University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: January 13
January 13, 2014 | General
Basketball
Players and coaches from both sides agreed on the central theme of Saturday's loss, as Adam Lucas writes...The Storify from Carolina's first ACC battle at the Carrier Dome...A photo album from the loss to Syracuse...Rough day overall at the Carrier Dome, but James Michael McAdoo was solid:
There's a new face on the Carolina bench this year--Robbi Pickeral introduces us to Doug Halverson...Cool gesture: the Orlando Carolina Club organized an outing to go see basketball signee Joel Berry, who had 22 points in a win...There's been a lot of talk about one-and-done, but experience continues to dominate college hoops...It looks like P.J. Hairston's next stop will be the Texas Legends in the NBDL...
Tar Heels in the NBA
Friday: Ed Davis had 10 points and 17 rebounds for Memphis...Vince Carter had 14 points in a Dallas win, and Brandan Wright added five...Solid 10 points and six rebounds for Tyler Zeller as Cleveland beat Utah...Harrison Barnes had six rebounds for the red-hot Warriors...Another double-double for Kendall Marshall, this time with 16 points and 10 assists.
Saturday: Raymond Felton had nine points and six assists in a New York win...10 points for Carter and eight for Wright in another Dallas win...16 points and eight assists for Ty Lawson.
Sunday: Zeller had six points as the Cavs were thumped by the Kings...Davis had six points and five rebounds...Danny Green sprained his finger early in the San Antonio game and won't travel to New Orleans:
Danny Green won't make trip to New Orleans, Pop says
— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) January 13, 2014
Marvin Williams could have a new look tonight, playing without the protective mask he's worn for seven weeks...LeBron James had high praise for Felton.
Football
Interesting information on how the University handles the agent process for players heading to the pros...There could be changes to the ACC championship game format...Insightful look from a player's perspective about what really happens in the "offseason"...Cam Thomas and Sylvester Williams each had a tackle in the Denver-San Diego game.
Olympic sports
Big road win for women's basketball, as they won at top-20 opponent Florida State...Both swim teams got a win over Navy...Good season opener for gymnastics, as they defeated NC State...Wrestling finished a perfect 3-0 at the Pitt Duals...Andrew Miller is set on regaining his spot in the Red Sox bullpen.
Today's games
None.
Today in Tar Heel history
Happy 20th birthday to Tar Heel point guard Nate Britt.
Long read
You really need to watch the video that goes with this story about fifth-graders banding together around a first-grader who was being picked on. Good way to start a Monday.
