University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: March 15
March 15, 2016 | General
Basketball
Brice Johnson's jersey is headed to the rafters...Video of him finding out:
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Yahoo's East Region preview...Want to read a negative bold prediction about the Tar Heels?...This year's East Region could be one of the best ever...Marcus Paige's defensive effort this weekend continues to get raves...You hear a lot about bracketology leading up to Selection Sunday, but not as much once the results are in. Here's a matrix of who did the best job projecting the field...Nice first-person piece from a student on what the basketball team means...Here's a look at the court for the games in Raleigh:
The NCAA court has been installed at @PNCArena and we are closing in on #MarchMadness in Raleigh. Games begin Thurs. pic.twitter.com/zzcE3k6RbJ
— Scott Dupree (@dsdupree) March 14, 2016
Marvin Williams had 19 points and seven rebounds...Raymond Felton had nine points and 12 assists...James Michael McAdoo scored a season-high 11...Reggie Bullock had six, as did P.J. Hairston...Harrison Barnes had six points and four assists...Ed Davis had four points and four rebounds.
Football
TJ Yates is in the spirit:
Very rarely does Old Glory get taken down.. But this is a version of it. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/q8BPVE43TF
— T.J. Yates (@TJ_Yates) March 14, 2016
Olympic sports
Some tough in-state games for the Diamond Heels this week...Some good perspective from Daniel Bard as he attempts to make a comeback with the Pirates...Men's lax thumped Manhattan...Women's tennis highlights:
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Today's games
Women's tennis faces Denison at 9 a.m. and Navy at 3 p.m. in Puerto Rico. Softball visits Longwood at 5 p.m. Baseball goes to ECU at 6:30 p.m. Women's lacrosse plays at Elon at 7 p.m.
Long read
Some interesting thoughts from John Feinstein on how he developed the relationships that led to his new Dean Smith/Mike Krzyzewski/Jim Valvano book.
