North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Theo Pinson stole to show at the postgame PC following the Tar Heels’ win over Notre Dame in the Elite 8 on March 27, 2016.

Episode 12 of The Throwback looks at the 1998 UNC Basketball game in Atlanta against Georgia Tech. While on its face this game may not seem incredibly worthy of such focus, the re-watch cements why this contest is absolutely perfect for Tar Heel fans to revisit.

Joey Powell hosts, bringing along IC team-members Sherrell McMillan and Jon Seiglie to look back on Feb. 8, 1998. The guys can’t help but be taken aback by just how much top-level talent wore the light blue that season, specifically the likes of Jamison and Carter. Yet, it was the Senior Shammond Williams that would melt the scoreboard with his offensive display in this game.

Carolina led wire-to-wire and Justin Jackson scored a career-high 22 points as the Tar Heels beat Virginia, 71-67, to advance to the ACC Tournament final on March 13th, 2015.

The men’s basketball team falls to Iowa 60-55 on December 3, 2014.

On the first possession of the game, Carolina called the classic ‘four corners’ offense that was pioneered by Dean Smith. The play resulted in a layup by Brice Johnson to give the Tar Heels an early lead on February 21st, 2015.

The Tar Heels cruised to a 99-49 win over Guilford in the first (and only) exhibition game of the season on November 6, 2015.

A film highlighting the 2013-2014 University of North Carolina men’s basketball season. The team faced adversity following the suspensions of Leslie McDonald and P.J. Hairston, who was ultimately dismissed from the program. The team was able to fight through these road blocks, beating Louisville, Michigan State, Kentucky and Duke. Marcus Paige emerged as a leader and proved to be one of the most clutch scorers in the country, on his way to first team All-ACC and second team All-America honors. JP Tokoto and Kennedy Meeks were also named to the All-ACC defensive team and All-ACC Rookie team, respectively.

Paris Kea’s 30 points and 10 assists led Carolina to the upset of the top-ranked Fighting Irish.