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Garrison Brooks: “Coach Williams, you’ve given me the opportunity of a lifetime. You gave a kid from Lafayette, Alabama the opportunity to live out his dream and play for North Carolina."
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North Carolina was the only school in the country to have at least one first-round pick in the ’17 NFL Draft, ’17 MLB Draft & ’17 NBA Draft
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HUGE:
Coach K walked up to Armando Bacot in the middle of a media availability and congratuled him.
“You were my Player of the Year,” indicating he voted for Bacot to receive ACC POY honors.
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Bacot: “I told Leak, RJ, Caleb — we came back for a reason, and this isn’t it.”
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FINAL: North Carolina women's basketball stuns No. 1 Notre Dame, winning 78-73.
Senior guard Paris Kea scored 30 points in the win.
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Mack Brown’s message of thanks and encouragement to students this morning:
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Mack Brown: "I had so many texts from recruits and recruits' parents as we were leaving Blacksburg saying 'What a game, I can't wait for my son to get there.'"
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Brady Manek: "I've always said the biggest difference about living (in North Carolina) is the trees. There's a lot of trees."
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UNC announced Roy Williams and his wife, Wanda, donated over $600,000 to fund scholarships for spring sport athletes who had their seasons cut short due to COVID-19 and will be returning for 2020-21.
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Mack Brown: "You better jump on now because this train is taking off."
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BREAKING: first-year guard Coby White has declared for the NBA draft. This would be the first time at UNC that Roy Williams has had two one-and-done players declare in the same year.
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Today in UNC sports (Dec. 8, 1978): The
@dailytarheel
writes about a 'dream come true' that brought 28-year-old Roy Williams back to his alma mater as an assistant and JV basketball coach under Dean Smith.
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Coby White makes his return to the Smith Center and is greeted with a standing ovation from the crowd.
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Former North Carolina forward James Michael McAdoo won his second NBA championship tonight — UNC alums now have a combined 48 NBA titles
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FINAL: UNC defeats Georgetown 1-0 thanks to Julia Ashley's match-winner in the 108th minute.
The Tar Heels will play for the national title on Sunday against either Stanford or Florida State at 1 p.m. EST.
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UNC is the only school in the country to have reached the Final Four in each of the last eight decades (from the 1940s to the 2010s)
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North Carolina basketball icon Eric Montross, 52, has died.
He had been battling cancer since March.
Montross, who played for Dean Smith in the 90s, was a 2-time All-American and 1993 national champion with the Tar Heels. He was also the No. 9 pick in the 1994 NBA Draft.
With heavy hearts we bring you this update from the family of Eric Montross.
Rest in peace Big E.
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Men's basketball player Luke Maye wins the NCAA Senior CLASS Award. Maye is the second Tar Heel to win the award, along with Tyler Hansbrough.
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Also worth noting: UNC is the only program in the country to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in all 36 years of its existence. The Tar Heels have never lost in the first round and, after today's win, have an overall tournament record of 126-12-3
The North Carolina women's soccer team dominated High Point in a 3-0 NCAA Tournament first round win today. The Panthers didn't record a single shot, shot on goal or corner kick.
@_JACKF54_
story:
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Brandon Robinson shouts out fans and students: "This is why North Carolina is one of the best programs in the country, because of you guys ... you came out here to support us every game. We appreciate you."
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OFFICIAL:
Caleb Love will return for the 2022-23 season.
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It’s official:
Leaky Black will return for UNC’s 2022-23 season.
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Career-high 32 points and 18 rebounds for Luke Maye tonight. Here's the Powerade-sponsored shirt he was wearing postgame: "Just A Kid From Huntersville"
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A modern-day anomaly, UNC men's basketball's Nate Britt doesn't seek the spotlight (
@BrendanRMarks
):
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Roy on his seniors: "I couldn't even look at Garrison today when he came to shake my hand. I had to just slap him on the butt and say, 'Play, big fella.'"
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A day after Roy Williams turned 68, his alma mater is giving him a major honor.
The playing floor at the Dean E. Smith Center will now be known as Roy Williams Court. Official dedication ceremony will be on August 24.
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Roy Williams ends his press conference saying that it's not right the team wasn't able to dress all 17 players on the team. Had to leave two undressed. Says it's not fair to the players who practice all year long to make it to the ACC Tournament
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Hey
@dog_rates
check out our newest reporter, he's got a real nose for the scoop! (And donate to The Daily Tar Heel and help us out-raise the Duke Chronicle!)
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UNC QB Drake Maye was named the ACC Player of the Year, collecting 46 out of 65 votes.
Maye finished the regular season with a program-record 3,847 passing yards and 41 total touchdowns.
Maye becomes the first Tar Heel to win the award since Lawrence Taylor in 1980.
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BREAKING: Five-star guard Cole Anthony commits to North Carolina for the 2019-2020 season (
@rwilcox_
)
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BREAKING — RJ Davis was awarded the Jerry West Award for the top shooting guard in the country by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Davis is the first Tar Heel and second ACC player to win the award.
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Five former Tar Heels are looking to capture a World Cup as part of the USWNT today: Crystal Dunn, Tobin Heath, Ashlyn Harris, Allie Long and Jessica McDonald.
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UNC head coach Roy Williams was named USA Today Sports National Coach of the Year after guiding the Tar Heels to a 27-6 record and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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UNC has offered a scholarship to Donovan "Puff" Johnson, the younger brother of graduating forward Cameron Johnson, first reported by
@RellDMC
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816 career wins. Nine career Final Fours. Three career national championships, all at his alma mater. Happy 67th birthday, Roy Williams
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Shooters shoot
📸: Jerome Ibrahim
@kennedymarcox
Armando Bacot spotted up from the corner behind the 3-point line and he swished it through the net
Wow.
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Four years ago today Dean Smith passed away at 83. The head coach amassed 879 wins at UNC and took his team to 11 Final Fours. He won national championships in 1982 and 1993.
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BREAKING: UNC will dedicate Dorrance Field, in the new lacrosse and soccer stadium, in honor of legendary UNC women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance, the athletic department announced today.
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.
@JJacks_44
became the 52nd Tar Heel to have his jersey raised in the Smith Center's rafters. On Saturday, UNC honored him for that accomplishment, as well as a Patterson Medal for career achievement. Photos by
@lexibairdo
:
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Shaq makes an appearance in UNC's Senior Night video.
To K.J. Smith: "You're gonna be 30 times better than your dad."
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A class action lawsuit has been filed against the NCAA by UNC student and women's tennis player Reese Brantmeier, challenging the association's restrictions on student-athletes' acceptance of prize money earned in non-NCAA competitions. (1/4)
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BREAKING: 5-star PG Elliot Cadeau has committed to UNC.
He is considered the No. 1 point guard in the Class of 2024 and a top-10 overall recruit in his class.
When asked what UNC fans should expect of him, Cadeau said “They’re just getting a winner.”
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BREAKING: Four-star 2020 guard R.J. Davis picks the Tar Heels.
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UNC men's basketball opens the preseason as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll.
Fresh off a run to the national title game, the Tar Heels will open the new season on Nov. 7 against UNCW.
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BREAKING: Mack Brown confirms that Drake Maye will be the starting quarterback in UNC's season opener against Florida A&M on Saturday.
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“Football has always been an escape for me, and diabetes wasn’t going to change that.”
Read how Beau Corrales’ no-excuses mindset has helped him overcome the balancing act of playing college football with Type 1 diabetes.
@pupadhyaya_
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No. 3 UNC defeats No. 4 Duke, 79-70, to earn the regular season sweep for the first time since the 2008-2009 season (
@christrenkle2
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With his jersey honored Saturday, we remember why
@bjohnson_23
wore
#11
in the first place (
@BrendanRMarks
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UNC 94 Duke 81
FINAL
North Carolina spoils Coach Krzyzewski's final game at Cameron Indoor in a classic rivalry matchup
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UNC women's basketball secures a commitment from Deja Kelly, a 5-star combo guard out of Dallas, Texas. She's ranked as the No. 17 player in the country by ESPN
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Roy's closing statement: "I've been so so lucky...for the rest of my life, I'll always say that I was a coach. And that's the proudest moment of my life."
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UNC closes out a 74-69 win over the Blue Devils. The Tar Heels will take on Virginia tomorrow at 8:30 for the ACC Title.
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.
@IDHicks
scored his first points in the
@NBA
on the same night that UNC beat Duke. Hicks finished with 5 points. It's been a solid evening for
@UNC_Basketball
.
It’s a
@wcknicks
#2WayPlayer
show tonight for the
@nyknicks
!
@IDHicks
drains his first
@NBA
basket on this jumper!
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UNC has swept the regular season matchups with N.C. State in the following years:
2017
2016
2014
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2006
2005
2004
That's all but four seasons under Roy Williams. UNC goes for one more in 30 minutes.
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BREAKING: UNC field hockey senior forward Erin Matson is the all-time scoring leader in ACC history. She reached this milestone thanks to an assist to first-year Ryleigh Heck for North Carolina's fourth goal so far against No. 11 Syracuse.
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Members of the
@TarHeelFootball
team and Coach Fedora loading supplies for hurricane relief
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Walker Kessler already out on the court after UNC’s loss to Marquette practicing his shooting.
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Graduate transfers Justin Pierce and Christian Keeling both officially sign with UNC.
“We’re very excited to have Christian and Justin join our program. They are both outstanding students who can be tremendous additions to our team,” head coach Roy Williams said.
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RJ Davis couldn't wait to call his parents about his performance against Miami.
The time difference might be a challenge when reaching his dad, however, as he is in Spain for work.
Read more about the senior guard's career night.
✍️
@gracegnugent
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Cameron Johnson won the Dean Smith Most Valuable Player Award at the UNC men's basketball team's 2018-2019 season awards ceremony on Wednesday night. Johnson averaged a team-leading 16.9 points this season and hit 96 3-pointers.
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For the second time since last Sunday, the North Carolina women's basketball team defeated a top-10 team in the country. This time, UNC took down No. 7 N.C. State, 64-51, in Raleigh.
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Jay Bateman says that Duke beat him on a "pop pass" when he was at Army so he had a feeling they would run that play at the end of the game.
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UNC has now won 12 of its last 13 ACC games, its best stretch since the 2013-14 season.
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Mack Brown: "You show your rivals respect... Roy calls them State College because he's beaten them so much but we haven't done that yet."
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With an 18-11 win over Syracuse, the UNC women's lacrosse team also won an ACC Championship.
That's two ACC lacrosse titles for UNC today
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The No. 1 UNC field hockey team defeated No. 2 Northwestern 1-1 (3-2) in penalty shootouts to win its fifth national title in six years and the 11th in program history.
Head coach Erin Matson adds another accolade to her career.
✍️
@j_kidd03
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Brady Manek on shooting in a dome:
“If you haven’t shot the ball in the driveway with the wind blowing, you haven’t played basketball. You’ve got to go out and play the game.”
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Mack Brown on yesterday's April Fool's prank: "I got in a little trouble, because a lot of the players really liked [the Carolina blue turf]." Later says we "might have to look into it sometime down the road"
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The North Carolina women's basketball team is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2014-2015 season. No. 9 seed UNC will face No. 8 seed California in the first round in Waco, Texas. The winner will likely face No. 1 seed Baylor in the second round.
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BREAKING: UNC forward Luke Maye announced Thursday that he is returning to school for his senior year. More details to follow
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Armando Bacot announces he will be staying at UNC for the 2022-23 season.
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DURHAM, N.C. — No. 7 UNC men's basketball takes down No. 9 Duke, 84-79, in Cameron Indoor Stadium to earn sole possession of the ACC regular season title.
✍️
@danielhwei
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FINAL: UNC 41, N.C. State 10
The Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack for the first time since 2015 and are bowl eligible for the first time since 2016.
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A career day for first-year wide receiver
@BEAU_JANGLES12
: four catches, 64 yards and two touchdowns (photos by
@nklima22
)
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First time since the 2011-12 season that two UNC players have been voted to the All-ACC First Team.
Berry and Maye are UNC's 76th and 77th all-time selections, eight more than any other school in league history
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FINAL: North Carolina 2, Iowa 1
Perfect season continues for the 21-0 Tar Heels, who are headed to Winston-Salem next week to defend their 2018 field hockey national title.
11 straight Final Fours for head coach Karen Shelton's team. Goals by Erin Matson, Feline Guenther
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FINAL: UNC 19, Houston 11. The Tar Heels score the most runs in any NCAA Tournament game in program history as the team gets back to the Super Regional for first time since 2013. UNC faces Stetson next weekend in Chapel Hill in a best-of-three series.
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The Tar Heels' 46th win in a row gave them a second straight NCAA title-winning perfect season.
@chapelfowler
:
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FINAL: UNC 6, Princeton 1
The Tar Heels are back-to-back field hockey national champions
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Roy Williams Court was dedicated today during a UNC men’s basketball reunion of more than 300 former and current North Carolina players and coaches. (Photo courtesy of the UNC athletic department).
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FINAL: UNC 2, Duke 1. Pieters' goal proves to be the difference as
@UNCmenssoccer
advances to the ACC Championship match for the first time since 2012.
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In order to promote our writers' wellbeing, DTH Sports will not be covering any events from now through Saturday, with the exception of the UNC football game.
We will resume our normal coverage on Sunday.
Thanks for your understanding.
- Shelby Swanson, DTH sports editor
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Final score: UNC 101, Notre Dame 59. Tar Heels move on to Round 3 of the ACC Tournament
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Quinshad Davis, UNC's all-time leader in touchdown catches, will join the staff as a graduate assistant (first reported by
@InsideCarolina
)
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Final Score: North Carolina 81, Virginia Tech 73. Tar Heels advance to round four of the ACC Tournament
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That’s 1,000 career points for junior small forward Alyssa Ustby! (Well, technically 1,001)
Ustby is the 40th UNC player to reach that milestone and the third on this year’s team, joining redshirt senior Eva Hodgson and junior guard Deja Kelly.
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