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Heel Tough Blog: Veesaar Ruled OUT Against NC State
Despite Hubert Davis stating yesterday that Henri Veesaar had made a serious jump in terms of his health after missing Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh, the UNC big man will not be available for tonight’s game at NC State, a Quad 1 contest, which is the only scheduled matchup of the season between the two programs. That means Carolina will look for big contributions once again from both Jarin Stevenson and Zayden High against a smaller Wolfpack squad. In the win on Saturday

Joshua Marlow
3 days ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Lands 5-Star Combo Guard
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

Joshua Marlow
3 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Henri Veesaar Officially Questionable For NC State Game
@UNCMBBStats The Tar Heels knew they were going to be without Caleb Wilson on Saturday against Pittsburgh, but it ended up being without Henri Veesaar as well, who was battling the flu and a lower-body injury. Carolina was able to win the game rather easily, 79-65, to improve to 20-5 on the season, and 8-4 in the ACC. Quickly after the game, though, the attention turned to tomorrow’s road game at NC State, which will determine seeding for the ACC tournament, and is the only r

Joshua Marlow
3 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Caleb Wilson Suffers Left Hand Fracture
ESPN After it was reported yesterday by the News & Observer, along with Inside Carolina, and other UNC sites, that freshman Caleb Wilson had suffered a sprained left wrist, the Carolina Basketball program announced earlier this afternoon that Wilson has suffered a fracture in his left hand and will be out for the foreseeable future. The injury occurred during the loss to Miami on Tuesday night, when Wilson left the game for an extended period of time to have his left wrist ta

Joshua Marlow
Feb 122 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Senior Guard Seth Trimble Set to Return Against Ohio State
After missing over a month of action, including nine games, senior guard Seth Trimble is set to return to the lineup for tomorrow’s game against Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic, according to Inside Carolina. Trimble, who suffered an arm injury in a workout after the big Kansas win back in the first week of the season, has been gearing up for his return for the last week, and is finally ready to compete on the court with his teammates, who led UNC to an 8-1 record without

Joshua Marlow
Dec 19, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Agrees to Home-And-Home Series With SEC Opponent
While the focus for Carolina Basketball is on ETSU tonight, the program was busy adding to its schedule for the 2026-27 season, adding a home-and-home with the Georgia Bulldogs out of the SEC. This is a two-game agreement that will be completed with a return trip to Athens for the 2028-29 season. UGA is set to visit Chapel Hill on November 13th of next season, making it the third straight season that UNC will play a marquee non-conference opponent in the first week of the reg

Joshua Marlow
Dec 16, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Lands First Commitment of 2026 Class, in Four-Star Forward
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

Joshua Marlow
Nov 14, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Senior Guard Seth Trimble Suffers Broken Bone in Left Forearm
Spectrum News Earlier tonight, the Carolina Basketball account reported and confirmed that senior guard Seth Trimble suffered a broken bone in his left forearm during a team workout on Sunday afternoon. This injury occurred just two days after UNC beat Kansas in the Smith Center, in a game in which Trimble scored 17 points in. In a statement released through the program, via GoHeels.com , head coach Hubert Davis said, “ So sad for Seth. He's such a great kid and teammate and

Joshua Marlow
Nov 9, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Seth Trimble Named to the Preseason Jerry West Award Watch List
The 2025-26 college basketball season is officially less than a week away, with Carolina set to open the season against Central Arkansas next Monday in the Smith Center. The Tar Heels are set to host Winston-Salem State tomorrow night, in the final preseason exhibition, after losing to BYU in exhibition competition last Friday night. With the season right around the corner, all the preseason watch lists are in the process of being unveiled, and earlier today, senior guard Se

Joshua Marlow
Oct 28, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Luka Bogavac Cleared by NCAA, But Facing New Hurdle In Order to Play
Bob Donnan- Imagn Images We have been waiting for an update on Luka Bogavac and on Wednesday, head coach Hubert Davis gave it to us. According to Davis, Bogavac has been cleared to play by the NCAA, but still faces a new challenge when it comes to getting on the court. Per Inside Carolina, Bogavac still must overcome “internal steps” before he is actually able to join the team on the court officially this season. It’s not that he has been admitted to the school; that step was

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 22, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Picked to Finish 3rd in the ACC in 2025-26
Sports Illustrated Last week, the ACC held its annual preseason event in Charlotte, where coaches and players met with the assembled media ahead of the 2025-26 season. It’s during that time that the preseason voting takes place, and today the results were released, and they set the bar of expectations for the UNC program from a media perspective going into this season. Despite a roster that features 11 new players, and a coach that is believed to be coaching for his job, the

Joshua Marlow
Oct 14, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Cracks Preseason AP Top 25
GoHeels With ACC Tip-Off behind us, we’re getting closer and closer to the college hoops season, and another sign of that is the annual preseason poll, which was released earlier today, and to no surprise, it contained Hubert Davis and the UNC Tar Heels. After an off-season overhaul that saw Carolina bring in 11 new players, UNC will begin the 2025-26 season, #25 in the AP Poll, meaning the program will begin the season preseason ranked for all 5 of Hubert Davis’s seasons on

Joshua Marlow
Oct 13, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Inks Home-And-Home With Big East Program
GoHeels.com The scheduling for college football and basketball programs never takes time off, as coaches are always having to plan for...

Joshua Marlow
Oct 2, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2025-26 ACC Basketball Schedule Officially Released
@UNC_Basketball While the main focus on campus is on Carolina Football, the basketball season isn’t too far away, with the start of...

Joshua Marlow
Sep 9, 20253 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Heels Make the Final 6 For 2026 Power Forward
247Sports With the summer AAU circuit over, prospects are busy finalizing their recruitments, scheduling visits, and narrowing down their...

Joshua Marlow
Aug 9, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Luka Bogavac Sets UNC Arrival Date
247Sports When the Tar Heels landed Montenegro’s Luka Bogovac earlier this off-season, UNC was aware that there would be hurdles they’d...

Joshua Marlow
Aug 5, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Adds High Point Transfer to 2025-26 Transfer Portal Haul
247Sports A move that has been expected for some time became official earlier tonight, as Carolina Basketball has landed High Point...

Joshua Marlow
Jul 31, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Four-Star SF Sets UNC Visit
League Ready Earlier this summer, the Tar Heels offered 2026 four-star small forward, Bryson Howard, the son of former NBA player, Josh...

Joshua Marlow
Jul 27, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Basketball Recruiting Update
The quest to find the first commitment of the 2026 basketball recruiting class took a step in the right direction today, as Carolina made...

Joshua Marlow
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Releases 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule
@UNC_Basketball Earlier today, the Carolina Basketball program officially released the non-conference schedule for the upcoming...

Joshua Marlow
Jun 27, 20252 min read
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