On3 It was announced reported earlier this week that Michael Malone and the Tar Heels would host a four-star small forward in the 2026 class, by the name of Kevin Thomas, as they continued to fill out the roster for the upcoming season. Thomas was on campus today for his official visit to UNC, and has committed to play for North Carolina for the upcoming season, becoming the first high school prospect to commit to the UNC program under Michael Malone, who was hired back in Ap

247Sports The Tar Heels are still working to finalize the roster for the 2026-27 season, and with all the focus primarily on the transfer portal and the international landscape, you may have forgotten that UNC could add from the high school ranks if prospects haven’t committed yet. Michael Malone and the UNC coaching staff are working to add at least one, if not two more big men to the roster for next season, with the hopes of adding at least one more shooter, to round out th

Facebook After initially committing to UNC back in April, NC State transfer Matt Able has officially signed with North Carolina, as the UNC roster is slowly coming together under first-year head coach Michael Malone. Able played one season at NC State, where he averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists, while shooting 42% from the field and 36% from behind the arc. In the Wolfpack’s blowout win over UNC last February, Able scored 19 points, while going 6-10 from the

Ersin's NBA Draft Newsletter - Substack Michael Malone may be back stateside, but his search to find frontcourt help for 2026-27 continues to take him overseas, as another target has emerged, according to sources close to the UNC program. Those sources indicate that Alexandros Samodurov is the latest international prospect to draw interest from the Tar Heels, after playing for Panathinaikos professionally in Greece. His numbers aren;t going to catch anyone’s eyes, as he avera

Yahoo Sports With so much focus on the international prospects, it’s easy to forget that there are bigs still available in the transfer portal that played college basketball last season, who could help out the Tar Heels for next season. And after a week spent overseas, with contact being made to multiple international bigs, Michael Malone, and the UNC staff have reached out to two transfers stateside, as they continue to work to rebuild a frontcourt that has lost Caleb Wilson

247Sports The quest to rebuild UNC’s frontcourt is sill on going for first-year head coach Michael Malone, who has lost both Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar to the NBA Draft, along with multiple transfer portal entries from depth pieces. Last week was an uneven week in the rebuilding area of the roster, as UNC was able to land five-star big man, Sayon Keita from Barcelona over in Spain, and Northwestern transfer Cade Bennerman, while learning that FAU transfer, Maxim Logue, wo

Florida Atlantic University Athletics Last week, during Michael Malone’s biggest day in the transfer portal, UNC landed FAU transfer Maxim Logue, a big man who had more potential than his stats would suggest he had. Fast forward over a week later, and Logue is no longer expected to enroll at UNC, according to Inside Carolina. In their latest intel report earlier in the week, Inside Carolina reported there were some issues getting Logue enrolled into UNC from an academic persp

247Sports After landing Northwestern transfer Cade Bennerman yesterday, Michael Malone added another big man to the roster on Monday, in the form of international pro Sayon Keita, a member of FC Barcelona. Keita is a 7-0, 215-pound center who visited Chapel Hill back in 2025, averaged 8.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 19 minutes, while playing in ACB and EuroLeague competition for FC Barcelona’s Under-22 team. This is the latest step to reshaping Carolina’s frontcourt, after lo

247Sports Needing to find a suitable replacement after Henri Veesaar declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, Michael Malone first looked internationally before turning to the transfer portal and identifying Northwestern transfer Cade Bennerman as a target, after he redshirted with the Wildcats last season. Earlier this afternoon, Bennerman committed to Michael Malone and the UNC program, becoming the fifth transfer to commit to Malone this offseason. Bennerman, committed to Northwe

Florida Atlantic University Athletics After adding guards Terrence Brown and Matt Able in the transfer portal earlier, the Tar Heels struck in the transfer portal for a third time today, landing FAU forward Maxim Logue. Logue, who is 6-9, averaged 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds, on 67% shooting, last year for the Owls, in 28 games. Before transferring to FAU, Logue started his college basketball career at Oregon State, where he averaged 2.9 points and 2.0 rebounds, on 65% shoot

Tipto Edits After landing Utah transfer Terrence Brown earlier today, Michael Malone has struck again in the transfer portal, landing NC State transfer Matt Able. Able played one season for the Wolfpack, appearing in all 34 games, without making a start, all averaging 8.8 points per game, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists, while shooting 42% from the field and 36% from behind the arc. In NC State’s 82-58 win over UNC back in February, Able scored 19 points, on 6-10 shooting, incl

Tar Heel Times It took some time, but after days and maybe even a week of speculation, Michael Malone and the Tar Heels landed another big fish in the transfer portal, in the form of Utah transfer Terrence Brown. Brown entered the transfer portal after averaging 19.9 points per game at Utah, along with 2.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, while shooting 45% from the field, and 33% from behind the arc. Before his standout season at Utah, Brown was a decorated player at FDU for two seas

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

@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

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

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

Tipton Edits On Friday, after learning that Caleb Wilson was officially out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, the Carolina Basketball program received some positive recruiting news, as they landed the commitment of 2026 three-star combo guard, Malloy Smith, the son of former UNC standout, Kenny “The Jet” Smith. Mally stands at 6-5, and is a product of Mater Dei High School, a school known for producing top-flight QB prospects, including Bryce Young, the QB of the Carol

On3 Sports While the Tar Heels will look to earn a big win later tonight on the road at NC State, they secured a win for the future, landing five-star combo guard Dylan Mingo after a long recruiting battle with Penn State, Baylor, Washington, and others. Mingo is ranked as the No. 8 player in the 2026 recruiting class and is considered to be the No. 3 combo-guard and the No. 1 player from the state of New York. He chose Carolina after initially delaying his commitment a few w

Tipton Edits It’s been a long time coming, but after a long wait, Hubert Davis has landed his first commitment in the 2026 recruiting class, in the form of Maximo Adams, a 6-7 forward from California. Adams committed to North Carolina over fellow blue blood Kentucky and Texas, giving Hubert Davis a significant win on the recruiting trail. According to 247Sports, Adams is ranked as the No. 11 player in the 2026 recruiting class and is the No. 5 player from the state of Califor

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