NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS NEWS

North Carolina closes in on first-place Oklahoma in AP Poll

North Carolina closes in on first-place Oklahoma in AP Poll

JANUARY 25, 2016

Wake Forest-North Carolina Preview

North Carolina has shown it doesn't need to play its best to continue a unbeaten start in the ACC, but that's in part because it has yet to face the conference's best.

JANUARY 19, 2016

Michael Jordan's nephew transfers to UNC Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Michael Jordan's nephew has transferred to North Carolina-Greensboro to play basketball.

JANUARY 19, 2016

Oklahoma takes total control of AP Top 25 as unanimous No. 1

Oklahoma Sooners take total control of AP Top 25 as unanimous No. 1

JANUARY 18, 2016

No. 21 Miami women beat UNC 76-61 for Katie Meier's 200th

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Adrienne Motley scored 20 points and No. 21 Miami beat short-handed North Carolina 76-61 on Sunday for coach Katie Meier's 200th win with the Hurricanes.

JANUARY 17, 2016

Men's Top 25 Capsules

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Wayne Selden Jr. scored 11 points, Carlton Bragg and Cheick Diallo provided a boost off the bench, and No. 1 Kansas slogged past TCU 70-63 on Saturday.

JANUARY 17, 2016

No. 5 North Carolina beats rival NC State for 5-0 ACC start

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks attacked the rim, scored through contact and kept throwing himself on the floor for l...

JANUARY 16, 2016

No. 5 UNC's offense rolling with 6 double-figure scorers

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) It used to be that Marcus Paige quickly had to find his shot to get North Carolina's offense moving at full speed.

JANUARY 15, 2016

No. 5 UNC's offense rolling with balanced attack

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) It used to be that Marcus Paige quickly had to find his shot to get North Carolina's offense moving at full speed.

JANUARY 15, 2016

No. 5 UNC's offense rolling with 6 double-figure s

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) It used to be that Marcus Paige quickly had to find his shot to get North Carolina's offense moving at full speed.

JANUARY 15, 2016

NC State-North Carolina Preview

An efficient offense is one of the reasons North Carolina is off to its best start in ACC play in 15 seasons, but coach Roy Williams wouldn't mind seeing some improvement on the de...

JANUARY 15, 2016

NC State-UNC, Syracuse-Duke games headline this week in ACC

A look at things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference:

JANUARY 15, 2016

Valentine, Hield headline top games in college hoops so far

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Michigan State's Denzel Valentine started the first week of the season with a triple-double in a marquee matchup, while...

JANUARY 14, 2016

Football's over. It's time for hoops

It's basketball's turn to be the focal point of college athletics.

JANUARY 13, 2016

Western Carolina outlasts UNC Greensboro 83-77 in OT

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Rhett Harrelson scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and Western Carolina held off UNC Greensboro 83-77 in overtime on Monday night.

JANUARY 12, 2016

Ogunbowale scores 16, No. 3 Notre Dame beats UNC 88-54

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The first words out of Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw's mouth at her postgame news conference were a good indication...

JANUARY 10, 2016

No. 6 North Carolina ruins Boeheim's return, 84-73

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse was doing its best to make coach Jim Boeheim's return something special.

JANUARY 10, 2016

Syracuse's Jim Boeheim returns to the bench after suspension

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Even with coach Jim Boeheim back on the Syracuse bench after serving a nine-game suspension, the Orange failed again in...

JANUARY 10, 2016

Roy Williams expects Kennedy Meeks to return vs. Syracuse

Roy Williams expects Kennedy Meeks to return vs. Syracuse

JANUARY 9, 2016

MJ never had a night like Brice Johnson had for North Carolina on Monday

Tar Heels senior forward posts stat line players only dream of

JANUARY 5, 2016

Johnson scores 39 to lead No. 6 UNC past Florida State

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Brice Johnson can now be mentioned in the same breath as Billy Cunningham.

JANUARY 5, 2016

Kansas is the new No. 1, followed by Big 12 rival Oklahoma

Kansas is the fourth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season joining North Carolina, Kentucky and Michigan State.

JANUARY 4, 2016