CHAPEL HILL — Initially, Ian Jackson was nervous about firing off that first text to UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis.

Ian Jackson has become a scoring machine for UNC basketball, but the freshman guard is also giving the Tar Heels a boost in another key area heading into Saturday's rivalry game with NC State.

According to a recent projection, the potent UNC basketball rookie is just a handful of spots from lottery territory.

Ian Jackson was sensational from start to finish and Elliot Cadeau saved UNC basketball in the closing seconds of a 74-73 win at Notre Dame on Saturday. With 4.8 seconds left, Cadeau buried a 3 ...

After providing a valuable spark off the bench in North Carolina's comeback win over UCLA earlier this month, former highly-touted recruit Ian Jackson made his first career start Sunday against ...