North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Basketball News

Deon Thompson scored 22 points to help No. 11 North Carolina bounce back from its first loss and beat Gardner-Webb 93-72 on Monday night.

With 130 dunking days left until Final Four Saturday, raw college basketball teams obviously have time on their side.

Deon Thompson's 22 points led the 12th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels to a 93-72 win Monday over the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs.

No. 3 Texas 85, Iowa 60: The Longhorns moved to 3-0 for the third straight season when they beat the Hawkeyes in the semifinals of the CBE Classic in Kansas City.

Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a victory Thursday over No.

Home : Features : Sports : Defending National Champion Tar Heels Survive Against Buckeyes, 77-73 Defending National Champion Tar Heels Survive Against Buckeyes, 77-73 20-Nov-2009 Written by: TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff The fourth ranked North Carolina Tar Heels nearly blew a 19-point second half lead but ultimately hung on to defeat the 15th ranked ...

Deon Thompson led four Tar Heels in double figures with 15 points to go along with 12 rebounds, as sixth-ranked North Carolina built a comfortable edge then held on late to down No.

This year's iteration of the Tar Heels does have some experience, with seniors Marcus Ginyard and Deon Thompson.

Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.

Dexter Strickland is not only adjusting to the college game, but to a new position as well.

6 in The Associated Press' Top 25 -- will play its first game outside of Chapel Hill and its first quality opponent of the season when it meets No.

Roy Williams had promised there would be times when his North Carolina team looked ready to make a serious run at defending the national championship.

North Carolina men's basketball program signed two student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, head coach Roy Williams announced today.

November 16, 2009, 7:08 AM / Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No.

Four-time All-America Tyler Hansbrough is gone, as are Ty Lawson, last season's ACC Player of the Year, and Wayne Ellington, the Final Four Most Outstanding Player last spring.

GAME NOTES: The sixth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels seek a 3-0 start to the 2009-10 season when they entertain the Valparaiso Crusaders this afternoon at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

With its top four scorers gone, young North Carolina is looking for any sort of consistent offense.

The talk of college basketball made his decision on where he's going to play college ball.

North Carolina's Deon Thompson grabs an offensive rebound between Florida International's J.C. Otero and Marlon Bright in second-half action on Monday, November 9, 2009, at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Marcus Ginyard matched his career high with 17 points to help No. 6 North Carolina beat North Carolina Central 89-42 on Wednesday night in the 2K Sports Classic.