Plenty of names come to mind when thinking about the decades of greatness that define UNC basketball. Michael Jordan. James Worthy. Roy Williams. But one name laid the groundwork for them all. Amid a ...

Inside the Smith Center, history never fades. For North Carolina basketball, the legacy of Dean Smith is not a distant story told in highlight reels or Hall of Fame plaques. It is a living philosophy, ...

Dean Smith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Wednesday more for what he did away from the basketball court than what he accomplished on it. He will always be defined by his influence on ...

UNC basketball's Smith Center will celebrate its 40-year anniversary in January. Here are 10 of the Tar Heels' most memorable ...

It is time now for sports. We are joined, as ever, by Mike Pesca. He's the host of The Gist podcast from Slate.com. Good morning, Mike. MIKE PESCA: Hello. MARTIN: So today, there is sad news from the ...

On this episode of the Tar Heels Insider Podcast, beat writer Grant Chachere recaps North Carolina’s double-digit loss to UCLA in women’s basketball and preview ...

Michael Jordan's net worth sits just south of four billion dollars. With that in mind, it's safe to say the NBA icon has cashed quite a few checks in his lifetime. While that is certainly true, there ...

Kenny Smith, also known as "The Jet," played in Chapel Hill under one of the best coaches in college basketball, Dean Smith. Smith played four seasons wearing a North Carolina jersey, averaging 12.9 ...

The No. 19-ranked Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team visits fellow hoops blueblood North Carolina on Friday. The Jayhawks ...

Kansas, which at one point had a 2-6 record against North Carolina, has surged to a 7-6 advantage in the all-time series entering Friday's 6 p.m. Central clash against the Tar Heels at the Dean E.