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Rob Landry: Inside the Life of a Biscuit Boy

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  (Photo Courtesy Nicholas Faulker/GettyImages)  By JEREMIAH ARTACHO Chapel Hill, N.C. — Rob Landry, a 6-foot-4 and 190-pound senior walk-on from Greensboro, North Carolina starred as part of UNC's "Biscuit Boys." Attracting many fans who sit in the bleachers of the Dean Dome cheering on their teammates from the end of the bench. Landry began his time on the junior varsity team and eventually tried out to be a part of UNC's roster. He ultimately made it but the journey was not easy by any means. During a time when the whole world experienced an epidemic, it was hard for everyone to go out and do as they pleased.  Landry's relationship with the other Biscuit Boys, Creighton Lebo, and Duwe Farris traces miles beyond the hardwood, "We're super tight," he said. It helps to have friends in similar situations that go through the same stuff on the team. Knowing that we won't necessarily be the ones getting the playing time but at the same time we do get...
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ACC Tournament: The Tar Heels Will Play the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Semifinals

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(Photo Courtesy Greg Fiume/GettyImages)  By JEREMIAH ARTACHO  Washington, N.C. --- A crushing victory over the Florida State Seminoles earlier this afternoon has shifted the attention of Coach Davis and his team to the Pittsburgh Panthers, who defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons by double figures, 81-69. Now UNC can game plan prior to tomorrow's 7:00 p.m. start time. One victory away from getting to the ACC championship.    The Tar Heels come off a strong victory against Florida State in blowout fashion, 92-67. North Carolina had four guys in double figures: RJ Davis, Cormac Ryan, Armando Bacot, and Seth Trimble. On top of that, the Heels had seven other guys who entered the scoring column for Coach Davis.    It was a slow start for Carolina, but they eventually found their way after getting comfortable and began to string a few buckets together. The halftime arrived, and the Tar Heels saw themselves having a 46-30 run after the first 20 minutes of actio...
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ACC Quarterfinal Aftermath: North Carolina Stomps on Florida State

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  (Photo Courtesy Greg Fiume/GettyImages) By JEREMIAH ARTACHO       Washington, D.C. --- The Tar Heels were patiently waiting yesterday to figure out their opponent for the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. When it comes to the Florida State Seminoles, whom they have already beaten twice, there's always the narrative about how it's hard to top a team three times in one season. Fortunately, for Coach Davis, his team is pretty daggum good, as former Coach Roy Williams may say.  North Carolina's performance was seemingly a combination of all the highlights of the regular season put into one game. Elliot Cadeau's slashing and passing, RJ Davis' three-point shooting, Cormac being Cormac, Harrison Ingram muscling his way on the interior, and Armando Bacot. Passionate as ever, especially after one play where UNC fought long and hard for the offensive rebound leading to a putback, the team afterwards proceeded to let out arguably the most intense celebration of ...
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ACC Tournament: Quarterfinals Are Set for North Carolina

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(Photo Courtesy Grant Halverson/GettyImages)  By JEREMIAH ARTACHO  Washington, D.C. --- #4 Tar Heels now have their sights on tomorrow's game following the conclusion of the matchup between #8-seeded Virginia Tech and #9-seeded Florida State.    North Carolina will be taking on Florida State tomorrow, March 14th, at noon, televised on ESPN, in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. FSU experienced a tough battle with the Hokies but managed to pull out an 86-76, achieving a double-digit triumph.  This will mark round number three between the two schools, as in the last two outings, the Heels came out victorious. Back on December 2nd, the Tar Heels came back down by as many as 14 points against the Seminoles, but it was not until Coach Davis instructed his team to run a full court press that they climbed back into the game. Ever since that happened, North Carolina did not look back, as that defensive strategy was ultimately the biggest factor in getting the win....
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2023-2024 ACC Awards for #4 North Carolina

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  (Photo Courtesy Grant Halverson/GettyImages)  By JEREMIAH ARTACHO Chapel Hill, N.C. --- A new week has begun, and North Carolina was featured in many ACC conference awards earlier this afternoon. The aftermath of a 25-6 regular season featured many special performances, from RJ Davis' 42-point outing against Miami at home, Harrison Ingram's spectacular game against then-ranked #7 Duke during the first matchup, Elliot Cadeau's 10-assist game against then-ranked #10 Tennessee, to just a couple of days ago Cormac Ryan's 31-point performance against now-ranked #9 Duke on the road. All of these outcomes would not have been possible without the head coaching job by Hubert Davis. Sliding one chair over on the sidelines after the 2020–2021 season concluded, former coach Roy Williams decided to retire after a long but successful career.    Hubert Davis, in only his third season controlling the game plan for Carolina, has earned his first ACC Coach of the Year award. From ma...
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AP Polls Week 18: Carolina Concludes the Regular Season in the Top 5

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  (Photo Courtesy Grant Halverson/GettyImages) By JEREMIAH ARTACHO  Chapel Hill, N.C. --- North Carolina moves into the Top 5 ahead of their ACC Tournament battle later this week. With wins over both Notre Dame on senior night and Duke on the road to become the outright ACC regular-season champions, they end the AP rankings for this season at the very top.    AP Poll Rankings Week 18, according to  ESPN   1. Houston  2. UConn 3. Purdue  4. North Carolina 5. Tennessee 6. Arizona  7. Iowa State  8. Creighton  9. Kentucky  10. Marquette 11. Duke  12. Auburn 13. Illinois  14. Baylor  15. South Carolina 16. Kansas 17. Gonzaga  18. Utah State  19. Alabama 20. BYU 21. Saint Mary's  22. Washington State  23. Nevada 24.Dayton  25. Texas Tech    The last time the Tar Heels were ranked #4 was during Week 10, after beating NC State (17-14, 9-11 conference) at PNC Arena and completing a blow...
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ICYMI Let's Read: Quotes Following Duke

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(Photo Courtesy Grant Halverson/GettyImages) By JEREMIAH ARTACHO  Durham, N.C. --- This past Saturday's eventful contest consisted of water and many other items thrown by Duke students towards the Tar Heels following their road win over at Cameron Indoor Stadium. We will take an inside look about what Coach Davis, Cormac Ryan, and Armando Bacot had to say about the outright ACC regular-season champion clincher.  Hubert Davis  "To be able to make shots but even just as important his experience. Having a guy that's been at this stage even though it's from another school, he's played here; he's been on this stage. He understands what it takes, in order to make plays to even have a chance to win in this type of game against this type of team. He did step up, knocking down threes, but defensively, his presence, his poise, his leadership in the huddles. During halftime before the game, it's just mean so much to this team and this program," Coach Davis said a...
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