University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: February 27
February 27, 2017 | General
Basketball
Carolina played a nearly flawless passing half on Saturday, and Justin Jackson set the tone...The win clinched the top seed in the ACC Tournament...Photos from the victory...Sad to see that Tar Heel basketball alum Neil Fingleton died...
Neil Fingleton was one of the funniest teammates I have ever had!
— Jawad Williams (@WORLDWAD) February 26, 2017
Rest In Peace Big Fella! 😔🙏🏾
Gameday will be back next weekend...The Virginia perspective on tonight's game...Justin Jackson in the national player of the year discussion...An update on Marcus Paige in the D League...Roy Williams: sports' most underappreciated coach...Saturday highlights:
Friday: Harrison Barnes had 20 points and six rebounds...Vince Carter had 11 points and three rebounds...Wayne Ellington scored nine...John Henson had four points and two rebounds...Danny Green had three points and three rebounds.
Saturday: Harrison Barnes had 19 points and three steals...Marvin Williams had 16 points and six rebounds...James Michael McAdoo scored six...Ty Lawson had four points and four rebounds...
Sunday: Williams had eight points and six rebounds...Green had five points and three steals...Carter scored six.
Football
Mike Ekeler joined the coaching staff...Gene Chizik sounds like he's comfortable in retirement...Some offseason work:
@TarHeelFootball spent the last two days #Attacking Small Boat Judgment Day, with @theprogramorg. #1team1heartbeat pic.twitter.com/opMIU1t0db
— The Program LLC (@theprogramorg) February 24, 2017
Olympic sports
Gymnastics closed the home schedule with a win...Softball swept the Carolina Classic...Women's lacrosse lost at Maryland...Baseball swept Radford...Men's lax fell to Johns Hopkins...Women's basketball lost to Duke...Women's tennis beat South Carolina...Men's fencing finished third at the ACC championships, as did the women...Two athletes earned All-ACC honors at the men's indoor track championships...
Today's games
Men's tennis visits Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. The ACC men's swimming and diving championships are in Atlanta. Men's basketball travels to Virginia at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Long read
The UNC business school student who almost integrated ACC basketball.
