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Luke DeCock: Duke ascendant, UNC pulls the plug as the mighty pendulum of rivalry swings the other way

The temptation to compare Hubert Davis and Jon Scheyer is strong, and for good reason. Coaches at Duke and North Carolina are always linked, through history and circumstance, but these two especially. Both were stars at their alma maters, where they took over for legendary, Hall of Fame coaches who…

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UNC basketball falls to Virginia in ACC quarterfinal; NCAA hopes rest with committee

GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina coach Hubert Davis came to Greensboro for the ACC tournament believing the Tar Heels did not have to win four games in four days in order to claim the league’s automatic NCAA tournament bid.

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Duke holds off UNC in thrilling ACC regular-season finale, sweeps season series

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Saturday night produced a Duke-North Carolina game that lacked high-level play, but included the usual drama between the fierce rivals.

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UNC mystified to go from No. 1 team to NCAA bubble watch

The moment Caleb Love announced his return to North Carolina last spring, which gave the Tar Heels four starters back from a team fresh off a NCAA national title game appearance, it led UNC fans to start making travel arrangements for the 2023 Final Four.

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UNC finds its shooting stroke, earns an important ACC home win over Clemson

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina got the response it needed in its 91-71 win over Clemson on Saturday after the weight literally got lifted from their collective shoulders.

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UNC's frustration continues with tough ACC road loss at Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — North Carolina played like a team uninterested and unfocused for too long before playing a furious and frenetic pace that prompted a comeback that came up short during its 92-85 loss to Wake Forest on Tuesday in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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Duke regains foothold in rivalry as Blue Devils beat UNC, 63-57

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s hard-nosed defense, led by a freshman, and key late baskets by its most experienced player earned the Blue Devils a thrilling win over rival North Carolina on Saturday.

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UNC escapes Syracuse with 72-68 ACC win behind 21 points from Pete Nance

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — North Carolina stayed composed and deliberate for much of the 36 minutes it led Syracuse on Tuesday night. Yet in the closing minutes, the Tar Heels needed a little luck to come away with a 72-68 win.

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Player props and best bets as No. 13 Virginia hosts North Carolina in pivotal ACC tilt

It's a heavyweight matchup between the Heels and Hoos.

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UNC outmuscles Notre Dame, keeps momentum rolling at home in ACC victory

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina showed off a new wrinkle with starting forward Pete Nance sidelined with a sore back against Notre Dame on Saturday. The Tar Heels looked big while playing small in their 81-64 win over the Fighting Irish in the Dean E. Smith Center.

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North Carolina fends off Michigan in Jumpman Invitational, 80-76

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Before heading into the holiday break, the Wolverines were hoping to scratch off an item on their Christmas wish list: A notable nonconference win.

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Six Takeaways From the Best Day of the College Hoops Season

Saturday delivered a packed slate of games between some of the sport’s elite men’s teams that could have a far-reaching impact come March.

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UNC rallies to force overtime, beat No. 23 Ohio State in New York

NEW YORK — After playing a four-overtime game, just one seemed like nothing to North Carolina on Saturday. The Tar Heels, who trailed Ohio State for 32 minutes in regulation, scored the first two baskets of overtime and never looked back in an 89-84 win in the CBS Classic in…

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What we learned about Ohio State following the OT loss to North Carolina

Here are some things we took away from Ohio State's loss to North Carolina Saturday. #GoBucks

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UNC basketball losing streak reaches four after loss to Virginia Tech in ACC opener

BLACKSBURG, Va. — North Carolina coach Hubert Davis tried a little bit of everything and everyone at Virginia Tech in the teams’ ACC opener.

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UNC basketball slide continues, Tar Heels fall to Indiana 77-65 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — When No. 18 North Carolina talked in the preseason of repeating last season’s run to the Final Four, it wasn’t supposed to include a repeat of last year’s losses in all of its marquee non-conference matchups.

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UNC basketball falls to Alabama in 4OT stunner, suffering second loss in three days

PORTLAND, Ore. — Alabama coach Nate Oats said on Friday after both the Crimson Tide and North Carolina lost games in the Phil Knight Invitational that Sunday’s matchup would be as close to a must-win game as one could be in November.

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UNC Isn't (Yet) Living Up to the Preseason Hype

The Tar Heels earned their No. 1 ranking based on last March, but this year's group has yet to play up to that level.

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UNC basketball beats JMU 80-64

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A laminated piece of paper now residing in North Carolina coach Hubert Davis’ office just may be the key to the Tar Heels’ season. In the short term, it was definitely what inspired their 80-64 win over James Madison on Sunday at the Dean E. Smith…

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UNC basketball moves to 3-0. What we learned in Tar Heels’ 72-66 win over Gardner-Webb.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pete Nance shouldn’t be compared to Brady Manek. But after No. 1 North Carolina’s tougher-than-expected 72-66 win over Gardner-Webb, the graduate transfer from Northwestern proved, just like Manek did last season, why he was a coveted addition to the lineup.

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What we learned about UNC in its 102-86 win over College of Charleston

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 1 North Carolina beat down a spirited effort from the College of Charleston for a 102-86 victory Friday in a game that the final score disguised just how tough it was.

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SI’s Expert Picks for Men’s Final Four, Champ and More

Plus, we predict the Player of the Year, mid-major to watch and overrated teams.

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How ‘Breakfast Club’ helped UNC backcourt develop into one of best in college basketball

There were times watching Caleb Love and R.J. Davis as freshmen in North Carolina’s backcourt where it was hard to envision things working out. The pair contained a similar skill set and neither was what basketball people would call a pure point guard.

Chicago Sun-Times

North Carolina is ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll

Illinois is No. 23 in the preseason rankings.

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ACC Men’s Preseason Rankings, Postseason Outlook

Duke’s Jon Scheyer era begins with high expectations as familiar faces headline the league.

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