Sarah Stier- Getty Images After accepting a position on Michael Malone first Tar Heel staff earlier in the week, former Providence head coach Kim English will no longer be accepting that position. As first reported by Pete Thamel of ESPN, he told UNC officials on Sunday that he was not going to pursue the assistant position on the staff that he was offered earlier in the week. According to Inside Carolina, English had arrived on campus and started working for the staff on Wed

University of North Carolina Athletics After initially entering the transfer portal earlier this off-season, Isaiah Denis has removed his name from transfer consideration and will return to play for Michael Malone and the Tar Heels in 2026-7. Denis becomes the second UNC player to have entered his name into the portal, but withdrew afterwards, joining Jaydon Young, a fellow guard. Denis joins Young and Jarin Stevenson as holdovers from last year’s roster for the first-year he

@_officialjamari- Instagram The Tar Heels may be in the midst of spring practice but they may not be done with adding to the offensive line for this upcoming season. As first reported by Chris Hummer of 247Sports and CBS Sports, the Tar Heels are expected to host Mercer transfer interior offensive line transfer Jamari Freeman sometime next week for a visit. This will follow the visit that he took Mississippi State today and the one that he will take to Auburn this weekend. Ne

Ryan M. Kelly- Getty Images After landing Virginia Tech transfer Neokilis Avdalas on Monday, there was a lot of positive momentum around the UNC Basketball program, and while it would be unfair to say that is has stalled, there hasn’t been much movement since. The Tar Heels are still awaiting a decision from Utah transfer Terrence Brown, who was on campus earlier in the week, but was visiting Kansas on Wednesday. Meanwhile, after a strong offer was made to Wake Forest transfe

Justin Ford- Getty Images The Tar Heels are in the process of piecing together their roster for the 2026-27 season right now and the team has a new backcourt player that they have officially contacted. As first reported by Tar Heel Illustrated on Tuesday night, the Tar Heels have officially been in contact with Memphis transfer guard Curtis Givens III. He will have two years of eligibility remaining wherever he eventually lands. Givens, who is ranked as the No. 227 overall pl

@ ivan.ma tlekovic- Instagram Things have slowed down in terms of exits from the Tar Heel basketball program with how many guys have already left the roster for the portal, but the team did have one more entry on Wednesday night, this time in the form of a depth big man. As first announced by Pete Nakos of On3, sophomore forward Ivan Matlekovic has entered his name into the transfer portal as of this evening. He becomes the ninth Tar Heel to announce his intentions to transfe

@malloytheboy- Instagram The 2026 recruiting class will officially sign on Wednesday and on Tuesday, the Tar Heels got confirmation that they will have a two-man recruiting class this season. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Tuesday morning, 2026 3✮ PG Malloy Smith is going to stick with his commitment and sign with the Tar Heels on Wednesday. Smith, the son of UNC great Kenny Smith, committed to previous head coach Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels in March following a v

Stew Milne- Getty Images The Tar Heels are searching to add to Michael Malone first roster in Chapel Hill and the team has had an interesting new target pop up as of this morning. As first announced by Joe Tipton of On3 earlier today, NC State transfer guard Matt Able is down to seven schools that he is considering as transfer destinations and the Tar Heels are one of those seven. Able announced last Monday that he was going to enter the transfer portal and that he would also

247Sports In a move that was becoming all the more likely with the way UNC has conducted itself in the transfer portal, Dylan Mingo, a five-star point guard commit to UNC, will not play for the Tar Heels in 2026-27, as reported by both Inside Carolina and Tar Heel 247. Mingo committed to Carolina back when Hubert Davis was still the head coach, but after a visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend, to meet with new coach, Michael Malone, the Carolina brass has opted to move off t

CBS Sports The roster moves aren’t the only news around the Carolina Basketball program, as it was reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, and confirmed by sources closer to the program, that Michael Malone has hired Kim English as an assistant coach, as part of his revamped coaching staff. It was reported last week that Malone would be retaining Sean May, Pat Sullivan, and Eric Hoots as holdovers from Hubert Davis’s coaching staff. He also poached away long-time assistant and recrui

University of North Carolina Athletics The Neo Avdalas transfer wasn’t the only positive roster news for the 2026-27 season, as shortly after that news broke, Jarin Stevenson announced he is returning to North Carolina for his senior season. Stevenson transferred in from Alabama last off-season and was an integral part of Carolina’s success last season, averaging 8.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, while shooting 47% from the field, and 29% from behind the arc. He started

Tipton Edits After a busy weekend contacting potential transfer portal targets, Michael Malone and the Tar Heels have landed their first transfer, in the form of Neokilis Avdalas, a 6-9 guard, who played professionally in Greece, before arriving in college basketball, playing for Mike Young and the Virginia Tech Hokies, In his lone season in Blacksburg, Avdalas averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists, while shooting 39% from the field, and 31% from behind the arc.

Ersin's NBA Draft Newsletter On a day filled with a lot of news around the Carolina Basketball program, in regards to the current and future roster, the biggest news came down late on Saturday night, as Inside Carolina was able to confirm that head coach Michael Malone is slated to meet with Wake Forest transfer, Juke Harris. This comes after Harris traveled to meet with Michigan on Saturday, the same day that the Wolverines celebrated their 2026 NCAA Tournament title. In add

University of North Carolina Athletics After announcing on Monday that he’d return to North Carolina for the 2026-27 season, international transfer Luka Bogavac has become the 8th Tar Heel to enter the transfer portal since last Sunday. Both Matt Zenitz on CBS Sports and Pete Nakos of On3 have reported and confirmed the move. Bogavac made his decision to return before Michael Malone was introduced as the new coach of the Tar Heels, and it appears that, after meeting with Malo

247Sports After Michael Malone was hired as the 20th head coach of Carolina Basketball, one of the questions that surrounded the hire was whether or not the 2026 recruiting class, consisting of Dylan Mingo, Maximo Adams, and Malloy Smith, would remain committed to the UNC program after the firing of Hubert Davis. Malone and his staff, which still isn’t finalized, got their first answer early on Saturday morning.  Maximo Adams, who is a 6-7 small forward and is ranked as the N

Yahoo Sports The transfer portal news and rumors continue to run rampant across the college basketball landscape, as teams are working around the clock to build their respective rosters for the 2026-27 season. Yesterday, Inside Carolina reported that there were four new players that UNC was having contact with in the transfer portal, all of whom are backcourt players. This morning, we learned that UNC is a finalist for a forward from an ACC school, that we haven’t even heard

Sports Illustrated After a day spent making contact with a handful of guards in the transfer portal, Michael Malone secured the return of one Tar Heel who entered the transfer portal earlier in the week, in veteran Jaydon Young. Young, who arrived in Chapel Hill last year after two seasons with Virginia Tech, averaged just 1.8 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.4 assists across 31 games last year for North Carolina, which featured four starts in the middle of the season. He shot 30%

The transfer portal opened on Tuesday at midnight, and since then, we’ve seen over 1,900 players enter, all seeking either a new basketball home for 2026-27 or using the portal as an avenue to make more money at their current school. Starting on Sunday, North Carolina has lost seven players to the portal, which was expected after Hubert Davis was fired roughly three weeks ago. Since Michael Malone was hired on Monday, and introduced on Tuesday, his staff, which is still being

Michael Reaves- Getty Images On Wednesday, Inside Carolina reported and confirmed the first known transfer portal target for the Tar Heels under new head coach Michael Malone in Arkansas transfer Karter Knox, and on Thursday, we learned that Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell is also a target of UNC. Sherrel is a 6-10 forward who started every game this past season for the Crimson Tide, averaging 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, on 54% shooting from the field, and 34% shooting from be

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The transfer portal opened for business Tuesday at midnight, and since then, there have been over 1,600 college basketball players to enter their names, looking for a new place to call home for the 2026-27 season. On Monday, North Carolina hired Michael Malone as the 20th head coach in program history, after firing Hubert Davis after five years on the UNC bench. Malone signed his contract and was officially introduced on Tuesday night in the Smit