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Seth Trimble earns Player of the Game after drilling the game-winner over Duke
Let’s make one thing clear from the start—Carolina does not win that game without Caleb Wilson carrying them through the first half. Carolina went into the locker room down 12, didn’t get off a shot before the horn, and they were in real trouble against a Duke team that didn’t even really have Cameron Boozer […]
Three takeaways from UNC’s incredible win over Duke
Carolina fans have spent approximately 14 years wondering when they will get to have their Austin Rivers moment against Duke. It was one of the most brutal losses the Tar Heels have faced against their heated rival, not because it ruined the season, but because of what the game always means to both schools. It […]
Super Bowl 60: How do you think Drake Maye and Mack Hollins fare today?
It’s time. Drake Maye, the talent Mack Brown somehow never coached to 10 or more wins, plays in a Super Bowl in only his second pro season. Maye’s Patriots face Seattle’s league-leading defense, #1 against the run and #2 against the pass based on efficiency metrics. #1 overall. Seattle lost three games this season, one […]
UNC rallies to beat Duke with last second buzzer beater
UNC looked dead in the water for much of Saturday night’s game against Duke. They started slow and seemingly couldn’t find their way over the hump by getting enough stops on the defensive end once their shots started to fall. The Tar Heels led for just 0.4 seconds of the game, but what a second […]
UNC Basketball vs. Duke: Live Discussion
The moment we have been waiting for all season is finally here: the North Carolina Tar Heels are just moments away from facing off against the Duke Blue Devils in the Dean Smith Center. This game has been on everyone’s calendars outside of both fanbases for one obvious reason, which is a showdown between Cameron […]
A Carolina Gal Through and Through
75 years ago, UNC admitted 27 women as freshmen into the newly formed School of Nursing. Those women would become the first graduating class for that department. Additionally, the state of North Carolina at the time had a designated “Women’s College,” now UNC Greensboro. Women usually had to transfer to Chapel Hill from there or […]
UNC Basketball vs. Duke: How to Watch
Hey, there’s a big game this weekend, you might’ve heard about it. Later today, the North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team will take on Duke in round one of their annual rivalry series against the Blue Devils. Every year right around this time, the two teams meet in the first of their two scheduled […]
What are your top three most memorable UNC-Duke games?
The first matchup between Carolina and Duke this season has finally arrived, and the stage looks set for an exciting evening. Both teams are ranked inside the top 15 and feature projected top-five NBA draft picks. On paper, it’s a game that could very well end up among the highlights of college basketball’s greatest rivalry. […]
UNC Basketball: Metrics to Date and the Remaining Schedule
Carolina has nine games left in the regular season. 70% of the regular season is in the bag. In a perfect world, the post season will add nine more games (and nine more wins). TBD. Here’s where the three main metrics currently rank UNC and its remaining opponents: Meanwhile, the AP poll thinks the Heels […]
Game Preview: UNC vs. Duke
When the Duke Blue Devils arrive in Chapel Hill in the early afternoon on Saturday, the program will be without a loss to an ACC opponent for 364 days. Since a 77-71 loss at Clemson on February 8, 2025, Duke has won 20 straight games. Two of those 20 were against the Tar Heels. In […]
Which Duke player do you have a deep personal vendetta against?
Christian Laettner, Grayson Allen, Austin Rivers, and JJ Redick. This is a short list of some of the most hated Duke players of all time. Each player has a specific reason why they are hated by the Carolina fanbase, but on a micro level, we all probably have someone that we hold a personal grudge […]
Three things to watch as UNC Basketball takes on Duke
There may only be nine games left in the college basketball regular season, but with the NFL season ending on Sunday, Saturday night marks the actual start of the college basketball season for a lot of people. It is, of course, Carolina vs Duke Round 1. It’s the best rivalry in college basketball if not […]
What Loss Lives Rent-Free in your Head to this Day?
Saturday, September 28, 2019. Once a season, down in the Bowles Lot, the tailgate menu is centered around seafood. “The Bowles Boil.” With top-ranked Clemson coming to town for a 3:30 PM kickoff, it was the perfect game for the boil. It was going to be a hot one that day, and seafood and beer […]
ACC Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: Week 6
Several years ago, the ACC made a move that would change the sports world as we know it and make one weekend in February one of the greatest in all of sports. The first UNC/Duke matchup was historically on a weekday night up until the 2020 season when the ACC moved it to the first […]
What outcome will feel like this has been a successful UNC basketball season?
Success is measured differently by just about everyone. Some people use wealth or status as markers; for others, it’s health or family; and for still others, it’s if your team beats your biggest rival in their stadium on the day their coach is celebrating his retirement. The point is: people have varying opinions on what […]
UNC women’s basketball takes important step with win at NC State
On Monday evening, while many Tar Heels fans had their eyes on the men’s team’s game against Syracuse, the women’s team pulled out its biggest win of the season in Raleigh. Courtney Banghart’s group trailed NC State by as many as nine points in the second quarter before outscoring the Wolfpack 26-11 over the rest […]
UNC men move up again, as women re-enter AP Top 25 poll
As of Sunday, the calendar has now flipped to February. We are inching towards crunch time on the 2025-26 college basketball season. You know things are starting to heat up when the first UNC-Duke men’s game comes on the calendar, as it will this week. As we continue to get closer to March and the […]
Caleb Wilson earns Player of the Game in UNC’s win over Syracuse
This weekend, the North Carolina men’s basketball has quite the important event. On Saturday, they’re set to take on Duke in the first rivalry clash of this season. However before that, they had a game on Monday night against Syracuse to get through. There were two main objectives for UNC against the Orange. One was […]
Three Takeaways from UNC Basketball’s home win over Syracuse
The game before the first Duke game has not been kind to North Carolina of late. In it’s past six contests before the Duke game leading up to the game against Syracuse, the Tar Heels were 1-5 with the one win being an overtime road win against Louisville. The five losses were mostly to not […]
UNC commit Maximo Adams named to 2026 McDonald’s All-American team
This year’s 2026 Carolina Basketball recruiting class is about as thin as it has ever been, and that is because they only have one commit so far. That might change in the coming weeks — more on that a little later — but it’s worth pointing out that the one recruit they do have is […]
Outside of men’s basketball, can UNC vs NC State ever compete with UNC vs Duke?
It’s Duke week. In fact, with last night’s game thankfully behind us, the countdown to Saturday’s UNC-Duke game has officially begun. We’re all working ourselves up in anticipation of the biggest rivalry in American sports and we’ll have plenty of coverage leading up to that big night. Of course, on another corner of the Triangle, […]
UNC survives late push in win over Syracuse
UNC won their fourth straight game with a 87-77 victory against Syracuse in Chapel Hill Monday night. The Orange, who were left for dead halfway through the second half, picked themselves up off the mat and made it a game with a big run late. The Tar Heels led by as many as 32 in […]
UNC Basketball vs. Syracuse: Live Discussion
The Tar Heels have returned to the Smith Center to face off against Syracuse in hopes of extending their win streak to four. UNC is coming of an impressive victory over Georgia Tech, while the Orange were able to secure a home victory over Notre Dame. The main storyline of this game revolves around fine […]
UNC basketball vs Syracuse: How to Watch
Short turnarounds between games often put a team at a disadvantage. A little over 48 hours will have passed between the end of UNC’s 91-75 win over Georgia Tech and the tipoff of this matchup against Syracuse. The players may be a bit more tired on shorter rest, and the quick turnaround no doubt affects […]
Is Hubert Davis the right coach for UNC Basketball?
Welcome to Tar Heel Blog’s Question of the Day, a new daily conversation starter. Our first question today could actually be “where do we even start?” How do we pick just one question, among the many springing out of UNC athletics? We could debate the debate itself. Belichick and Lombardi’s 2025 season exposes a fault […]
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