University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: March 19
March 19, 2015 | General
Basketball
Marcus Paige will face a familiar foe tonight...A healthier Paige is good news for the Tar Heels...A first-person look from Sam Perkins at how Dean Smith prepared Perkins' Tar Heels for NCAA play...Marcus Paige recaps day 1 in Jacksonville:
Video
A preview of Harvard:
Video
Football
Lee Pace on the Tar Heels resuming spring practice after break...This is a unique idea: a Tar Heel football uniform bracket:
The first @TarHeelFootball uniform challenge starts tomorrow. Voting will be all day. You will RT or Fav your choice. pic.twitter.com/7F0GEB2HYi
— Jason Freeman (@UNCEquipment) March 18, 2015
Olympic sports
Men's lacrosse is on the West Coast this weekend for a big game...Two Tar Heels are seeded in the NCAA wrestling championships that open today.
Today's games
Wrestling is at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis. Women's fencing is at the NCAA Championships in Columbus. Women's swimming and diving is at the NCAA Championships in Greensboro. Men's basketball faces Harvard at 7:20 p.m. on TNT in the NCAA Tournament.
Tar Heels in the NBA
Harrison Barnes had a season-high 25...Danny Green had 20 points and eight rebounds...Tyler Zeller scored 12...John Henson had five points and five rebounds...Tyler Hansbrough scored four.
Long read
There are some good video clips here as Showtime promos their upcoming Dean Smith feature, including Michael Jordan on Smith.
