University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: February 12
February 12, 2015 | General
Basketball
Lee Pace on some unique memories of Dean Smith...Meet the man who helped Smith break the rules on race in Chapel Hill...Dean Smith elevated the game...Friends and family had begun the mourning process for Smith long before this past weekend...Nolan Richardson's memories...Some poignant memories from George Lynch, who will travel from Dallas to attend today's private family funeral...A mix of interviews about Smith with Rick Fox, Kenny Smith, Antawn Jamison and Jerry Stackhouse:
Football
Four Tar Heels were All-ACC Academic picks...The Dolphins signed Ryan Taylor...
Olympic sports
Ryan Ramsey on his time as a Tar Heel...Allisha Gray is on the midseason Naismith list...An interesting first-person story from Matt Harvey...Softball won the home opener...Wrestling got a narrow win over Duke.
Today's games
Women's basketball hosts Florida State at 7 p.m. on RSN/ESPN3.
Tar Heels in the NBA
George Karl is close to a deal to coach the Kings...The Suns brought Reggie Bullock back from the D League...Danny Green had a team-high 19 points to go with eight rebounds...Wayne Ellington had 16 points and eight rebounds...John Henson had 12 points and five blocks...Ed Davis had eight points and 11 rebounds...Harrison Barnes had eight points and seven rebounds...Tyler Zeller had six points and five rebounds...Tyler Hansbrough grabbed a couple rebounds.
Long read
This March 1982 profile of Dean Smith has been described as the best piece ever written about him.
