Tar Heels
While the Tar Heels are weaker across the board than they are in a typical year, North Carolina should still see a much improved team from last year. Last year's 20-17 (5-11 ACC) performance was dreadful for such a talented team, and this year the Tar Heels should find themselves back in the hunt for a Sweet 16 or deeper.
Head coach Roy Williams loses three starters from last year, but brings in a terrific recruiting class as usual. Guards Reggie Bullock and Kendall Marshall as well as big man Harrison Barnes were all huge additions to a team that brings back big men Tyler Zeller and John Henson.
Though UNC loses Deon Thompson and Ed Davis, the top two scorers from last year who combined for 26 points and 16 rebounds per game, the added depth in both the back and front court should boost this year's UNC team ahead of last year's team.
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The NCAA men’s basketball regular season is winding down as teams look to add a few more wins to improve their position for their individual conference tournaments as well as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament which starts on March 15. The primary goal for a number of teams between now and then is to first and foremost secure an invitation to the dance
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College Basketball North Carolina Tar Heels News
- North Carolina Basketball Blog
Follow all the latest UNC Tar Heels basketball news on ESPN's North Carolina basketball blog. - Topics: ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The ACC Basketball Tournament is the annual, single-elimination basketball tournament held each March following the league's regular season that deter... - Tyler Zeller's 25 points, 9 boards pace Tar Heels in rout of Virginia
Tyler Zeller had 25 points and nine rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Virginia (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) on Saturday 70-52. - Zeller's 25 Points Spark North Carolina
Tyler Zeller had 25 points and nine rebounds to help North Carolina take care of Virginia. - Virginia-North Carolina Preview
Virginia-North Carolina Preview - DeMatha upsets Gonzaga
No. 29 DeMatha beats No. 14 Gonzaga, 76-47. - North Carolina Tar Heels' P.J. Hairston to miss Virginia Cavaliers game
Fifth-ranked North Carolina's perimeter has gotten even thinner now that freshman reserve P.J. Hairston will miss Saturday's game against Virginia because of a sore left foot, the school announced. - Dick Vitale picks the best rivalries in college sports
The best rivalries feature teams in close proximity with a fierce dislike for each other who compete at a high level. Dick Vitale picks the top five today in major college sports. - North Carolina Tar Heels boast potent attack - NCAA men's lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse breaks down the top attack units for the 2012 NCAA lacrosse season.
