North Carolina has gone from a shortage of football scholarships to a surplus.

Gastonia Forestview's Shannon Smith, an all-state basketball point guard last season as a junior, committed to North Carolina.

With the losses and transfers, UNC's football program now has a three-scholarship surplus.

When Chase Jones was diagnosed with a brain tumor his freshman year at the University of North Carolina, his teammates on the Tar Heels baseball team "completely wrapped their arms around me," he says.

Tyler Hansbrough's path to the NBA looks familiar to Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird.

Duke wing Gerald Henderson was the first of seven conference players taken in the first round. He was chosen 12th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough went 13th, the first of four Heels to go in the draft.

T.J. Yates braced for the inevitable after he injured a thumb playing Ultimate Frisbee.

Tyler Hansbrough has been through all this before. The questions about whether his skill set will translate at the next level, the skeptics pondering whether he's already maxed out his potential, none of this is new.

North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough — who could be taken as early as 11th in the NBA draft Thursday night, by the New Jersey Nets — said he debated whether to accept the invitation to sit in the Green Room at Madison Square Garden.

The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly like Ty Lawson. The North Carolina point guard's NBA fan club also includes, apparently, the New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and Dallas Mavericks.

Formerly-suspended North Carolina wing Will Graves is doing well in both summer school and the weight room -- and is expected to be on the court when the team opens practice in October.

Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins says "we're kind of all over the board right now" concerning the 12th pick. But the Bobcats did announce one firm decision Tuesday:

With the NBA Draft a day away, Wayne Ellington's Final Four Most Outstanding Player award is no longer such a big deal.

The NBA is expected to release its list of invitees to Thursday’s draft later today. But one player who will definitely be in the so-called “green room” at Madison Square Garden in New York: UNC forward Tyler Hansbrough.

Since graduating from North Carolina on May 10, Danny Green has been constantly on the move -- living in airports between two-day stints in tryout cities.

Most years when I attend an elite summer basketball camp, I get captivated by some guard who didn't come in with a top-10 reputation.

Tysiac:Most years when I attend an elite summer basketball camp, I get captivated by some guard who didn’t come in with a top-10 reputation.