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Henri Veesaar earns Player of the Game via his double-double against Georgetown
After a brief interlude last week where someone besides a UNC big man was awarded Tar Heel Blog Player of the Game honors, we return to the status quo in the wake of UNC’s impressive 81-61 win over Georgetown on Sunday night. Somehow, I doubt too many UNC fans are disappointed. Veesaar and freshman Caleb […]
Three takeaways from UNC’s win over Georgetown
Following a big win against Kentucky last week, it would’ve been understandable if UNC had a hangover going into yesterday’s game against Georgetown. It’s something we’ve seen from previous teams, and while it tends to be a really frustrating situation, it at least would’ve been predictable. However, this Carolina team was able to handily dispatch […]
UNC pulls away from Georgetown in the second half, wins 81-61
The #16 UNC Tar Heels got double-doubles from both starting frontcourt members once again and found some shooting touch from three-point range, as they pulled away from the Georgetown Hoyas with a final score of 81-61. Caleb Wilson led the charge with 20 points, while Derek Dixon recorded a new career-high 14 after his late […]
UNC Basketball vs. Georgetown: Live Discussion
Coming off a huge win over Kentucky, the Tar Heels are back in action this evening to face off against the Georgetown Hoyas. This will be the first time that these two programs have faced one another since 2007 when Georgetown took down UNC 96-84 in overtime. This matchup doesn’t happen very often, and of […]
UNC Football fielded one of the worst teams in 20 years
One of the nice features of advanced metrics is the ability to compare game data year to year. Advanced stats can remove garbage time points and yards, adjust for opponent strength, and compare your results to every other play run in college football that year. They compare results to historical averages. They dig into the […]
How UNC measures up in the metrics
It’s hard to believe, but we’re already a quarter of the way through UNC men’s basketball’s regular season schedule. Carolina is sporting a 7-1 record heading into Sunday’s matchup against Georgetown. The Heels have defeated fellow blood-blood programs Kansas and Kentucky in the same season for the first time since 1982; overall, I would guess […]
UNC Basketball vs. Georgetown: How to watch, channel, streaming, radio
Earlier this week, the North Carolina Tar Heels men picked up very nice win as they went on the road and beat Kentucky as part of the ACC-SEC Challenge. While there’s obviously still lots of basketball to be played, for the moment that’s a second pretty good win to put in the bank come tournament […]
UNC welcomes a potentially dangerous Georgetown team to the Dean Dome
Great teams find ways to win ugly games, and that’s certainly what Carolina did at Kentucky on Tuesday. The Tar Heels will now look to carry that momentum into a matchup with Georgetown on Sunday. With just one NCAA Tournament appearance in the past 10 seasons, the Hoyas are nowhere near the powerhouse they were […]
Three things to watch as UNC hosts Georgetown
After a huge win at Kentucky on Tuesday – Carolina’s first at Rupp Arena in 18 years – the Tar Heels host Georgetown this Sunday to kick off a three-game home stand. It’s the first meeting between these programs since the 2007 NCAA Tournament, when the Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert-led Hoyas stunned the #1-seeded […]
By the Numbers: A look at UNC Football’s defensive struggles
UNC fans have endured some awful defenses over the years. You might say we’re connoisseurs of bad defense by this point, our palates attuned to every nuance that distinguishes a truly awful defense from a run-of-the-mill average one. “I detect notes of loafing on the backside pursuit and a linebacker badly out of position, with […]
Carolina Basketball has been welcome fun for Tar Heel fans
There are a lot of reasons why the win on Tuesday night may feel better than it should. Honestly, if you look at the stats and the fact that Carolina held Kentucky without a field goal for over ten minutes and still had to fight tooth and nail to get a win probably shouldn’t inspire […]
UNC volleyball receives NCAA tournament invite for the second season in a row
The UNC volleyball team capped off another solid season with an NCAA tournament invitation. They will compete in Madison, Wisconsin, entering the tournament unseeded and facing sixth-seeded Texas-El Paso in their first matchup. If they advance, they will face the winner of third-seeded Wisconsin or Eastern Illinois. This is UNC’s second NCAA tournament appearance in […]
Derek Dixon came up huge in UNC’s win at Kentucky
It might be a little bit much to give someone player of the game based mainly on two plays, but they were quite important ones. Derek Dixon did not lead North Carolina in any of the typical box score stats in Tuesday’s 67-64 win over Kentucky. The reason we’re giving him the nod is that […]
Three Takeaways from UNC’s huge road win over Kentucky
For the third time this season, North Carolina went up against a ranked opponent, and for the second time they came away with a win this time on the road against Kentucky. The three point victory is the first time the Tar Heels have won in Rupp since 2007. The win over a ranked team […]
Derek Dixon hits a big-time layup to give UNC the win at Kentucky
It wasn’t pretty by any means, but UNC got its act together late and made just enough plays to get a win at Rupp Arena for the first time since 2007. Derek Dixon hit a stepback three-pointer and a layup in the final minutes to give UNC the final advantage in a back-and-forth bout, surviving […]
UNC Basketball vs. Kentucky: Game Discussion
We are just moments away from the Tar Heels facing off against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena. UNC has historically struggled when playing Kentucky on their home court, currently holding a 2-5 record. Optimistically, this year’s team feels like one that shouldn’t be super rattled by the road environment, but also Rupp Arena is […]
ACC Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: ACC/SEC Challenge Week
It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fightRisin’ up to the challenge of our rivalAnd the last known survivor stalks his prey in the nightAnd he’s watching us all with the eye of the tiger Eye of the Tiger-Survivor Thanksgiving gave and it took away for many men’s basketball teams during […]
UNC men’s basketball stays ranked #16 despite Michigan State loss
As is tradition, last week around Thanksgiving, most of the early season tournaments and multi-team events were held, giving us some of biggest matchups that take place before conference play. Soon, we’ll be headed into a quiet period before the new year, but that’s not this week either. This week, the ACC-SEC Challenge will take […]
How to watch UNC Basketball take on Kentucky
So the good news for Carolina basketball is that for the first time in a few years, this matchup against an SEC school won’t be following a long trip where the team played three games in a short span several thousand miles away from Chapel Hill. They took a week off before going to Fort […]
UNC Football vs. NC State: Winners, Losers, and Honorable Mentions
The regular season is over, the coaching carousel is in full effect, but still sitting in his seat when it’s all done will be Bill Belichick. Despite the bad season, the bad plays, the bad way the season ended, the bad press conferences, and the bad off-the-field distractions, Bill Belichick will go into this ride […]
Position Grades from UNC Football’s loss to NC State
Over the last 11 seasons, UNC football had a losing record in five of them. The Tar Heels had lost their last four to NC State. UNC broke the bank to reverse those trends, but things went in reverse instead. The Tar Heels slipped from 6-7 to 4-8, making it six losing seasons out of […]
Jordan Shipp is UNC’s Player of the Game against NC State
Carolina capped off a miserable season with a miserable performance at NC State on Saturday, racking up 11 penalties for 129 yards en route to a 42-19 loss. As he was against Duke last week, Jordan Shipp was the best player on the field for the Tar Heels. He finished with eight receptions for a […]
Three things to Watch in UNC Basketball’s top 25 matchup with Kentucky
Michigan State played one hack of a defensive game against UNC, holding the Heels to a 38% shooting average and clamping down on UNC’s shooting from beyond the arc for a 74-58 win. A combination of poor play on UNC’s part and excellent execution on the Spartans led to the Heels suffering their first loss […]
Three Takeaways from UNC’s season ending loss to NC State
And just like that, the first season of the Bill Belichick experiment comes to a resounding end with a 42-19 loss to NC State. The loss, which was not as close as the score indicated thanks to a late score by the Tar Heels, was UNC’s fifth straight loss to the Wolfpack tying a record […]
UNC Football’s horrible season mercifully ends with loss to NC State
UNC Football’s 2025 season came to an end on Saturday with a 42-19 loss to NC State in Raleigh. For many Carolina fans, it is likely a merciful end to a frustrating and disappointing season. The Wolfpack’s 42 points were the most they’ve scored against the Tar Heels in more than two decades. The win […]
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