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1. Baylor coach Scott Drew said he is coming to Newark to witness history: three Baylor players taken in the NBA draft. All three -- Perry Jones III, Quincy Miller and Quincy Acy -- have a legitimate chance to be in the first round. Miller is on the ...

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...

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo knows the anguish North Carolina's Roy Williams is feeling. Izzo understands the uncertainty of losing a point guard after the second game of the NCAA tournament. He can comprehend more than most the need to adjust...

Editor's Note: For Dana O'Neil's game preview, click here. Also, check out a historic photo gallery of basketball being played on aircraft carriers for decades, including a WWII-era shot of a future President. SAN DIEGO -- A number of sailors, som...

CHARLOTTE -- Some observations from ACC Media Day ... 1. North Carolina sophomore forward and potential national-player-of-the-year Harrison Barnes continues to be as stoic and focused as he was a year ago. A season ago, Barnes came off a bit aloo...

Baylor freshman standout Perry Jones is staying in school.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Harrison Barnes knew from the first day of practice at North Carolina that you don't try to get the ball over John Henson without some sort of fake. "I found out you can't throw a pass over John or shoot straight over him," sai...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina's John Henson has emerged as the most imposing and game-changing defensive player in the NCAA tournament. Henson deflected an inbounds pass from Justin Holiday that ended up in the hands of Dexter Strickland, forc...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina's recent run to ACC regular-season title was dominated by the play of Kendall Marshall at the point, Harrison Barnes on the wing and Tyler Zeller in the post. But if John Henson is suddenly a legit offensive score...

Quick hitters on the bracket: The First Four will be a good watch. Well, at least the two games involving bubble teams. USC has proved it can beat just about anyone in the field. The matchup against VCU will be one of the better early-round games...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Harrison Barnes drew attention to himself a year ago when he held multiple schools off with his recruiting decision, ultimately performing a Skype interview with North Carolina's Roy Williams to announce his choice. The fanfare...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- This North Carolina team has a blueprint for how to win in the postseason -- tease the competition into thinking it can win and then come back and snatch the victory away from the upstart team just when it appears over. North C...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Kendall Marshall has changed North Carolina into a national contender with his play at the point over the last month. Friday, he gave Roy Williams and the Tar Heel Nation another reason to believe that Marshall can lead the Tar ...

Quick hits for a Monday: 1. North Carolina was the team of the week after the Tar Heels won at Florida State on a 3-pointer by Harrison Barnes and then ran away from Duke at the Dean Dome to win the ACC regular-season title. UNC is trending up at t...

Five observations from the week in college basketball: 1. Harrison Barnes has arrived. We're so quick to judge in today's society. We want everything now. We're all guilty of lacking patience. Barnes took time to adjust to the college game and the...

The story Saturday wasn't about Jimmer Fredette. He scored 32 points, but BYU lost a tough conference road game at New Mexico. No, the stories that should headline the night deal with four players: Xavier's Tu Holloway. Louisville's Pey...