Articles by David Reynolds

UNC advances in NIT

William & Mary drilled 16 3-pointers, but North Carolina held off the Tribe 80-72 in the first round of the NIT tournament.

The Tar Heels dominated in the paint, as senior Deon Thompson piled up 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting. Freshman John Henson added nine points and 10 rebounds.

North Carolina knocked out in ACC first round

GREENSBORO – It’s one and done in the ACC Tournament for the North Carolina men’s basketball team.

The formula for UNC’s latest loss – a 62-58 defeat to Georgia Tech (20-11) – was a familiar one. Too many turnovers, too many missed shots and too much inexperience down the stretch.

Lynetta Kizer dooms UNC's late game rally

GREENSBORO – Foul trouble kept Maryland’s Lynetta Kizer on the sidelines for most of the Terrapins’ opening round game of the ACC Tournament.

But her 22 minutes on the court were more than enough for Maryland to send North Carolina packing.

North Carolina holds off Miami for 2000th win

The North Carolina men's basketball team registered its 2000th win Wednesday night with a 69-62 win against Miami.

The Tar Heels rolled to a double-digit advantage in the second half, but the Hurricanes made it interesting with 29 points from Durand Scott to bring the score within two late in the game.

Historic mark nearing for UNC basketball

Despite its season-long struggles, the North Carolina men’s basketball team has a chance to make history tonight.

A win against Miami would give the Tar Heels their 2,000th win as a program, a feat accomplished only by Kentucky in college basketball history.

Senior Katrina Tsang’s motivation for her final season of tennis was admittedly cliché.

A pair of nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat, pressure-cooker losses to your biggest rival tends to produce a familiar response.

“Duke,” Tsang said when asked what her team’s biggest match of the season would be. “Especially since they were national champions last year.”

To a casual observer, the North Carolina men’s tennis team might not seem like anything special coming into this season.

In addition to returning a roster stocked with almost the same group that finished 17-11 in 2009 and fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, UNC lost its No. 2 player last season, Taylor Fogleman, to graduation.

FSU drops silver-clad Tar Heels

With forwards Ed Davis, Travis Wear and David Wear all sidelined due to injury, North Carolina was supposed to be vulnerable in the post against a Florida State team known for its size.

And while the Seminoles (20-7, 8-5 ACC) did outscore and outwork the Tar Heels in the painted area, it was from the perimeter where they put the game away.

Abysmal ﬁrst half sinks Tar Heels

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech already had shown this year that it doesn’t need much help when it comes to slowing down opposing offenses.

The Yellow Jackets (18-8, 6-6 ACC) entered Tuesday night’s game with the nation’s No. 2 field goal percentage defense; only eight teams all season had shot better than 40 percent against them.

100 years of basketball legacy

CORRECTION: This story originally incorrectly said the White team won the scrimmage Friday night. The Blue team won, 71-70. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.

Dean Smith reluctantly made his way onto the court Friday night to the sound of an emotional standing ovation inside the building that bears his name.

True to the form he showed during his coaching days, he tried to quiet the crowd with a few hand gestures in order to deflect attention from him to his former players.

His efforts were futile. The noise simply grew louder in appreciation of his 36 years on UNC’s sidelines, and four spotlights illuminated the man who avoided them all of his life.

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