The North Carolina Tar Heels entered Friday's NCAA Tournament matchup against Ole Miss with plenty of momentum, thanks to a massive stomping of San Diego State in Tuesday's First Four matchup.

The last team in the field and the subject of plenty of criticism the past two days, UNC put the hammer down early to win its First Four matchup against San Diego State.

UNC's strong defense held West Virginia to ... West Virginia (25-8) came into the NCAA Tournament with the 15th-ranked defense in the nation, and with their scrappy guard play and stout bigs ...

One of North Carolina's exits from the transfer portal this year is five-star guard Ian Jackson. He spent just one season ...

The Duke and North Carolina women have faced each other 110 times, including 16 games on a neutral court, but they’ve never played in the NCAA Tournament — until Friday.

But the portal offers the opportunity to bring in older players with college experience, and UNC has added a basketball general ... the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 21 ...

When the NCAA Tournament bracket dropped on Selection ... “The Duke-Carolina rivalry is arguably the best in all of college basketball,” UNC guard Lexi Donarski said on Thursday.