University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: February 16
February 16, 2015 | General
Basketball
An Adam Lucas column that tries to put the last few months for Roy Williams into perspective...Carolina is streaking in the wrong direction...Nice gesture by the Pitt student section, the Oakland Zoo, this weekend:
We presented Roy Williams with a card signed by the Zoo honoring Dean Smith. Our thoughts are with the UNC community. pic.twitter.com/jRqWydR1p7
— Oakland Zoo (@OaklandZoo) February 14, 2015
Another Pitt tribute, in case you missed it:
A unique look at Dean Smith from his pastor...NC Central's LeVelle Moton talks about how Smith let him into the Carolina family...A look back at Smith's 877th victory, which came in Winston-Salem...An archive video well worth watching of Dean Smith introducing Roy Williams on the Dean Smith TV show in 1988...Nice gesture by SMU and Larry Brown to honor Dean Smith this weekend...There's a new mural honoring Smith in Chapel Hill...How many of the mid-1980s Tar Heels in this photo from last week's Dean Smith memorial service can you name:
- I love my brothers #TarHeel4Life #TarHeelFamily pic.twitter.com/2H3TLnQoGu
— JR Reid (@JRReid7) February 13, 2015
Football
Nebraska says an assistant coach has left and is headed to Carolina.
Olympic sports
The Diamond Heels swept Seton Hall...Women's hoops lost on the road at No. 9 Louisville...Men's lax whipped UMass...Men's tennis fell to No. 2 Oklahoma in the ITA Indoors...No. 8 Georgia won at Carmichael in gymnastics...Softball earned a split on the final day of the Gamecock Invitational...
Today's games
Fencing is at the Junior Olympic Championships in Richmond.
Tar Heels in the NBA
Is Vince Carter a Hall of Famer?...Nice shot of Danny Green and Marcus Ginyard at All-Star Weekend:
Long read
This handy page compiles all of our Dean Smith coverage from the past week. It's well worth checking out to see what you missed, as there are some incredible stories about Smith as a coach and a person.
