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It wasna TMt the greatest game for North Carolina, but the Tar Heels were able to spoil Isaiah Thomasa TM head coaching debut at Florida International.

The defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels open the 2009-10 campaign against the Florida International Golden Panthers and new head coach Isiah Thomas in a Coaches vs.

Is it Harrison Barnes or bust for the North Carolina Tar Heels? Speaking of busts, are there a couple at the top of the 2005 rankings? Is Indiana on the verge of landing some intriguing talent out of the 2010 class? National Recruiting Analyst Jerry Meyer answers these questions and more in this week's mailbag.

As the college basketball season officially kicks off today, I can't believe that there's one name going under the radar.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. North Carolina may have to battle its struggling mid-major opponent for attention as the Tar Heels open their season as defending national champions.

PPG RPG APG Tyler Hansbrough 20.7 8.1 1.0 Ty Lawson 16.6 3.0 6.6 Wayne Ellington 15.8 4.9 2.6 Danny Green 13.1 4.7 2.7 Totals 66.2 20.7 12.9 Team averages 89.8 42.0 18.0 Key resources remaining PPG RPG APG Deon Thompson 10.6 5.7 0.7 Ed Davis 6.7 6.6 0.6 Marcus Ginyard* 6.9 4.5 2.2 Totals 24.2 16.8 3.5 Note : Averages for Ginyard, who was injured ...

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North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams said he opened up more than he expected he would about his personal life in a recently published autobiography.

BELMONT Rarely will Belmont Abbey College face longer odds in an athletic sporting event than Friday night when the Crusaders basketball team plays defending national champion North Carolina in a 7:30 p.m. exhibition game at the Dean Smith Center.

University of North Carolina sophomore forward Ed Davis , who helped guide the Tar Heels to the 2009 NCAA championship and was one of the top sixth men in the nation last season, has earned one of 50 spots on the 2009-10 Naismith preseason watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

Jazz rookie point guard Eric Maynor was initiated into the NBA on Wednesday - by another rookie.

The start of the new NBA basketball season is here and all around the league you can feel the impact made by former Tar Heels.

Ty Lawson was drafted 18th overall in this year's draft class. He was selected after point guards such as Tyreke Evans, Stephen Curry, Jonny Flynn, Brandon Jennings, and Jrue Holiday.

" North Carolina or Duke. Duke or North Carolina. A A Take your pick. A A The difference between the ACC's traditional basketball superpowers is apparently so slim going into the rapidly approaching 2009-10 season that even the members of the league's media couldn't decide between them.

Friday night, Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony both sat due to George Karla TMs decision, likely to get his biggest stars some rest with the regular seasona TMs start looming this Wednesday against the Jazz in Denver.

The tie atop the ACC preseason poll was the first in the 41-year history of voting, although if pressed to pick a winner, Duke had 25 first-place votes to North Carolina's 20.

MARCH 16: Trevor Booker #35 of the Clemson Tigers reacts in the first half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the final of the 2008 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Bobcats Arena on March 16, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Roy Williams has a deep frontcourt and a stellar recruiting class that he hopes can carry him to a third national title with the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.

Dreams usually end in fairly tales when the clock strikes midnight. In college basketball, they begin.

WRAL has the story. A snippet : Following the tradition Roy Williams imported from Kansas, Carolina's players began the night entertaining a nearly full house of 18,700 with a variety of dance routines and video skits.