University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: March 17
March 17, 2015 | General
Basketball
Now healthy, Marcus Paige is looking for a strong finish...The Tar Heels are 15th in the final AP poll...Wes Miller received a two-year contract extension...Harvard knows they face a stiff test in Jacksonville...The complete March Madness TV guide...Very neat interactive bracket with probabilities for every round for every team in the field...The SI experts fill out their brackets...
Football
Spring practice is back on the field:
Quick Hit: Over last 3 years, UNC has averaged 163.8 rush yards per game - best 3-year average since 1993-95. pic.twitter.com/LMQAjVCJbc
— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) March 16, 2015
Olympic sports
Morgan Lane led Carolina's All-EAGL picks...Loren Shealy received an academic honor...Kyle Seager is tweaking his swing in spring training...
Today's games
Baseball hosts Davidson at 3 p.m. Softball hosts UNC Greensboro at 4 p.m. Men's lacrosse hosts Harvard at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
Tar Heels in the NBA
Tyler Zeller, who is embracing opportunity in Boston, had a career-high 26...Wayne Ellington scored 17... Harrison Barnes scored 11...Marvin Williams had three points and four rebounds...Tyler Hansbrough scored five...Ed Davis had four points and four rebounds.
Long read
Fun story about a group of Tar Heels in the Baltimore area who have a regular gathering around the NCAA Tournament.
