University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: March 9
March 9, 2015 | General
Basketball
Adam Lucas on Saturday's loss...Pregame was civil, but then the UNC-Duke game turned feisty...The complete ACC Tournament bracket...An interesting NCAA bracket projection...Larry Brown hopes SMU's turnaround would make Dean Smith proud...Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson earned All-ACC recognition...And Justin Jackson was on the All-ACC Freshman team...Tar Heel manager Forrest Reynolds hit a half-court shot to win $18,000 on ESPN Gameday...
Football
Two redshirt freshmen have a chance to contribute in the kicking game...
Olympic sports
Men's tennis defeated NC State and Florida State...Women's lacrosse defeated top-10 foe Virginia...Men's lacrosse thumped Manhattan...Women's tennis swept ECU and Charlotte...Softball swept the Carolina Classic...The Diamond Heels opened ACC play by winning two of three from Duke...Adam Warren is competing for a job in the starting rotation with the Yankees...The women's basketball ACC Tournament run ended against Louisville, but not before Jamie Cherry hit this clutch buzzer-beater to send the game into overtime:
Today's games
Men's golf is at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic. Men's and women's diving is at the Zone B Diving Championships in Athens, Ga.
Tar Heels in the NBA
Friday: Ty Lawson had 23 points and nine assists...Brandan Wright had 14 points and eight rebounds...Wayne Ellington scored 14...Harrison Barnes had 12 points and six boards...Danny Green scored 11...Ed Davis had 10 points and five rebounds...Tyler Zeller had six points and four rebounds...Raymond Felton had five points...Tyler Hansbrough scored four...Marvin Williams had two points and four rebounds...Wright also had this huge block on Deron Williams:
And what about this pretty play from the combination of Steph Curry and Harrison Barnes:
Saturday: Ty Lawson had 13 points and 10 assists...Brandan Wright had seven points and seven rebounds...John Henson had six points and seven rebounds.
Sunday: Green scored 11...Barnes had 10 points and eight rebounds...Marvin Williams had eight points and four rebounds...Zeller had six and six.
Long read
The New York Times with a lengthy behind the scenes piece on the UNC basketball managers.
