekend against rival North Carolina. Also earning weekly honors were Louisville’s Tanja Kylliainen and North Carolina’s Jack Nyquist. NC State’s Ipsen earned ACC Swimmer of the Week recognition after sweeping both distance freestyle events in record fashion. The Wolfpack freshman set the school record […]



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