University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: April 20
April 20, 2015 | General
Rammys
The third-annual Rammy Awards Show is tonight at 7 p.m. at Carmichael Arena. The event honors student-athletes who excelled athletically and academically during the 2014-15 school year. In addition to awards, the program will include student-athlete performances as well as video presentations.
Here's a look at the new Rammys statue designed by Carolina's Zoya Johnson.
Basketball
James Michael McAdoo has had some ups and downs, but now he's in the NBA playoffs...Phil Ford on Dean Smith...A Tar Heel's guide to the NBA playoffs...Harrison Barnes had 12 points and eight rebounds in a Golden State win...John Henson had 12 points and seven rebounds and could provide a lift against the Bulls...Tyler Zeller had six points and two rebounds, as did Danny Green...Tyler Hansbrough scored four on Saturday...Vince Carter scored two in the Memphis win Sunday.
Football
Gene Chizik has some work to do with the defense...Cool photo from the concert in Greensboro on Thursday night:
Good times last night with the boys @ChaseRiceMusic @kennychesney pic.twitter.com/cXaFL946IV
— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) April 17, 2015
Olympic sports
Women's lacrosse took the ACC regular season title with a win over Duke and is the top seed in the ACC Tournament...Highlights of the win:
Video
Women's tennis is also the ACC top seed...Softball won the series against NC State...The Diamond Heels split a series at Virginia Tech after Sunday's game was rained out...Men's lax lost a heartbreaker at Notre Dame...Andrew Miller is the de facto Yankees closer...Impressive women's tennis stat:
Carolina is the ONLY ACC team to post a perfect Overall Record (ACC & non-conf.) in the regular season since ACC WTNS records began in 1977
— UNC Women's Tennis (@UNC_wtennis) April 18, 2015
Today's games
None.
Long read
The official season highlight video for 2014-15 is very well put together and has lots of great memories:
