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FILE - Northwestern forward Pete Nance (22) plays during NCAA game against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Roman Legend Classic tournament, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021, in New York. Nance is joining a UNC team that returns four starters from last year's run to the NCAA title game. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Tar Heels' Pete Nance aims to fill void in UNC title chase

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2022 05:01 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Pete Nance doesn't have to wonder what a successful season

FILE - Northwestern forward Pete Nance (22) goes up to the basket against Minnesota during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Feb. 19, 2022, in Minneapolis. Nance says he’ll transfer to North Carolina. The 6-foot-10, 225-pound senior announced his commitment to play his fifth year for the Tar Heels in a social-media post Saturday, June 18 2022. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File)
Northwestern's Pete Nance transferring to North Carolina

Jun. 18, 2022 01:41 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Northwestern forward Pete Nance says he’ll transfer to North

North Carolina guard Caleb Love greets a fan as he leaves the court after North Carolina's win against Duke in a college basketball game during the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tar Heels' Caleb Love returning after NCAA title game run

By Aaron Beard Apr. 24, 2022 05:51 PM EDT
North Carolina guard Caleb Love is returning for his junior season, a huge boost for

North Carolina guard Leaky Black, right, blocks a shot by Kansas guard Christian Braun during the first half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tar Heels' Black opts to return for 5th year after NCAA run

By Aaron Beard Apr. 15, 2022 01:48 PM EDT
North Carolina wing Leaky Black is returning for a fifth year available due to the

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) shoots over North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) during the second half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Hobbled Bacot comes up short in Tar Heels' NCAA title push

By Aaron Beard Apr. 05, 2022 12:10 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Armando Bacot kept battling, locking his jaw and gritting his way

North Carolina's Brady Manek (45) celebrates after beating Duke in a college basketball game during the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
UNC gets best of Duke in epic 3rd meeting at Final Four

By Aaron Beard Apr. 02, 2022 11:50 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a titanic third battle, Caleb Love and North Carolina proved

Injured Villanova guard Justin Moore sits with head coach Jay Wright before a college basketball game against Kansas in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Villanova's injured Moore gets warm welcome at Final Four

By Brett Martel Apr. 02, 2022 07:09 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An enduring image of the NCAA Final Four will be Villanova coach

Villanova guard Collin Gillespie passes around Houston guard Jamal Shead during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Final Four has a blue tint with power programs

By John Marshall Mar. 28, 2022 02:34 AM EDT
Coach K's final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint. Two weeks of

Villanova guard Justin Moore (5) is helped off the floor during the second half of a college basketball game against Houston in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
TIPPING OFF: Can Peacock Power prevail vs North Carolina?

By The Associated Press Mar. 27, 2022 02:40 AM EDT
A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament today: GAME OF THE

Saint Peter's Fousseyni Drame (10) and Hassan Drame (14) react after Saint Peter's won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
TIPPING OFF: Can Peacock Power prevail vs North Carolina?

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2022 07:28 PM EDT
A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday: GAME OF

Baylor guard James Akinjo (11) fouls North Carolina guard R.J. Davis (4) during a shot attempt as Baylor guard Dale Bonner (3) looks on in the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, March, 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
North Carolina's Manek ejected for throwing elbow vs Baylor

Mar. 19, 2022 02:08 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — North Carolina's Brady Manek was ejected for elbowing Baylor

UCLA players, including guard Tyger Campbell (10) celebrate they beat Akron in a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Portland, Ore. UCLA won 57-53. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
East Preview: Defending champ Baylor vs blue-blood Tar Heels

By Stephen Hawkins Mar. 18, 2022 07:23 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — North Carolina and UCLA are tradition-rich programs with

North Carolina's Brady Manek (45) dunks over Virginia's Kody Stattmann (23) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game during quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
No. 25 UNC cruises past Virginia 63-43 into ACC semifinals

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 10, 2022 11:40 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Coming off its best game of the season, and one of the biggest

Duke's Mark Williams, left, blocks a shot by Notre Dame's Blake Wesley during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Duke's Coach K making last trip to UNC in famed rivalry

By Aaron Beard Feb. 04, 2022 01:54 PM EST
The famed rivalry between No. 9 Duke and North Carolina is changing.

FILE - North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is introduced during the NCAA college basketball team's season opening event in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Hubert Davis sounds at ease as he prepares for his first regular-season game as North Carolina's first-year coach. The 19th-ranked Tar Heels host Loyola (Maryland) on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the first without Hall of Famer Roy Williams in charge in nearly two decades. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Davis ready for coaching debut with No. 19 North Carolina

By Aaron Beard Nov. 08, 2021 05:26 PM EST
Hubert Davis sounds at ease. He’ll coach his first regular

FILE - Marquette's Dawson Garcia, top, goes up for a shot against Villanova's Jermaine Samuels during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Villanova, Pa., in this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, file photo. Garcia, who led Marquette in scoring and rebounding as a freshman last season, has indicated on social media he is transferring to North Carolina. Garcia released an Instagram post that showed him in a North Carolina uniform. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Marquette's Dawson Garcia transferring to North Carolina

Jul. 08, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Dawson Garcia, who led Marquette in scoring and

Tar Heels add 3-point shooting big man Manek from Sooners

Apr. 22, 2021 04:22 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has added Oklahoma transfer Brady Manek

Oklahoma guard Alondes Williams, left, shoots in front of Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs in the first half of a college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Oklahoma guards Harmon, Williams enter transfer portal

Apr. 15, 2021 02:43 PM EDT
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma guards De’Vion Harmon and Alondes Williams

University of Oklahoma's new men's NCAA college basketball coach Porter Moser speaks during his introductory press conference at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP)
Oklahoma's Moser looks forward to tests vs. elite coaches

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 07, 2021 05:30 PM EDT
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — New Oklahoma coach Porter Moser isn’t intimidated by the

Grand Canyon's Asbjørn Midtgaard (33) shoots against New Mexico State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Western Athletic Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
Pick Six: Veterans to watch as NCAA Tournament begins

By Dave Skretta Mar. 16, 2021 02:26 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There has never been a better time to have senior