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North Carolina schools on top of ACC, writes Paul Biancardi.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2012

Chad Ford evaluates every position group in this year's NBA draft class, looking at the top 10 prospects in each. The point guard and center classes look weak, but the 2012 draft is loaded with talent at the power forward position.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2012

In the past, I have tried diligently to avoid the recruiting aspect of college basketball. I was fine with hearing the the odd bit of news — Harrison Barnes Skyping his way onto North Carolina, for instance — but I didn't want to become o...

The University of North Carolina has a lot of athletes -- from basketball to football to volleyball and more. Apparently they like to jump. And jump and jump and jump. To House of Pain's classic "Jump Around." Among those who like to jump: A numb...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- J.P. Tokoto signed with North Carolina for the tradition, Roy Williams and to win a national title, but another big reason Tokoto was excited about being a Tar Heel was to have the chance to learn from swingman Harrison Barnes. ...

1. Clinton Portis, The Fund-raiser I miss Clinton Portis. You miss Clinton Portis. We all miss Clinton Portis, I think, which is why it's exciting that the indispensable D.C. Sports Bog noted on Tuesday that Portis is set to appear at an upcoming fu...

1. It's really a shame that Kendall Marshall's last game was against Creighton in the third round and not Kansas in the Elite Eight. We never really saw the full potential of this Carolina team. Had Marshall been able to avoid injury then the Tar Hee...

North Carolina players Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Kendall Marshall will all leave school early to enter the NBA draft, the Tar Heels announced Thursday.

With Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall and John Henson declaring for the NBA draft, Chad Ford assesses the draft outlook for the Heels' top prospects, including senior Tyler Zeller and James Michael McAdoo, who may yet enter his name in the draft pool.

Blog | Conversation | March 29, 2012

Hey, who's up for a solid hour of hoops talk with Steve Kerr? We talked about March Madness (and Steve's impressions from announcing some of the games), Harrison Barnes, Kentucky/Calipari, my budding affection for MKG, the goofy hit-or-miss depth of ...

As news about his future decision emerged over the weekend, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist continued his dominance in the NCAA tournament. And he wasn't the only UK Wildcat on the rise.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2012

Harrison Barnes's two years in Chapel Hill.

Two down. Two more to go. Ohio State and Louisville locked up their trips to the Final Four on Saturday. Now four more teams will look to secure the final two spots this afternoon. Today's matchups feature three traditional powerhouse programs ...

ST. LOUIS -- One day before they were to meet North Carolina in the Elite Eight, members of the Kansas basketball team got into a heated argument while eating breakfast Saturday at the Hyatt Regency hotel. In this case, it was a good thing. The...

ST. LOUIS - His team had just advanced to the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season, but shortly after Kansas' 60-57 victory over NC State on Friday, a reporter asked Bill Self if the Jayhawks were living "on borrowed time." Inside the KU ...

Tyler Zeller's historic game was barely enough to help the North Carolina Tar Heels reach the Elite Eight. This win over the Ohio Bobcats kept an impressive streak alive. The Tar Heels have now won each of their last 11 Sweet 16 games and are 5-0 ...