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In Part 2 of his comprehensive evaluation of the top teams in Division I hoops, Doug Gottlieb grades out every team in the Pac-10, ACC, SEC and top mid-major programs.

Story | Conversation | April 12, 2011

Marcus Johnson scored 20 points and the Flyers handed North Carolina one more disheartening loss at the end of a lousy season, beating the Tar Heels 79-68 Thursday night to win the NIT.

AP Photo/Gerry Broome North Carolina Tar Heels (20-16, 5-11 ACC) vs Dayton Flyers (24-12, 8-8 A 10) 7:00 PM ET, April 1, 2010 -- Madison Square Garden, New York, NY -- ESPN, ESPN360.com When North Carolina's Deon Thompson takes the floor in t...

North Carolina will get to play for another title after all.

AP Photo/Don Ryan Phoenix Suns (47-26) vs Chicago Bulls (35-38) 8:00 PM ET, March 30, 2010 -- United Center, Chicago, IL The Phoenix Suns can clinch a playoff berth with a win over Chicago tonight. Phoenix has won seven straight games and is 1...

Deon Thompson had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead stingy North Carolina to a 60-55 victory over UAB Tuesday night in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals.

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says sophomore Tyler Zeller is uncertain to play against UAB in the third round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

Will Graves made a contested 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to give North Carolina a 76-74 win over Mississippi State on Saturday in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Dexter Strickland hit the go-ahead free throws with 2:34 left and North Carolina held William & Mary scoreless for the final 5 minutes in the Tar Heels' 80-72 win in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

North Carolina and Connecticut are lending some serious star power to the NIT.

The Michigan State fans at The Only Colors have a major beef with Big Ten referee Ed Hightower, who spent a solid 30 seconds yelling face-to-face with Tom Izzo after a questionable traveling call on Raymar Morgan Tuesday night. They probably have a p...

Joe Lunardi goes a bit deeper into his newest Bracketology, looking at the plummets of UNC and UConn as well as the rises of South Carolina, Cornell, New Mexico, Vandy and Charlotte. Uh, Ole Miss? That's not as good.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2010

UConn is Final Four bound because it erased whispers of softness with a gritty effort against Missouri, one its foes will be hard-pressed to match.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2009

MEMPHIS -- When Gonzaga senior Josh Heytvelt played North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough the first time, it seemed that Heytvelt was the player on his way to earning multiple All-America honors. In the semifinals of the 2006 preseason NIT at Madison S...

From Selection Sunday to the Coen brothers to the players under pressure, The Minutes -- Big Dance edition! -- runs through it all.

Jessica Breland scored a career-high 31 points as North Carolina (No. 3 ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 AP) held off Oklahoma (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 2 AP) 80-79 on Sunday in the title game of the Women's Preseason NIT.