North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball News - Page 2

When North Carolina basketball was announced as a play-in team in the 2025 NCAA Tournament this past Sunday, fans around the country were disgusted. The Tar Heels’ 1-12 record in Quad 1 games stuck with so many pundits and analysts, but the selection committee controversially still made room for them in the 68-team field. Outrage […]

The biggest talking point coming out of Selection Sunday and into the First Four on Tuesday night surrounded North Carolina basketball. The Tar Heels were shockingly included in the NCAA Tournament despite a 1-12 record in Quad 1 games this season, making them a complete anomaly among past at-large teams. You wouldn’t have been able […]

College basketball analyst and commentator Jay Bilas is speaking out about the ongoing debate over who deserved the last spot in men’s March Madness. North Carolina got in over West Virginia, who is launching an investigation into the selection committee. West Virginia’s governor Patrick Morrisey directed his attorney general to investigate the committee. As of […]

Every team in college basketball has one grand mission every season, and that is to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament. We are down to 68 teams now, as the First Four for March Madness starts on March 20. This year’s tournament is expected to be one of the craziest ever, and the championship title is […]

San Diego State fell to the Last Four due to an early loss in the MWC tournament, while North Carolina was the last team in and has the most controversy surrounding them. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-San Diego State prediction and pick. North Carolina is 22-13 and […]

NCAA men’s basketball selection committee vice chairman Keith Gill explained why North Carolina basketball received an at-large bid to The Big Dance. Head coach Hubert Davis has had a very trying fourth year in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels entered the season with a lot of hype due to the return of reigning ACC Player […]

After a 22-13 season, North Carolina basketball has surprisingly earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels went 1-12 against Quad One opponents, a fact many believed would lead to their exclusion from the tournament. Legendary commentator Dick Vitale came to North Carolina basketball’s defense and pointed out a program he believes was […]

One of the best days on the college basketball calendar is here and the bracket bonanza is in full swing. On Sunday afternoon, the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed the official March Madness bracket, and there are plenty of storylines to hit on during the countdown to the best postseason in sports. North Carolina? Who […]

The NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed on Sunday, and among the teams selected was a bit of a shocker in the North Carolina Tar Heels. North Carolina didn’t quite have the best season, finishing 22-13 overall and 13-7 in ACC play. But what really had fans up in arms on social media about North Carolina […]

North Carolina basketball became beloved around Chapel Hill, but blasted across the college basketball universe. The Tar Heels sneaked inside March Madness on Selection Sunday even despite a dismal quad one record. UNC is entering the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a 22-13 mark. The Tar Heels lost to Duke on a controversial lane violation Friday […]

Friday night featured a heartbreaking defeat for Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels. They faced the Duke Blue Devils in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Their opponents were without Cooper Flagg due to injury, but they still had enough firepower to escape with the 74-71 win over the Tar Heels. Davis and […]

The trilogy of the 2024-25 North Carolina-Duke basketball series was the best of the bunch. Even without Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown, the Blue Devils dominated the early going against their Tobacco Road rivals, jumping out to a 24-point lead. North Carolina, fighting for its NCAA Tournament life, wasn’t about to go down without a […]

North Carolina basketball coach Hubert Davis hit a career milestone on Thursday. The Tar Heels kept their NCAA tournament hopes alive with a 68-59 win over Wake Forest, in the ACC tournament. Davis also picked up his 100th career win as a head coach, per ACC Network. Davis and his North Carolina basketball team are […]

North Carolina basketball should not make any plans for The Big Dance quite yet, but their invitation might be as good as sent if they can conquer Duke in an ACC Tournament semifinal matchup on Friday night. Following a desperately-needed and gritty 68-59 win versus Wake Forest on Thursday, the team is setting its sights […]

North Carolina basketball looked like a massive 2024-25 disappointment a month ago. The Tar Heels are now surging, and moved into Joe Lunardi’s bracketology field thanks to Ohio State. UNC thrashed Notre Dame 76-56 on Wednesday in Charlotte, advancing the ‘Heels into the next round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes fell […]

The North Carolina basketball team was in must-win mode Wednesday as it took on Notre Dame to open up ACC Tournament play. The Tar Heels are firmly on the NCAA Tournament bubble right now, and they need to go on a run in Charlotte if they want to feel comfortable on Selection Sunday. North Carolina […]

These two teams have been very inconsistent recently and in ACC play. They are both on the bubble and need a win to stay on the right side. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Wake Forest prediction and pick. North Carolina is 21-12 and has won seven of its […]

It is a second round ACC Tournament game as Notre Dame faces UNC. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Notre Dame-North Carolina prediction and pick. Notre Dame was 15-17 in the regular season, and was 8-12 in conference play. This would get them the 12 seed in the conference tournament. […]

2024-25 hasn’t been the season that Hubert Davis envisioned in Chapel Hill as North Carolina basketball has failed to meet expectations. The Tar Heels have just one quad 1 win and have let a number of opportunities slip through their fingers. North Carolina still has hopes of getting into the NCAA Tournament thanks to a […]

Cooper Flagg put up another crazy stat line in Saturday’s matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels, though he dealt with some early foul trouble that made things a bit interesting. In 29 minutes of action, Flagg finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and four blocks. He shot 6-of-15 […]

The North Carolina basketball and Duke basketball pregame activities were highlighted by an emotional RJ Davis. The fans were emotional as well. Before the game, he was honored by the university on his senior day. Head coach Hubert Davis had a special moment with his senior guard. He finished with 20 points, three rebounds, and […]

One of the best rivalries in college basketball is on tap as Duke faces North Carolina. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-North Carolina prediction and pick. Duke comes into the game at 27-3 on the year, and 18-1 in conference play, the top team in the ACC. They opened […]

Hello friends, and welcome to the regular season finale edition of Bracketology at ClutchPoints! A handful of conference tournaments are already under way, but for most of the country, this weekend represents the final days of the 2024-25 regular season, and let me tell ya, a whole bunch of teams still have a whole lot […]

North Carolina basketball head coach Hubert Davis is leading the program on the right track. After Davis signed a secret contract extension, many people were confused and even furious with the move. Since signing that secret extension, the Tar Heels have emerged in the ACC. Although Duke basketball is running the show, North Carolina basketball […]

Two middle-of-the-pack ACC teams face off Tuesday as North Carolina plays Virginia Tech. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. North Carolina is 19-11 on the year, and 12-6 in conference play. That places them fourth in the ACC. They opened the year 4-1 before […]

It is a Saturday ACC battle as Miami faces North Carolina. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami-North Carolina prediction and pick. Miami comes into the game at 6-22 and 2-15 in conference play, placing them in 16th in the ACC. Further, Miami is just 2-14 since Jim Larranaga retired. […]

Head coach Hubert Davis is guiding the North Carolina men’s basketball program through an up-and-down season, but he’s doing so with some job security. Unbeknownst to fans until Tuesday, Davis and the university agreed to a contract extension over the summer, which he signed in December. The deal runs through 2030, according to Brian Murphy […]

North Carolina basketball now has its first general manager in program history. Early Tuesday morning, the news of Tandem Sports + Entertainment president and founder Jim Tanner being hired by the Tar Heels for the said position was reported by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. “Sources: The University of North Carolina is hiring long-time NBA agent […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Florida State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch North Carolina-Florida State. The North Carolina Tar Heels are on the edge. They are right near the cut line for selection into the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina did beat Virginia on Saturday, a […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for the upcoming slate of College Basketball action as we head to the ACC for this next matchup. The Virginia Cavaliers (13-13, 6-9 ACC) will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels (16-11, 9-6 ACC) as both teams look to improve their conference standing. It’s time to continue our College […]

These teams need wins, mainly because North Carolina is clinging to NCAA Tournament hopes. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an NC State-North Carolina prediction and pick. NC State is 10-15 entering this game, and they have just broken a nine-game losing streak. Their only notable win has come against Florida […]

The North Carolina basketball team has had a couple of good seasons under head coach Hubert Davis, but it’s looking like the Tar Heels are going to miss the NCAA Tournament for the second time in his four years with the program. That isn’t acceptable at North Carolina as it is one of the best […]

It hasn’t been a good season for the Syracuse Orange, but they’ll look to pull off an upset against an old foe when the North Carolina Tar Heels come to town on Saturday evening. Defeating North Carolina as underdogs at home won’t be a foreign concept for the Orange, as they did last season in […]

Things are not looking good in Chapel Hill as the North Carolina basketball team got dominated on the road against #23 Clemson on Monday night. The Tar Heels desperately needed a win as they are fighting to get into NCAA Tournament position, but Monday’s performance certainly hurt their chances. Clemson ended up winning the game […]

The college basketball season is starting to enter the stretch drive, so we get matchups like the 18th-ranked Pitt Panthers visiting the 20th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The teams have a national ranking but haven’t been performing as well in the ACC, as the Panthers are eighth and the Tar Heels are seventh. Pitt has […]

Hubert Davis is in his fourth season as the head coach of the North Carolina basketball team, and something isn’t working. Davis took the Tar Heels all the way to the national title game in year one despite an underwhelming regular season. He then missed the tournament in year two before making a run to […]

Nike and Jordan Brand are already off to a hot start in 2025 as they’ll continue to bring back some of Michael Jordan’s most iconic sneakers through their “reimagined” line. Most recently releasing the Air Jordan 5 in “Black Metallic,” the next shoe on the list for the original treatment will be the Air Jordan […]

It was never more clear than on Saturday night that the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels are a pair of programs heading into drastically different directions. An 87-70 win for the 2nd-ranked Blue Devils over their in-state rival wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated, but regardless, it did further […]

Duke and North Carolina will meet on Feb. 1 for the first time in the 2024-2025 college basketball season, and Bill Belichick wants to ensure the Tar Heels’ students enjoy it. To enhance students’ viewing experience, the new UNC football coach will buy all of North Carolina’s fraternities pizza on game day. The fraternities learned […]