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Joel Berry in preseason conditioning this month
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Four Corners: Practice Around The Corner
September 15, 2017 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—Carolina Basketball's preseason conditioning program for the 2017-18 season has reached the halfway point, with the 12-minute run in the rear view mirror and the annual Carolina Mile run slated for September 25. Strength and conditioning coordinator Jonas Sahratian and his staff have spent the last two weeks preparing the defending NCAA champions for the start of practice in the first week of October. Two more weeks of running and work in the weight room remain.
Here are some of the latest Tar Heel hoops news stories you may have missed over the last week.
1. NEWS & NOTESÂ
Here are some of the latest Tar Heel hoops news stories you may have missed over the last week.
1. NEWS & NOTESÂ
• Wes Miller signed a contract extention as UNCG's head coach through the 2021-22 season.
• A writer has named Carolina the top program in the nation over the last 10 years, writing: "Even without the most recent title, the Tar Heels would have been the best program the last 10 years. It's truly impressive how consistent they are."
• The Carolina Basketball Museum is closed for renovations until Sept. 25. The museum is getting a full makeover to incorporate commemorations and videos of the 2017 national title and more.
• The NCAA.com writes that Carolina's 2014-15 freshman class of Joel Berry II, Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson has left its mark on college basketball, writing, "The Jackson-Berry-Pinson class went 13-2 in three years of NCAA tournament games. Do you realize how hard it is for some schools to win one NCAA tournament game? That's an absurd statistic." The 2002-03 Tar Heel freshman class (including current director of operations Sean May) also made the list.
• The Smith Center will be closed from Sept. 28 through Oct. 8 due to the UNC campaign gala in the arena.
• Redemption, the official book chronicling Carolina's run to the 2017 NCAA championship, is available now in ebook format. Preorder the book here before its release next week.
• Roy Williams and his staff will hold their annual coaching clinic on Oct. 28. Click here to register and here for full details.
• Willliams discussed his recruiting philosophy with USA Today.
• A writer has named Carolina the top program in the nation over the last 10 years, writing: "Even without the most recent title, the Tar Heels would have been the best program the last 10 years. It's truly impressive how consistent they are."
• The Carolina Basketball Museum is closed for renovations until Sept. 25. The museum is getting a full makeover to incorporate commemorations and videos of the 2017 national title and more.
• The NCAA.com writes that Carolina's 2014-15 freshman class of Joel Berry II, Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson has left its mark on college basketball, writing, "The Jackson-Berry-Pinson class went 13-2 in three years of NCAA tournament games. Do you realize how hard it is for some schools to win one NCAA tournament game? That's an absurd statistic." The 2002-03 Tar Heel freshman class (including current director of operations Sean May) also made the list.
• The Smith Center will be closed from Sept. 28 through Oct. 8 due to the UNC campaign gala in the arena.
• Redemption, the official book chronicling Carolina's run to the 2017 NCAA championship, is available now in ebook format. Preorder the book here before its release next week.
• Roy Williams and his staff will hold their annual coaching clinic on Oct. 28. Click here to register and here for full details.
• Willliams discussed his recruiting philosophy with USA Today.
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2. LAST WEEKÂ
• The Tar Heels received their 2017 NCAA championship rings last Saturday in a halftime ceremony of the football game versus Louisville. Watch the ceremony and get chills again:
• Adam Lucas goes inside a special basketball afternoon at Kenan Stadium in his column, Family Time.
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• Lucas and Jones Angell discuss the ring ceremony in the Carolina Insider podcast:
• David Noel, a member of the 2005 NCAA title team, is the head coach at his prep alma mater, Southern Durham High School. The Daily Tar Heel caught up with Noel recently.
• The Tar Heels received their 2017 NCAA championship rings last Saturday in a halftime ceremony of the football game versus Louisville. Watch the ceremony and get chills again:
• Adam Lucas goes inside a special basketball afternoon at Kenan Stadium in his column, Family Time.
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• Lucas and Jones Angell discuss the ring ceremony in the Carolina Insider podcast:
• David Noel, a member of the 2005 NCAA title team, is the head coach at his prep alma mater, Southern Durham High School. The Daily Tar Heel caught up with Noel recently.
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3. 2017-18 SEASON TIDBITS
• Here's Adam Lucas' Carolina Basketball Notebook, including an update on Kenny Williams, Theo Pinson on his toughest Tar Heel alumni pickup game matchup & more.
• K.J. Smith has a familiar name and will wear a familiar number on his Tar Heel jersey.
• Four Carolina games highlight the top 10 games on the 2017-18 ACC schedule, according to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander.
• Here's Adam Lucas' Carolina Basketball Notebook, including an update on Kenny Williams, Theo Pinson on his toughest Tar Heel alumni pickup game matchup & more.
• K.J. Smith has a familiar name and will wear a familiar number on his Tar Heel jersey.
• Four Carolina games highlight the top 10 games on the 2017-18 ACC schedule, according to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander.
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4. TAR HEELS IN THE PROSÂ
• Tyler Zeller signed a two-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets this week.
• The Dallas Morning News examines if Harrison Barnes can keep trending upward for the Mavericks after averaging over 19 points per game last season. Barnes figures to remain the Mavs' top offensive option, a "a consistent scorer they can rely on to be there every night."
• Ed Davis is on the road to recovery from shoulder surgery in Portland.
• Kendall Marshall savors his gold-medal-winning trip to Argentina for the AmeriCup tournament, including a 20-point comeback in the second half of the championship game.
• Tyler Zeller signed a two-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets this week.
• The Dallas Morning News examines if Harrison Barnes can keep trending upward for the Mavericks after averaging over 19 points per game last season. Barnes figures to remain the Mavs' top offensive option, a "a consistent scorer they can rely on to be there every night."
• Ed Davis is on the road to recovery from shoulder surgery in Portland.
• Kendall Marshall savors his gold-medal-winning trip to Argentina for the AmeriCup tournament, including a 20-point comeback in the second half of the championship game.
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