College basketball picks: Can anyone slow down Michigan?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
8-4, 6th in ACC
- 11/25W 79-60
- 11/30W 78-51
- 12/1W 67-63
- 12/217L 69-67
- 12/83L 93-80
- 12/12W 73-67
- 12/19W 75-63
- 12/22L 79-76
- 12/30L 72-67
- 1/2W 66-65
- 1/5W 67-65
- 1/919PPD
- 1/12W 81-75
- 1/16
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- 1/26
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- 2/619
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- 2/1318
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/1620
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 16TBD
- 2/23
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- 3/1h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/619h:mm a z, US/Eastern
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North Carolina plays 1,000th ACC game, beats Syracuse 81-75
— Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot each had a double-double, and North Carolina pulled away in the last three minutes to beat Syracuse 81-75 on Tuesday night.
UNC's great ball movement gets Bacot the and-1 bucket (0:19)
Clemson postpones games vs. UNC, Syracuse
No. 19 Clemson postponed games against UNC and Syracuse after a positive COVID-19 test in the Tigers' program.
College basketball picks: Can Texas keep rolling at West Virginia?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Texas-West Virginia and other top games of the weekend.
Platek's runner sends Tar Heels past Miami 67-65
— Leaky Black scored 16 points, and Andrew Platek's running jumper with three seconds to go carried North Carolina to a 67-65 win over Miami on Tuesday night.
Platek's bucket lifts UNC in wild win over Miami (1:10)
UNC, Miami trade dunks early in the 1st (0:20)
Biggest surprises and disappointments of the 2020-21 college basketball season
In a college basketball season like no other, these are the teams, players and coaches causing eyebrows to raise throughout the sport.
Sharpe, Black's late jumper help UNC beat Notre Dame 66-65
— Freshman Day'Ron Sharpe had a season-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Leaky Black hit the go-ahead jumper in the closing seconds, and North Carolina beat Notre Dame 66-65...
UNC's Black takes contact and hits game winner (0:20)
UNC's Bacot throws down thunderous slam (0:17)
This Just In
The Pitt-Notre Dame men's basketball game scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 2 has been postponed due to a positive test within the program as well as additional contact tracing because of a positive test outside of the program.
Georgia Tech rallies past North Carolina 72-67 in 2nd half
— Jose Alvarado scored 20 points, making a pullup jumper with 45 seconds left and two clinching free throws at 12 seconds, and Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina 72-67 in a second-half comeback Wednesday night.
Happily Miserable Edition
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing why they have no problem with the NCAA’s “Mask Madness,” the strength of the Big Ten, Iowa losing big games, their worry for Michigan State, Baylor and Gonzaga versus the field, and blue blood not flowing through the sport this year.
Daniels, N.C. State beat 17th-ranked Tar Heels 79-76
— Devon Daniels scored eight straight points in the second half and finished with 21 to help North Carolina State beat 17th-ranked North Carolina 79-76 on Tuesday night.
UNC's Sharpe shuts down NC State layup (0:15)
UNC turnover turns into NC State fast-break slam (0:16)
No. 22 Tar Heels top Kentucky for Wildcats' 5th loss in row
— Armando Bacot scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the second half Saturday, rallying No. 22 North Carolina from a double-digit deficit to beat Kentucky 75-63 at the CBS Sports Classic.
College basketball picks: Will Iowa's style work at NCAA tournament time?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Gonzaga-Iowa, North Carolina-Kentucky and other top games of the weekend.
Matchups shuffled to UNC-UK, Ohio State-UCLA
Due to varying COVID-19 protocols among the four schools and their respective basketball conferences, the matchups for Saturday's CBS Sports Classic in Cleveland featuring North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA and Ohio State have been changed.
Zags, Bears remain 1-2 in poll; top 5 unchanged
Gonzaga and Baylor headlined an unchanged top tier of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, even as both have been sidelined by recent coronavirus issues.
D-I men's basketball conference rankings -- Big 12 and Big Ten are still neck-and-neck
The top-to-bottom strength of the Big 12 and B1G has remained formidable in the early stages of 2020-21.
Sharpe slams the alley-oop from Love (0:18)
UNC adds Saturday game vs. NC Central
The UNC-N.C. Central game brings together two nearby programs, with the Tar Heels based in Chapel Hill and the Eagles of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference based in Durham about 20 minutes away.
2020-21 ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 4-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Virginia | 4-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
| Clemson | 3-1 | 1 | 9-1 |
| Duke | 3-1 | 1 | 5-3 |
| Florida State | 2-1 | 1.5 | 6-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-1 | 1.5 | 6-2 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-1 | 1.5 | 6-3 |
| North Carolina | 3-2 | 1.5 | 8-4 |
| NC State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 6-4 |
| Syracuse | 1-2 | 2.5 | 7-3 |
| Miami | 1-5 | 4 | 5-6 |
| Boston College | 1-5 | 4 | 3-9 |
| Wake Forest | 0-4 | 4 | 3-4 |
| Notre Dame | 0-5 | 4.5 | 3-8 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game73.0Tied-176th
Rebounds Per Game45.21st
Assists Per Game13.9Tied-160th
Points Allowed68.5
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Marco Dunn | SG | Signed | 85 |
| Dontrez Styles | SF | Signed | 84 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 20 |
| Tournament Record | 126-47 |
| Championship Seasons | 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017 |
| Tournament Appearances | 50 |