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The Thursday and Friday of the NCAA Tournament are personally my favorite two days in sports. There’s just something wonderful about turning on the TV at noon eastern — usually in my case at like 11:50, where I’ll watch the last 10 minutes of “The Price is Right” — and then just having basketball on […]
UNC wrestling wrapped up their ACC tournament appearance last week, placing fourth overall in the standings. The Heels had three wrestlers make it to the championship match of their respective weights. Bryce Hepner managed to win his final match and was crowned the ACC champion in the 165lb weight class. Hepner’s ACC individual championship is […]
The NCAA Tournament is officially underway, and the North Carolina Tar Heels are getting ready to face off against VCU tomorrow night in Greenville, SC. The Heels are hoping to stop the two-game skid that they are currently on after losing to Duke and Clemson to finish out ACC play. Meanwhile, the Rams are on […]
Happy NCAA tournament eve to all who celebrate! Granted, we’ve already had a couple games conclude and a couple more on tap for tonight. These games always feel like the appetizers to the sumptuous main course; they’ll do, but we’re all looking ahead to the Thursday tipoffs. I love college basketball; back when it was […]
Today is March 17th. The clocks have sprung forward, and conference tournaments have come and gone. A storm front blew through the Triangle yesterday evening, carrying with it damaging wind gusts and plummeting temperatures. The wildflowers we planted two weekends ago may be toast; we won’t know until they fail to push through the topsoil. […]
UNC star freshman Caleb Wilson has been named to the Associated Press second-team All-America after leading the Tar Heels in points, rebounds, and assists per game this season. Wilson is the first Tar Heel freshman ever to do so. Despite the fact that Wilson’s freshman campaign was cut short due to injuries, his performance was […]
UNC’s first game of the NCAA Tournament is this Thursday against VCU, which should be an interesting challenge for the Tar Heels. The Rams are fresh off the heels of winning the A-10 Tournament championship, and look to keep things going in Greenville. Meanwhile, the Heels are coming off a really disappoint loss against Clemson. […]
Carolina baseball completed a road sweep of Cal on Sunday, boosting the Tar Heels to 17-3-1 this season and 4-2 in ACC play. It was a great bounce-back series for UNC after losing two of three to Virginia at home March 6-7. The 15th-ranked Tar Heels outscored the Golden Bears 24-5 over their three games […]
The NCAA Tournament is finally here, and the North Carolina Tar Heels begin their journey this Thursday against VCU in Greenville, SC. The Tar Heels will enter this game as the 6 seed in the South Region, while the Rams will enter the game as the 11 seed. To get everyone caught up that may […]
Tonight it was announced that the UNC women’s basketball team is the 4 seed in the Fort Worth region of the NCAA Tournament. The Heels will also host the first and second rounds of the tournament. UNC finished their season with a 26-7 record, and they finished 14-4 in ACC play, which was good enough […]
Tonight it was announced that the North Carolina Tar Heels will be the 6 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels will enter the tournament with a 24-8 overall record, and a 12-6 record in ACC play. UNC’s season had plenty of ups and downs, but ultimately they were able […]
We looked back at the season in part 1 Thursday. Today, in advance of Selection Sunday, we look ahead to the NCAA Tournament. Note: these answers were all provided after the regular season finish against Duke, but prior to the game against Clemson in the ACC tournament. What do you think this team’s ceiling is […]
It has been more than a week since the Women Tar Heels last played, and much like the men there isn’t really anything else on their minds except where they fit into the tournament. So with Selection Sunday on the horizon, here is a quick recap of what the Tar Heels have done in the […]
Selection Sunday is here, and later this evening we will find out where the North Carolina Tar Heels will land on the bracket. There was some optimism that making a deep run in the ACC Tournament would boost their chances at landing a higher seed, but after getting ran out of the building by Clemson, […]
It’s the best time of the year. Even with Carolina’s early exit from the men’s ACC Tournament on Thursday and the week plus wait since the women lost in their tournament, there’s a sense of anticipation as anything still seems possible depending on the roadmap that both committees lay out for the teams. Neither squad […]
We have finally reached Selection Sunday. By the end of the night, we’ll know the fields of 68 for both the men’s and women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments for 2026. We’ll also know North Carolina’s place within them. We already know the women have made it, as they were selected as one of the hosts for […]
With the Tar Heels losing their opening game of the ACC Tournament to Clemson on Thursday, there isn’t much left to discuss other than the NCAA tournament and where North Carolina fits into it this season. So with Selection Sunday on the horizon, here is a quick recap of what the Tar Heels have done […]
This question can go a lot of different directions, all valid. I’m going with Jarin Stevenson. Why? I grew up in Alabama with Tar Heel parents, and two generations later, I remain the lone member of that extended family who landed in Chapel Hill for undergrad rather than Tuscaloosa. I watched a lot of Stevenson […]
Well, that was interesting. After getting down by as many as 18 points, the North Carolina Tar Heels made a crazy run over the last three and half minutes to lose by one as Jarin Stevenson’s half court heave came up way short at the buzzer. There are multiple ways to look at this game. […]
The easy thing to do here is to take the negative. It’s a loss, and a loss in this tournament always hurts because the next loss will be their last. There are plenty of negatives to look at, starting with an 18 point deficit in the second half that was just too much to overcome. […]
UNC turned in a sleepy effort for most of their first and only game of the ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels never recovered from a lackluster end of the first half that put them down eight points at halftime. Carolina woke up and attempted to rally in the closing minutes of the game, but the […]
The North Carolina Tar Heels are getting set to face off against Clemson for the second time this season. As many may recall, the Heels were able to beat the Tigers by four points in the final home game of the season. The difference in this game, though, is that the Tigers will be without […]
With the ACC tournament starting tonight, the staff at Tar Heel Blog did some reflecting on this season. Feel free to chime in with your own thoughts in the comments below. Part 2, a look ahead to the NCAA tournament, will post Sunday prior to the Selection Show. What one thing about this team impressed […]
The North Carolina Tar Heels take the court in the ACC Tournament for the first time tonight at 9:30 PM. Carolina takes on fellow charter ACC member Clemson in the quarterfinals. Last night, Clemson earned the 71-62 victory over Wake Forest. UNC defeated Clemson just nine days ago. As each team finished with the same […]
Throughout this week and into the weekend, it’ll be “Championship Week” in the college basketball season. Across the country, all of the conference have crowned or are still crowning their champions and the team that will represent them in the upcoming men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. While the first weekend of the NCAA Tournaments get […]