University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: November 20
November 20, 2013 | General
You can watch the live stream of the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Dean Smith today at 11 a.m. We've got an Adam Lucas column with thoughts from Coach Smith's family coming up on the site around 9 a.m. that we think you'll enjoy.
Football
Good job by the athletic department to get involved with local schools and bring kids to the game on Saturday...Kind of an oddly written story about ODU, but the main takeaway is that the Monarchs feel they have a major challenge in Kenan Stadium...Old Dominion is treating Saturday as their bowl game...Ryan Switzer's hometown paper chimes in on the freshman...The growth of Carolina's offensive line has been a big part of the season's turnaround...
Tar Heels in the NFL
Dallas has high expectations for Bruce Carter over the close of the regular season...Hakeem Nicks' teammates say he's fine despite a rough year and the New York microscope...
Basketball
As has been pointed out here before, have some patience with Nate Britt...The Tar Heels didn't even take the court in the first post-Belmont practice... Some early-season ACC struggles have some national observers questioning the league's credentials as the best in the land...A statistical look at the first years of the Roy Williams era, with some surprising numbers...Good move by the ACC to sell tickets for the first day of the ACC Tournament separate from the rest of the book...The future of the Smith Center is starting to be discussed...Tar Heel alum Jeff Lebo coached a very solid game in Cameron last night. "(ECU) takes on the personality of their coach," according to Mike Krzyzewski...
Dean Smith was more than a coach...Former DTH staffer Dane Huffman on Dean Smith...Good story on Coach Smith from Bob Holliday...
Tar Heels in the NBA
The Ty Lawesome Show...Marvin Williams won't play tonight after having surgery to reset his broken nose (ouch)...The only Tar Heel slated to play last night, Raymond Felton, sat out due to a pinched nerve in his hip.
Olympic sports
Full details on women's soccer hosting the NCAA Tournament this weekend...Tar Heel volleyball is having a terrific season and will close the year with four straight road games:
Today's games
Volleyball is at NC State at 7 p.m. in a match that can be seen on ESPN3.
Today in Tar Heel history
Nov. 20, 1960: Happy birthday to Jimmy Black, who is part of a very exclusive club--Tar Heel point guards who have piloted their team to the national title. Black was the starting point guard on the 1982 team.
Long read
Love these all-access videos. "THEY DON'T KNOW." Ready to hit someone yet? Make sure to stay for some good postgame stuff around 3:10.
