43 Results for unc

Buy the shears that cut down the nets.

Eric Angevine

Suzanne Fanning has watched college basketball coaches and players struggle to cut down nets at the Final Four for a while now. "They use those tiny...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009

Vince Carter and his backstory

Chris Strauss

Before They Were Next

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009

The movers and shakers in the 2007 March Madness

Elena Bergeron, Anna K. Clemmons, Ian Gordon, John Gustafson, Jason Jordan, Molly Knight, Ari Yolkut

This March seems even more mad than usual. So who will get to Atlanta? Our numbers don't lie

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009

What's the best NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game ever?

Ted Bauer

BEST MEN'S NATIONAL TITLE GAME EVER IN BASKETBALL? WE'LL TAKE LORENZO CHARLES AND THE '83 NC STATE TEAM, ALTHOUGH IT'S A TIGHT ONE [Ed's note: Not s...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Ivory Latta stirs up the defence at NC

Elena Bergeron

With ivory in charge, there's a whole latta shakin' going on at UNC

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

UNC's Bobby Frasor: A Tale of Determination

Scott Powers

Frasor was set to be "the man" in Chapel Hill at one point. Then Ty Lawson came along. As UNC's biggest weekend in years draws close, Frasor is still ready to do whatever it takes.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Who's the best men's ACC Basketball Player of All-Time?

Ted Bauer

...this NCAA Tournament about conferences: when 'Cuse was hot, people though they might knock off Oklahoma then UNC and send four Big East teams to Detroit. Instead, MSU stepped up big and UNC rode its...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009

With no Final Four first-timers, there are some bits of past lingering.

Eric Angevine

Technically speaking, 65 is not divisible by four. Nor are 25 or 53. But at various points throughout its history, the NCAA tournament has found a way...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009

The Morning According to Us: Ranking the Sweet 16 Games

Ted Bauer

...sloppier, yes). 3. Villanova vs. Duke Remember in the '05 Sweet 16, when 'Nova shoulda taken down UNC? This is Jay Wright's shot at righting that ACC wrong. 4. Kansas vs. MSU Lot of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Inside the North Carolina Tar Heels

Tyler Hansbrough (As Told To Mike Ogle)

1) WE CALL WES MILLER A NERD. "He really loves studying and gets after the books. He's kind of the old guy on the team— you know, those old guys...

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

2009 Sweet 16 Link Fun: Josh Heytvelt vs. UNC in the 2006 NIT

Ted Bauer, via YouTube

...they were in 2006. (Just ask economists, or Seth Rogen's agent.) But for everyone who assumes UNC is gonna roll over 'Zaga in the Sweet 16, can we just for a second remember what...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009

A brief history of the North Carolina Tar Heels

Ted Bauer

...in NC: "Dean Smith could win Governor or a Senate seat down there in a landslide today." UNC hoops is one of the foremost programs in college basketball history. Here's a question: is this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009

NCAA Tournament - If you think the polls don't matter come tournament time, think again.

Chris Sprow

Pre-season polls as a tourney indicator? Hey, it adds up.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

Who should be college basketball's Player of the Year?

Ted Bauer and Eric Angevine

...all-with-a-break-or-two (which is really the same boat everyone is in, 'cept maybe UNC)—is surprising. There are a bunch of dudes on the Deacs this year, but Teague is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 05, 2009

Tyler Hansbrough: A Photo Gallery

Ted Bauer

Tonight at 9pm on ESPN, No. 6 North Carolina will host No. 9 Clemson, coming off a rough loss to current No. 1 Wake Forest. It's a rematch of last sea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009