North Carolina Rumors & News

The Score "The NCAA decided not to grant athletes from winter sports - including basketball - an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, the committee announcedMonday. "Winter sports were not included in the decision," the statement read.  " March 30

The Score "The NCAA is unlikely to grant another year of eligibility to student-athletes who participate in winter sports and had their seasons and tournaments cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak, reports Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Spring student-athletes are still in line to..." March 18

Forbes.com "Roy Williams began his head coaching career at Kansas during the 1988-89 season when Ronald Reagan was still in office. He took over the reigning NCAA champions a season after Danny Manning left campus to become the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. That season, the Jayhawks lost..." February 18

Sporting News "North Carolina has lost six straight games — the longest losing streak in the Roy Williams era — and the coach is clearly frustrated about it. Following UNC's 77-76 loss to Notre Dame on Monday, Williams delivered a fiery postgame news conference and immediately..." February 18

CBS Sports "There can't be a way to truly measure how unlikely Duke's 98-86 overtime winSaturday at North Carolina is, was or ever will be.  The variables are too ridiculous. The probabilities to unearthly. The coincidences, well maybe there can't be any when..." February 09

CBS Sports "Special edition jerseys for Duke and North Carolina's 100th anniversary meeting on Saturday were revealed Thursday, and the reaction to the new threads have gone over about as poorly as possible given the rivalry's relevance within the sport. The official retail jerseys aren't..." February 06

CBS Sports "North Carolina's outlook continues to brighten, and with consecutive wins after a dreadful five-game skid to start January, Roy Williams' club looks like it'll be getting an injection of talent Saturday with star guard Cole Anthony eyeing a..." February 01

CBS Sports "North Carolina's outlook continues to brighten, and with consecutive wins after a dreadful five-game skid to start January, Roy Williams' club may be getting an injection of talent soon with star guard Cole Anthony eyeing a return. Anthony's been out for..." January 31

12 Up "North Carolina is a complete shell of themselves after the likes of Cole Anthony and Anthony Harris were lost due to injury, but that didn't stop the Tar Heels from beating up on rival North Carolina State in Raleigh 75-65. Roy Williams continued his dominance of..." January 28

CBS Sports "North Carolina is on pace to miss the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in Roy Williams' 17 seasons as coach. But Thursday's release of the McDonald's All-American Game rosters brought a reminder that this rut should only be temporary for the Tar Heels. Four of..." January 23

The Score "North Carolina guard Brandon Robinson will be out indefinitely after being involved in a two-car accident over the weekend, the school announced Monday. The 6-foot-4 senior wasn't seriously injured or issued any citation. The driver of the other..." January 13

ESPN "Year after year, every Clemson team that played at North Carolina left the court in the same fashion: By throwing another loss onto what had grown into a bizarrely long streak. No longer. For once, after a 79-76 overtime win in Chapel Hill, the Tigers were the ones..." January 12

ESPN "The former women's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina has been charged in connection with an accident that killed an elderly pedestrian, police said Friday. Durham police said in a news release that Sylvia Hatchell, 67, was cited for misdemeanor death by vehicle..." January 11

ESPN "North Carolina is off to an 8-6 start to the season, and in the wake of a 96-83 loss to Georgia Tech on Sunday, a frustrated coach Roy Williams called his squad "the least gifted team I've ever coached in the time that I've been back..." January 08

ESPN "North Carolina freshman guard Anthony Harris suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and will undergo surgery next week, the school announced Friday morning. Harris suffered the injury on Monday during a game against Yale. This is Harris' second ACL injury..." January 03

CBS Sports "TYRESE MAXEY, KENTUCKY: A simple choice to close out 2019, given Maxey was outstanding and crucial in Kentucky's home victory over then-No. 3 Louisville on Saturday. The Wildcats' 78-70 overtime win was witness to Maxey's career high, a 27-point showing --..." January 01

Raleigh News & Observer "There was a time when Roy Williams probably could not have conceived of having as many victories as Dean Smith. Eight hundred and seventy-nine wins? No way. But Williams reached that milestone Monday as North Carolina fought past Yale 70-67 at the Smith Center, the arena..." December 31

12 Up "On paper, it seemed like a ho-hum night for Mike Krzyzewski and Duke, as a Vernon Carey double-double and 22 from Joey Baker led the Blue Devils to an 86-57 win over Wofford. However, this win gave Duke another leg up in their ongoing rivalry with the kids at Chapel..." December 21

Bleacher Report "The North Carolina Tar Heels have earned more No. 1 seeds (17) in the men's NCAA tournament than any other program, but they might set a much less flattering tournament record this year if things don't turn around soon. Following Wednesday night's 94-81 loss to Gonzaga,..." December 19

News & Observer "North Carolina freshman point guard Cole Anthony underwent an arthroscopic knee procedure Monday morning, according to the university. He is expected to miss four to six weeks as he recovers from a partially torn meniscus. He was released from UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill around 7:30..." December 17

ESPN "North Carolina star point guard Cole Anthony is out indefinitely with a right knee injury and did not play for the 17th-ranked Tar Heels in their 68-64 loss to unranked Wofford on Sunday. Sophomore Leaky Black was also out for the game at..." December 16

NBC Sports - College Basketball Talk "At this point, no one should be surprised when Chris Holtmann does something smart as a head coach, and I certainly was not surprised to see him find a way to smother North Carolina on the defensive side of the ball on Wednesday night. In a 74-49 win in the Dean Dome, the worst home..." December 07

ESPN "North Carolina freshman forward Armando Bacot suffered a left ankle injury and did not return during Wednesday night's 74-49 loss to Ohio State. Bacot came down on an Ohio State defender's foot and appeared to roll his ankle at the 12:48 mark of..." December 05

USA Today "A ranked matchup between the No. 11 Oregon Ducks and the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels was delayed late in the second half after officials lost the game ball and had to find and identify the authorized ball before play could continue. " November 29

Sporting News - NCAAB "There are not a lot of subjects on which John Calipari, Roy Williams and Jim Boeheim can reach agreement. Each is a member of basketball’s Hall of Fame. Each knows what it’s like to win an NCAA championship. Each has sent players on to become NBA stars. So they’ve got much in..." November 22

12 Up "North Carolina Tar Heels 5-star freshman Cole Anthony is -- through just three games -- nearly doubling the offensive output of any other starter on the UNC roster. While a great story, and enough to keep the Heels undefeated through the easier portion of their slate (despite a..." November 16

CBS Sports "It took North Carolina freshman Cole Anthony just 37 minutes to take an ax to the ACC record books in his college debut Wednesday night. In a 76-65 win for the No. 9 Tar Heels over ACC foe Notre Dame, the first-year point guard turned in 34 points, 11 rebounds and five..." November 07

CBS Sports "We're currently enjoying an exciting era of college basketball. An era in which 18 and 19-year-old freshmen, many of whom are just months removed from attending prom and counting basket weaving as a course credit, can become the face of the sport in a matter of months. Last year, it..." October 23

247 Sports "Four-star combo guard R.J. Davis verbally committed to North Carolina on Monday morning. “I’m heading to UNC and it felt like it was the right situation for me and my goals that I want to achieve,” Davis told 247Sports. “They are a great school..." October 21

Sporting News "More and more members of Congress are backing a possible legislation that would allow NCAA student-athletes to be compensated. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), whose district lies is sandwiched between multiple Division I universities, including to Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State and..." October 17