University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: January 3
January 3, 2014 | General
Basketball
James Michael McAdoo's developing leadership has been key to the team's improvement this season...Former Tar Heel center Neil Fingleton has a fighting role in the new Keanu Reeves movie, 47 Ronin...Good story on how Leslie McDonald isn't satisfied just to be playing again...Check back with GoHeels today at 1 p.m., as Roy Williams will have his weekly press conference to preview Sunday's ACC opener at Wake Forest. James Michael McAdoo also will be at the podium.
Tar Heels in the NBA
Kendall Marshall will start tonight for the Lakers, just weeks after playing for Delaware in the D-League..."Stuff's happening pretty fast," Marshall told the L.A. Times...Harrison Barnes continued his tradition of giving back by playing a big role in Warriors Wish Week...Barnes also scored 15 points in a big win at Miami last night...Here's a cool breakdown of a pair of screens by Tyler Hansbrough that led to a bucket for the Raptors...Ed Davis had 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in a Memphis win at Phoenix...
Olympic sports
Women's basketball beat a good James Madison squad, 74-71, in a matinee yesterday...Wrestler Evan Henderson finished fifth at the Southern Scuffle...The Tar Heels' women's lacrosse NCAA championship was named the top story in the sport for 2013.
Today's games
Swimming squares off with Penn State in Naples, Fla. Diving is at the Georgia Diving Invitational.
Today in Tar Heel history
Jan. 3, 1998: Top-ranked Carolina edged No. 21 Clemson, 73-70, at Littlejohn Coliseum. Shammond Williams scored 15 of his 24 points in the second half. After the Tigers cut the UNC lead to 64-62 late, Ademola Okulaja nailed a three-pointer to stretch the advantage.
Long read (or Long watch, in this case)
ACC play begins on Sunday, which will bring with it all the usual swings of emotion as the Tar Heels win some (it will happen) and lose some (it will also happen). Before that gets started, this is worth one more watch as a reminder of what's already been one of the highlights of this year:
