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North Carolina Tar Heels Bring Duke-Like Team Into Cameron

The latest installment of the Duke – North Carolina rivalry will pit a familiar contrast of styles: One team that lives and dies by the 3 versus another that runs primarily through the post. Only…Read More

Roy Williams Gets Too Cute, Costs North Carolina Chance at Comeback vs. N.C. State

Roy Williams should know by now that no North Carolina State lead is ever out of reach. Had he coached with this understanding on Saturday, his Tar Heels could have been on the winning end of the largest…Read More

Shades of 2009-10? North Carolina Looks NIT Bound Again

Roy Williams and North Carolina have seen this act before: a house of pain degenerating into a house of cards in the flip of a calendar. A national championship in 2009 lapsed into an NIT appearance one…Read More

ACC College Basketball Predictions, Projected Standings

Projected ACC Standings   Team ACC Record Outlook 1 Duke 15-3 N.C. State was the popular pick in October; Duke, the unsexy, but safe one. Here’s a smelly sticker to those who…Read More

Top Ten College Basketball Games of 2012

In the spirit of the fast-approaching New Year and the end of the world on Friday, Busting Brackets is looking back at the top college basketball games of the 2012 calendar year. Note that the list covers…Read More

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Closer Look: Texas Trips up North Carolina in Battle of Underachievers

Final Score: Texas 85, North Carolina 67 Twitter recap: Texas hangs 46 on UNC by halftime, pulls away…Read More

Forget ACC Contender, These North Carolina Tar Heels are Second-Rate

December 15, 2012 – the date you can safely write off North Carolina as a bona fide ACC contender. This…Read More

Recruiting Source: Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor Like Duke

Two of high school basketball’s top juniors have mutual interest in teaming up in college. They even…Read More

College Basketball Recruiting: Karl Towns Commits to Kentucky, Reclassifies to 2014

Karl Towns enjoyed playing for John Calipari over the summer so much that he’s going to do it again…Read More

College Basketball: UCLA Drops Out, Kentucky Remains in Coaches’ Poll

It’s that time of year when the coaches’ poll–always good for a laugh–becomes…Read More

College Basketball: Kentucky Slips out of AP Top 25 Poll

Two losses to unranked teams–one breaking the nation’s longest standing home winning streak–has…Read More

ACC/Big Ten Challenge: Indiana Drubs North Carolina in Unsurprising Rout

North Carolina should stay clear of the Hoosier State for as long as it can. First Butler in Maui, now…Read More

ACC / Big Ten Challenge: North Carolina – Indiana Preview

Cody Zeller chose to stay home for college—opting to play at Indiana, not North Carolina, where his…Read More

ACC / Big Ten Challenge 2012 Preview, TV Schedule

Parallel to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game over the last 15 or so years, the ACC/Big Ten Challenge…Read More

College Basketball Top 25: Indiana, Duke, Michigan Top Coaches’ Poll

Indiana survived a pair of scares at the Legends Classic–first against Georgia and again versus…Read More

College Basketball Top 25: Duke Climbs to No. 2 in Newest AP Poll

After running the gauntlet in the toughest early-season tournament field at the Battle 4 Atlantis, Duke…Read More

Reaction: Butler Holds off Furious North Carolina Rally, Advances to Maui Invitational Finals

Butler wasn’t content with only winning the best game of the young season. The Bulldogs had more on…Read More

College Basketball Top 25: Major Shakeups in Second AP Poll

College basketball’s first regular season polls—released last Monday—came with few surprises. The…Read More

Recruiting: Kennedy Meeks Commits to North Carolina, Rounds Out 2013 Class

It had been 12 long months since a restless Roy Williams last fielded a commitment. Nate Britt was the…Read More

Recruiting: North Carolina Strong as Kennedy Meeks Set to Choose Between UNC, Georgetown

The state of North Carolina could be on the verge of scoring two of the top-five senior centers in one…Read More