College Basketball
Former UNC Tar Heel player, head coach, and motivational speaker Matt Doherty joins Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson & Beth Troutman in remembering former Tar Heel and NBA basketball player and UNC Tar Heels radio broadcast color commentator Eric Montross who died Sunday at age 52.
North Carolina forward Armando Bacot announced he’s returning to play a fifth season for the Tar Heels. Following the Tar Heels’ 22-11 record season, Bacot’s decision was shared on social media. Due to the NCAA’s waiver in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he has a fifth year of eligibility. The 6-foot-11 forward leads North Carolina’s […]
by Sharon Thorsland One down, three to go. North Carolina beat Boston College last night in impressive fashion at the ACC Tournament, setting up tonight’s matchup with Virginia in the quarterfinals. It will be the third time the teams have faced off this season – the Cavaliers won the first matchup while the Tar […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s round two of college basketball’s best rivalry as North Carolina hosts Duke at the Dean Dome on Saturday night. For the second straight match up, neither team is ranked in the Top 25. But this game always delivers no matter the records, and the Tar Heels certainly have a lot riding […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s a quick turnaround for North Carolina, as they travel to Tallahassee to take on Florida State tonight following an impressive win over #6 Virginia on Saturday night. The Tar Heels played one of their best games of the season against the Cavaliers, in large part because Pete Nance actually played like […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s about time – North Carolina finally got a win, even though it wasn’t a pretty one. The Tar Heels pulled out a close one over Notre Dame Wednesday night for just their second win in their last seven games. That improved them to 17-11 overall and 9-8 in ACC play. But […]
by Sharon Thorsland The season has reached a critical point for North Carolina. The Tar Heels have just four regular season games remaining to try and turn things around and make the NCAA Tournament. Who would have thought we’d be saying that against this UNC squad, which played in the national championship game last season […]
by Sharon Thorsland Just when you think North Carolina has turned things around and will go on a run, they revert back to form and once again have you wondering what’s wrong with the Tar Heels. After an impressive win over Clemson, the Heels melted down in a 80-72 loss to Miami on Monday night. […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s a quick turnaround for North Carolina, who takes on #19 Miami tonight in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels are coming off an impressive 20-point win over Clemson and finally looked like the North Carolina team people were expecting this season. That win improved the Heels to 16-9 overall, 8-6 in the […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s a make or break game for North Carolina on Saturday when the Tar Heels face Clemson in Chapel Hill. They’ve lost three straight now and are quickly edging their way to the NCAA tournament bubble. The latest debacle came Tuesday night against Wake Forest, a loss that dropped them to 15-9 […]
