...duties when preseason drills begin in August. "It's been a lot better since we started winning." WHO'S THE MAN? Joseph Forte's early entry to the NBA has left North Carolina coach Matt Doherty wondering who will carry the Tar Heels' scoring...
...Conference. Layne had until midnight Saturday to declare early for next month's draft. First-team All-American Joseph Forte ended a month of speculation Friday by leaving the North Carolina Tar Heels for the pros after two successful college...
NEW ORLEANS -- Brendan Haywood, Joseph Forte and North Carolina made themselves right at home in the Superdome. The Tar Heels, returning to the site of their last two NCAA...
...man." Duke's only previous rookie winners were Jim Spanarkel in 1976 and Gene Banks in 1978. North Carolina's Joseph Forte, this year's co-ACC player of the year, won the rookie award last year.
...Atlantic Coast Conference, there's a dead heat for player of the year. Duke's Shane Battier and North Carolina's Joseph Forte shared The Associated Press honor after helping their teams to a share of the ACC regular-season title. Each player...
...not to incur a fine by invoking his right to free speech regarding the officiating. North Carolina wasn't as shy. Joseph Forte, the gifted guard who carried the Tar Heels to another championship game, called his stumble "a savvy play" to extract...
ATLANTA - Clemson was so busy trying to stop North Carolina guard Joseph Forte that it forgot about Jason Capel. Capel was 6-of-6 from 3-point range, including three straight late in the first half...
...draw any closer. Tony Stockman's steal and layup with 2:53 left pushed the Tiger lead back to four points before Joseph Forte's baseline jumper pulled the Tar Heels to 64-62. However, Stockman ignited a 5-0 run, including his steal and...
...after we got that lead." Brendan Haywood had 20 points, 16 in the first half, for the Tar Heels, while freshman Joseph Forte had 15, 13 in the second half -- and 10 of those came in an early two-minute burst. This was Florida's second...
...84-65; beat No. 4 Tennessee 74-69; beat No. 7 Tulsa 59-55. Last Final Four: 1998. Hot player: Freshman Joseph Forte enters the Final Four with 80 points, tied for the most in the tournament with Iowa State's Marcus Fizer. His scoring...