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  (Photo Courtesy Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)  Starters  Elliot Cadeau  - 31 MIN, 5 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 0-5 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-8 FT R.J Davis - 38 MIN, 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 8-17 FG, 5-11 3PT, 6-6 FT Harrison Ingram - 38 MIN, 20 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 6-12 FG, 4-8 3PT, 4-4 FT Jae'Lyn Withers - 12 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 0-2 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Armando Bacot - 31 MIN, 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 6-8 FG, 0-0 3PT, 10-13 FT Bench  Cormac Ryan - 24  MIN,15 PTS, 2REB, 1 AST, 3-9 FG, 2-6 3PT, 7-7 FT Seth Trimble -   13  MIN, 4 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 2-5 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Jalen Washington - 8  MIN, 7 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 3-3 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Paxson Wojcik -  3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Zayden High -  2 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Chapel Hill - On White-Out Wednesday, #17 UNC was able to defeat #10 Tennessee by a score of 100-92 after a huge first half with a lead of 61-39. Armando Bacot  After pl...

  (Photo Courtesy Jim Hawkins/Inside Carolina)  Chapel Hill - After a long ten years since #18 UNC faced #11 Kentucky back in 2013, tomorrow the Dean E. Smith Center will once again be covered with fans beaming in the color white as they watch their North Carolina Tarheels take on #10 Tennessee in the ACC/SEC challenge.   The Tarheels come back home after gaining two wins (Northern Iowa and Arkansas) in The Bahamas but losing a heavy contest against Villanova, who is now right beside UNC in the most recent AP Poll at #18.   On the other hand, #10 Tennessee is currently on a losing streak after dropping two very close games to #1 Kansas (69-60) and #2 Purdue (71-67).   This duel has been much anticipated coming into this season, and Tarheels are one sleep away from being able to see it all go down.   A clash with enormous hype and great attention throughout all of college basketball.    The last time these two teams faced off was earlier ...

  (Photo Courtesy Maggie Hobson/GoHeels)  Chapel Hill - After losing to Villanova in a game that came down to the wire in overtime, UNC finds themselves at #17 in this week's AP Polls.  AP Poll Rankings Week 3, according to ESPN    1. Purdue  2. Arizona   3. Marquette   4. UConn   5. Kansas   6. Houston   7. Duke   8. Miami   9. Baylor   10. Tennessee   11. Gonzaga  12. Kentucky  13. Florida Atlantic   14. Texas A&M  15. Creighton   16. Texas   17. North Carolina   18. Villanova   19. BYU   20. Colorado State   21. Mississippi State   22. James Madison   23. Alabama   24. Illinois   25. Oklahoma  The schedule for UNC does not get any easier either, as 4 out of their next 5 games include #10 Tennessee, #4 UConn, #12 Kentucky, and #25 Okla...

(Photo Courtesy Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports)  Starters  Elliot Cadeau  - 26 MIN, 7 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 2-4 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2-4 FT R.J Davis - 34 MIN, 30 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT, 10-10 FT Harrison Ingram - 40 MIN, 13 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 5-10 FG, 0-2 3PT, 3-5 FT Jae'Lyn Withers - 16 MIN, 5 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 2-5 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT Armando Bacot - 28 MIN, 9 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 3-9 FG, 0-0 3PT, 3-3 FT Bench  Seth Trimble -   25  MIN,12 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 4-5 FG, 2-2 3PT, 2-4 FT Paxson Wojcik -  19 MIN, 5 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 2-5 FG, 1-3 3PT, 0-0 FT Jalen Washington - 11  MIN, 6 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 1-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 4-7 FT Chapel Hill - #14 North Carolina finished the Bad Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament with a victory over Arkansas, 87-72.   RJ Davis Leads the Charge  RJ Davis was doing RJ Davis things.   Davis drove to the cup, knocking down shots from the perimeter and drawing and-1 opportunities on his defender w...

  (Photo Courtesy Jim Hawkins/Inside Carolina)  Chapel Hill - Coach Davis and the Tar Heels look to overcome yesterday's loss with a victory against #20 Arkansas, who come into today's matchup with a record of 4-2.   The Razorbacks fell to Memphis by only 5 points, ending with a score of 84-79, as Khalif Battle led the team in scoring off the bench with 21 points, making 5 of his 8 field goals, 3 for 4 from beyond the arc, and 8 of his 11 free throws.   Yet again, another exciting matchup that serves as a test for this new-look UNC team in Coach Davis's third year as the lead man.   This clash will happen later, at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN2.   UNC is currently listed at 61.9% for the matchup predictor, according to  ESPN Analytics .

  (Photo Courtesy Jim Hawkins/Inside Carolina) Starters  R.J Davis - 41 MIN, 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 8-22 FG, 2-8 3PT, 5-6 FT Cormac Ryan - 38 MIN, 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 7-12 FG, 2-6 3PT, 2-3 FT Harrison Ingram - 32 MIN, 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 6-8 FG, 4-5 3PT, 4-6 FT Jae'Lyn Withers - 20 MIN, 2 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT Armando Bacot - 34 MIN, 8 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 4-10 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Bench  Paxson Wojcik -  20 MIN, 2 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 1-3 FG, 0-2 3PT, 0-0 FT Elliot Cadeau  - 17 MIN, 3 PTS, 0 REB, 5 AST, 1-4 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-2 FT Seth Trimble -   14  MIN, 5 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-3 FT Jalen Washington - 6  MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-1 FT James Okonkwo- 2  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Zayden High - 2  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT  Chapel Hill - #14 North Carolina took their first loss of the season to the Villanova Wildcats in the quarte...

   (Photo Courtesy Jim Hawkins/Inside Carolina) Chapel Hill - UNC vs. Villanova is here.   Coach Davis and the Tar Heels are presented with a contest that has a very intense past history.   Back in the 2016 National Championship after beating a 10-seeded Syracuse team during the Final Four that ended with a score of 83-66. Then proceeded on to face Coach Wright and a 35-4 Villanova entering the game on the last Monday of the season.   The starters for former Coach Williams consisted of a senior Marcus Paige, a junior Joel Berry II, a sophomore Justin Jackson, a junior Kennedy Meeks, and an outstanding senior Brice Johnson.   It's now 2023, with a new coach, new players, and a whole brand-new system due to modern-day basketball.   UNC handled Northern Iowa after a slow first half, 91-69, as six players accumulated at least 10 points to their name.   Villanova defeated Texas Tech in their quarterfinal game 85-69, as the pair o...

  (Photo Courtesy Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports) Starters  R.J Davis - 31 MIN, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4-11 FG, 3-7 3PT, 2-3 FT Cormac Ryan - 28 MIN, 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 3-12 FG, 3-8 3PT, 6-6 FT Seth Trimble -   12  MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Harrison Ingram - 31 MIN, 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 5-12 FG, 4-6 3PT, 2-2 FT Armando Bacot - 22 MIN, 10 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 3-8 FG, 0-0 3PT, 4-5 FT Bench  Elliot Cadeau  - 23 MIN, 15 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT, 4-5 FT Jae'Lyn Withers - 22 MIN, 11 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4-5 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT Paxson Wojcik -  13 MIN, 6 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 1-2 FG, 0-0 3PT, 4-4 FT Jalen Washington - 12  MIN, 3 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-2 FT Zayden High - 3  MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-2 FT  James Okonkwo- 2  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Chapel Hill - #14 UNC came out of the second half fired up as they erased their 6-point deficit and ne...

  (Photo Courtesy Johnny Johnson/Inside Carolina) Chapel Hill - UNC basketball tournament time has arrived!   Coach Davis and his squad will take on Northern Iowa tomorrow, November 22nd, at 12:00 p.m. This will begin their Battle 4 Atlantis tournament with a makeup of #20 Arkansas, Michigan, Memphis, Stanford, Texas Tech, and Villanova.   This will give UNC a bigger test in the following days and gauge how well the team can perform against other high-level Division 1 schools. Armando Bacot led the way in UNC's last time-out with 21 points, shooting 7 for 11 from the field and 6 for 8 from the charity stripe as the Tar Heels routed their third win of the young season.   Northern Iowa enters this tournament off a loss to the South Florida Bulls by a score of 74-65, as Jacob Hutson, a junior from Edina, Minnesota, topped his team for points with 14 in addition to his 6 rebounds and 2 assists.   One game at a time for the Heels during this bracket-style pla...

  (Picture Courtesy Jerome M. Ibrahim/Go Heels)  Chapel Hill - UNC enters this week at #14 after beating UC Riverside by a score of 77-52, jumping up 6 spots.  AP Poll Rankings Week 2, according to ESPN   1. Kansas   2. Purdue   3. Arizona   4. Marquette   5. UConn   6. Houston   7. Tennessee   8. Creighton   9. Duke   10. Miami   11. Gonzaga   12. Texas A&M  13. Baylor   14. North Carolina   15. Texas   16. Kentucky   17. Alabama   18. Colorado   19. Florida Atlantic  20. Arkansas   21. Michigan State   22. James Madison   23. USC   24. Virginia  25. Mississippi State  The Tar Heels will begin their Feast Week Tournament in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis containing teams such as #20 Arkansas, Villanova, and more. 

(Photo Courtesy Jerome M. Ibrahim/GoHeels) Starters  R.J Davis - 28 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 3-11 FG, 1-7 3PT, 1-1 FT Cormac Ryan - 22 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1-6 FG, 0-4 3PT, 0-0 FT Paxson Wojcik -  19 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT Harrison Ingram - 26 MIN, 10 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 4-11 FG, 1-4 3PT, 1-2 FT Armando Bacot - 25 MIN, 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 7-11 FG, 1-2 PT, 6-8 FT Bench  Elliot Cadeau  - 23 MIN, 8 PTS, 0 REB, 2 AST, 3-4 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-3 FT Jae'Lyn Withers - 16 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-2 FT Seth Trimble -   15  MIN, 11 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 5-7 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Jalen Washington - 12  MIN, 11 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 4-5 FG, 2-2 3PT, 1-2 FT Zayden High - 11  MIN, 2 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-2 FT  James Okonkwo- 2  MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Duwe Farris - 1  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT  Creighton Lebo- 0  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 ...

  (Photo Courtesy Jim Hawkins/Inside Carolina) North Carolina will play one more game on Friday, November 17th, against UC Riverside before heading to The Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.   UNC comes off a 22-point victory, winning 90-68 against Lehigh this past Sunday, as Armando Bacot and RJ Davis tallied for nearly half of the team's points (49%). Harrison Ingram, the junior transfer out of Stanford, made an impact once more, piling on 14 points of his own.   UC Riverside will enter Friday off a loss to Portland by a score of 76-65 as Barrington Hargress, a freshman out of Inglewood, California, came off the bench and led the Highlanders in scoring with 17 points on 5-9 from the field and 4-6 from behind the three-point line.   The Tar Heels look to continue their winning ways and keep the momentum in preparation for a group of teams consisting of #14 Arkansas, #20 Villanova, Memphis, Michigan, Texas Tech, Stanford, and Northern Iowa next week.

(Photo Courtesy Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports) Ian Jackson, out of Bronx, New York, is listed as the #4 SG, according to 247Sports. Jackson decided to join Overtime Elite this season, where he plays for Our Savior Lutheran, previously at Cardinal Hayes High School.   There were rumors this past summer about a potential reclass by Jackson, where he would have joined current freshman Elliot Cadeau and Zayden High in Chapel Hill a year earlier than anticipated. Though ultimately decided to stick around another year of high school hoops.   A high-flyer above the rim who likes to go full force at his defender in transition and the half-court setting. In addition, being unafraid to let it fly from downtown beyond the three-point line. Jackson is a dynamic scorer, but he has improved his point guard skills this past summer by playing with the U19 USA basketball team.   Coach Davis should be extremely excited to add yet another talented guard to the roster next season fo...

  (Photo Courtesy Robert T Willett/The News & Observer)  Despite winning their first two games of the season against Radford and Lehigh by a combined 38 points, they moved down a ranking to #20 in this season's first go-around of the AP Polls.   The following matchups for UNC consist of UC Riverside (Friday, November 17th), then the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament beginning with the Northern Iowa Panthers (Wednesday, November 22nd), and a big-time match with Tennessee for the ACC/SEC Challenge (Wednesday, November 29th).   There are plenty of opportunities for UNC to climb their rankings with quality games ahead of schedule, though UNC fans should not be too concerned with this considering what happened last year when they were named preseason #1.   Nonetheless, UNC basketball is back with exciting contests during non-conference play (not to mention dates with Kentucky and UCONN).  

(Photo Courtesy Jim Hawkins/Inside Carolina) Starters  R.J Davis - 29 MIN, 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT, 3-3 FT Cormac Ryan - 25 MIN, 6 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 2-7 FG, 0-3 3PT, 2-2 FT Paxson Wojcik -  12 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT Harrison Ingram - 28 MIN, 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 6-11 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-3 FT Armando Bacot - 26 MIN, 22 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST, 8-14 FG, 0-0 3PT, 6-6 FT Bench  Elliot Cadeau  - 21 MIN, 7 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 3-8 FG, 0-3 3PT, 1-2 FT Seth Trimble -   19  MIN, 3 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 3-5 FT Jae'Lyn Withers - 13 MIN, 4 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 2-5 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Zayden High - 12  MIN, 2 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-2 FT  Jalen Washington - 9  MIN, 5 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 3-3 FT James Okonkwo- 2  MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Rob Landry - 1  MIN, 3 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 1-1 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT  Duwe Farris - 1  MIN, 0 PTS, 0 R...

(Photo Courtesy Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports) Caleb Love, the man with arguably the greatest shot in UNC basketball history in the 2022 Final Four game against Duke to put the Tar Heels up 78-74 in the final moments, has defeated the Blue Devils yet again.   This time, in a different jersey.   After three seasons in Chapel Hill, Love takes his talents to Tucson, Arizona, under the coaching of Tommy Lloyd.   The former Tar Heel knocked down crucial free throws in the final seconds to put his new squad ahead of Duke.   After the game concluded, Love was asked about the writing located on his right shoe that says "Tar Heel 4L," to which he responded, "I'm a Tar Heel for life."   Is someone cutting onions?   UNC fans are sure to be happy to hear those words come from Love's mouth despite falling short of returning the expected goals just a season ago.   Nonetheless, even though Love was wearing different colors, it is always a pleasure to ...

  (Photo Courtesy Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports) The North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the Lehigh Mountain Hawks for the first time since 1941 this Sunday, November 12th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center.   UNC comes off a 16-point victory against Radford this past Monday by a score of 86-70, with fifth-year senior Armando Bacot leading the way with 25 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 10-16 from the field and 5-6 from the free line. In addition, transfers Cormac Ryan and Harrison Ingram tallied an impressive 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists combined, respectively, in their Tar Heel debuts.   Lehigh travels to Chapel Hill following the loss to Cornell 84-78. Tyler Whitney-Sidney, a junior out of Somerville, Massachusetts, provided 23 points on 8-11 shooting while going 2-4 from downtown and 5-7 from the charity stripe.   UNC is currently at 96.7% for the matchup predictor, according to ESPN Analytics.

  (Photo Courtesy UNC Basketball/Twitter) Starters  R.J Davis - 28 MIN, 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 6-14 FG, 1-5 3PT, 0-0 FT Cormac Ryan - 31 MIN, 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3-8 FG, 3-7 3PT, 4-4 FT Paxson Wojcik -  20 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2-2 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT Harrison Ingram - 27 MIN, 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 4-9 FG, 2-5 3PT, 2-5 FT Armando Bacot - 29 MIN, 25 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-6 FT Bench  Elliot Cadeau  - 19 MIN, 5 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 2-6 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-3 FT Jae'Lyn Withers - 15 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 2-2 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT Seth Trimble -   11  MIN, 1 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-1 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-2 FT Jalen Washington - 10  MIN, 8 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 3-3 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-3 FT Zayden High - 8  MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT  James Okonkwo- 1  MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT The Fifth-Year Senior Dominates  Armando Bacot took control from the jump, being a force to be reckoned wi...

(Photo Courtesy Johnny Johnson/Inside Carolina) The #19 North Carolina Tar Heels will take on Radford tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET on ACCN!  UNC looks to continue their dominance after their 177-53 exhibition blowout against St. Augustine's this past October 27th.  Coach Davis looks to start things off right in year 3 in the win column, with hopes to redeem the unmet expectations of last season.