Category Archives: NCAA basketball

Roy’s Remarks: Home Stretch

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Matt Oakes

“It’s a long season. You can’t just say, ‘Oh gosh, let’s catch our breath. That’s really good.’ Bottom line is, it’s near the end of the season, and we’ve got to keep playing.”                … Continue reading →

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Talkin’ Tar Heels with Jones Angell: Carolina Basketball

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Matt Oakes

Tar Heel basketball sits at 10-3 on the season, but now opens up ACC play at Wake Forest on Sunday. With that in mind, I had the chance to chat with the Voice of the Tar Heels, Jones Angell, to get his take … Continue reading →

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Honoring Dean: The ‘Father of Carolina Basketball’

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Matt Oakes

MUST WATCH VIDEO on the Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree: I am man enough to admit I had a couple tears in my eyes during that one. Ours, and now America’s “priceless gem”: Dean Smith! -Oakes

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Tar Heels in The Spotlight: Dunn and Meeks

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Matt Oakes

Greetings from Texas! I am sitting here now a bit bored in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport waiting for my connecting flight bound for Denver. It is family vacation time. Denver, Colorado Springs, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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Mastering The College Game

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Matt Oakes

Adopting a rare philosophy in today’s college hoops, where top basketball stars merely use college ball as a brief audition tape for the NBA, UNC forward James Michael McAdoo has decided to leave his mark in Chapel Hill before jumping … Continue reading →

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Pay for Play

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Matt Oakes

First of all, what a day. I had a chance to stroll on down to one of my all-time favorite establishments in Chapel Hill. Sutton’s Drug Store was at its best today. Waiting outside in a long line for 45 … Continue reading →

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Entering the Elite…who will Exit?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Matt Oakes

It is all winding to a close. 60 teams, some of them darn good teams, have already seen their bubbles burst. And now, we are down to eight survivors. Some have scratched and clawed their way along while others have … Continue reading →

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Time to Breathe…The Calm Before the Storm

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Matt Oakes

Wow. What a first weekend to the Madness we had. Holding true to the script, unpredictability was indeed the order of the day. And tomorrow, the next round of excitement begins with the Sweet 16 about to tip-off. 10 Takeaways … Continue reading →

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Beat dOOk Special

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Matt Oakes

Tomorrow. It is on. 9pm in the Dean Dome. Carolina. dOOk. Showtime. Enjoy… PREDICTION: Heels 84, dOOk 72

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March Madness Dreaming

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Matt Oakes

Ah, yes, it is that time of the year again. That time when college campuses across the nation get swept up in a flurry of overwhelming school pride, bracket pools, celebratory drinking and nervous nail-biting. For a few weeks, college … Continue reading →

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