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Duke, UNC basketball navigate a new landscape, one year after epic Final Four meeting

Every epic game comes with a defining moment — if not more than one — and for the North Carolina-Duke NCAA Tournament national semifinal of a year ago, that moment remains clear enough. It will endure, even if almost nothing else about the photographs capturing it lasted all that much…

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Who does Ohio State basketball turn to after Eugene Brown III’s departure?

Who should Holtmann pursue with the open scholarship? #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

UNC basketball developing dependable bench depth as Tar Heels hit meat of ACC schedule

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis finally has the bench he’s been trying to develop. It’s been a gradual progression this season that has become clearer over the past three games.

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UNC outmuscles Notre Dame, keeps momentum rolling at home in ACC victory

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina showed off a new wrinkle with starting forward Pete Nance sidelined with a sore back against Notre Dame on Saturday. The Tar Heels looked big while playing small in their 81-64 win over the Fighting Irish in the Dean E. Smith Center.

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SI’s Expert Picks for Men’s Final Four, Champ and More

Plus, we predict the Player of the Year, mid-major to watch and overrated teams.

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UNC picks up key transfer from Northwestern to fill Brady Manek role

Former Northwestern forward Pete Nance committed to North Carolina on Saturday as a graduate transfer, potentially giving coach Hubert Davis a key piece for another Final Four run.

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UNC basketball embracing comparisons to 2017 title team ahead of ‘redemption year’

Comparisons to North Carolina’s 2017 men’s basketball national championship team began the moment guard Caleb Love announced he’d return Sunday, giving the Tar Heels four starters back in the fold.

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North Carolina’s Resolve Pushed to Ultimate Limit in Bruising Championship Loss

The battered Tar Heels gave everything they could, until their bodies gave out.

Sports Illustrated

Luke DeCock: UNC one shot short of NCAA championship, but Tar Heels set stage for Hubert Davis era

NEW ORLEANS — It was, roughly, the same spot where Caleb Love had made so much magic happen. He had a look at the rim. The ball did not come close. North Carolina’s dream season came to an end. The Tar Heels finally woke up.

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UNC falls to Kansas in down-to-the-wire national championship game, 72-69

NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina.

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UNC Guard Puff Johnson Exits Late vs. Kansas After Appearing to Vomit on Court

The sophomore guard played extended minutes off the bench.

Sports Illustrated

UNC completes sweep of NC State as Puff Johnson scores career high for Heels

RALEIGH, N.C. — Last season, it was a toe that kept North Carolina' sophomore Puff Johnson from even dressing out the final 15 games. This season, a combination of a hip flexor and a sprained ankle kept him sidelined through the first 15 games.

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Happy with recent production, Hubert Davis seeks quality over quantity from UNC bench

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis can no longer look to his bench and know he's putting in a proven scorer now that Dawson Garcia announced he would not return this season for the Tar Heels.

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