UNC Athletics The Tar Heels kicked the 2026 season off with a bang by picking up the biggest win of the Bill Belichick era in Dublin, Ireland over TCU. This win readjusts the expectations for this season and provides a spark for a program and fanbase that was sorely needed. Here is a look at the stock report after an encouraging start to the 2026 season. ⇧Xavier Lewis Lewis, a former walk-on, was the best player on the field on Saturday. Last year, Lewis was a guy that the te

We are officially less than one week away from the Tar Heels opening the season in Ireland against TCU and it is time to do a couple of our favorite preseason prediction articles. We’ll start by giving you our five breakout players for this upcoming season. Anthony Jelani Thurman @uncfootball- Instagram There might not be a player on the roster that has received more positive buzz about them than Thurman this offseason and with that, expectations are growing. While Thurman ha

The Tar Heel brought in the second-most freshmen of anyone in the country back in February and the team will be banking on some of these guys to make an impact in their first seasons at the college level. Here are the five freshmen that we think could have a big impact on the team at some point this season. Carson Sneed @_carsonsneed_- Instagram Sneed is the one guy that could make an impact right out of the gate in Ireland. He has been running with the ones in place of the i

Tar Heel Story While Carolina is still working to finalize their non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season, the preseason schedule took another step toward being set for the first year of the Michael Malone era. Earlier this summer, UNC announced it will travel to Indianapolis to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in late October. According to Inside Carolina and other sources close to the UNC Basketball program, UNC will play USC in Greensboro prior to making the trip to the

UNC Athletics The Tar Heels reportedly took some steps on the field this spring, but the staff and athletic department made a major mistake off of it. The team held its final scrimmage to close out spring ball on Friday night, but did so in front of an empty Kenan Stadium. This was certainly a choice from whoever made this decision, especially with where the program is at after just one season under Belichick. Last year’s ‘Practice Like a Pro’ event was frustrating from both

Sports Illustrated After missing out on Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd as the replacement for Hubert Davis, Bubba Cunningham, Steve Newmark, and the UNC search firm are now forced to turn their attention elsewhere to find the right man to lead Carolina Basketball back to national prominence. Lloyd was the top target for Carolina and is coming off his first appearance in the Final Four, a blowout loss to a Michigan team that is poised to win their first national championship since 1989

With the announcement from Tommy Lloyd on Friday afternoon that he was going to be staying at Arizona, the Tar Heels have been forced to shift their focus in the search for their next head coach. As the Tar Heels reset their board, I have done the same with my wishlist today. Here is a look at the five coaches that I believe the search committee should be turning their attention to as soon as possible. Dusty May (Current Michigan Head Coach) Michael Reaves- Getty Images Caree

@itztreyblue- Instagram The Tar Heels opened spring practice last week as they look to put together a better second season under the direction of head coach Bill Belichick. In order to do that, the team will need some young guys to step up and shine starting here in spring practice. Let’s take a look at some underclassmen that could shine over the next few weeks. Jaylen Harvey Harvey is one of the transfers that Tar Heel fans were most excited about this offseason and for goo

Arizona Desert Storm Hubert Davis was fired on Tuesday night, after 5 seasons on the UNC bench, where he compiled a 125-54 record, with an appearance in the 2022 Final Four, along with winning the 2024 ACC regular season title, and earning a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. But after a historic collapse in the NCAA Tournament against Duke, there was nothing the former standout player under Dean Smith, and longtime assistant under Roy Williams before becoming head coach, could

Lance King- Getty Images Spring practice in Chapel Hill kicks off on Tuesday afternoon as the Tar Heels look to take a major step forward under Bill Belichick and prove that this experiment is still worth seeing through. The beginning of spring ball also means the beginning of some important position battles that we will be monitoring throughout the offseason. Here is a look at the five battles that we will be monitoring over the next month of spring practice. Starting QB For

University of North Carolina Athletics If you don’t know by now, the Tar Heels' season came to a close in dramatic fashion on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, as the Tar Heels blew the largest lead in the first round of the Big Dance, squandering away a 19-point lead, losing to VCU in overtime. It marked the first time in UNC history that the Tar Heels were eliminated in the first round in back-to-back years, and it served as the first time in 56 years that

@UNCMBBStats It’s been nearly 48 hours since the Tar Heels' season came to a close in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, with an overtime loss to VCU, after blowing a 19-point lead in the second half. It meant that for back to back years, Carolina has lost in the first round of the Big Dance, for the first time in the history of their storied program, meaning that in the three years under Hubert Davis, the second round of the NCAA Tournament has been played, without Nort

@UNCMBBStats Last night, in Greenville, South Carolina, the Tar Heels' 2025-26 season came to a close, after blowing a 19-point lead to VCU, before ultimately falling in overtime, 82-78. Carolina took a 56-37 lead in the middle part of the second half, before a ferocious comeback by the Rams, forcing overtime, tied at 75. In the OT session, Carolina failed to make a basket, and with over 4 seconds left, down two, Henri Veesaar was unable to tie the game at the foul line, miss

Chris Seward - AP It’s game day for Carolina Basketball, as they open NCAA Tournament play tonight against VCU, as the Tar Heels are hoping to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2024 Big Dance. The Tar Heels enter tonight’s game having suffered back-to-back losses after a 5-1 start without Caleb Wilson, who is sidelined for the remainder of the season, after breaking his thumb in a freak injury while dunking the basketball. The two-game losing streak is

Jaylynn Nash- Getty Images The Tar Heels begin spring practice on Tuesday, as they look to wash the bad taste out of their mouth from a lackluster first season under Bill Belichick. As we head into the spring, it’s time to take a look at where the roster stands by ranking our confidence level in each position from least confident to most confident. 12. Offensive Line We’re going to start by talking about the groups that we are least confident in and the offensive line is wher

@UNC_Basketball During Sunday’s Selection Show, the Tar Heels learned their 2026 NCAA Tournament fate, earning a #6 seed in the South Region. The Tar Heels will play VCU on Thursday, in Greenville, South, the same place Carolina started their run to the 2017 national championship. The VCU Rams made their way to the Big Dance after winning the A-10 Tournament. According to the NCAA Tournament selection committee, had the Rams not won the A-10, they would not have been in the N

@UNCMBBStats Charlotte has usually been a good second home for Carolina Basketball, having won many ACC and NCAA Tournament games in that city over the years, but that wasn’t the case this year, as UNC fell to Clemson 80-79 in the quarterfinal round, extending UNC’s drought of not having won the league championship to a decade. The Tar Heels had beaten Clemson nine days prior, 67-63 in the Smith Center, but failed to recuperate the same type of effort on both ends, trailing b

@UNCMBBStats It’s been five years since the Tar Heels last took the court, but that’s set to change later today, as Carolina begins ACC Tournament play tonight against Clemson. The Tar Heels secured a double-bye in the ACC Tournament after going 24-7 in the regular season, going 12-6 in the league, with wins over Duke and Virginia, the top two seeds at this year’s tournament. In their last time out, Carolina fell to Duke, 76-61, to split the regular-season series with the Bl

@UNCMBBStats After a more than competitive first half, the Tar Heels lost contact with Duke in the second half, falling in the regular season finale 76-61, to finish the regular season at 24-7, and 12-6 in the ACC. Without Caleb Wilson, Carolina played a more competitive first half last night than they did back in the matchup in Chapel Hill, only trailing 36-34 at half. After two early threes to start the second half, Carolina only trailed 41-40, and it looked like we were in

GoHeels.com It’s the final weekend of the regular season, which means it’s time for the greatest rivalry in sports, North Carolina-Duke, to renew itself tonight in historic Cameron Indoor Stadium, on the campus of Duke University in Durham. Carolina won the first matchup in dramatic fashion, as Seth Trimble knocked down a three-pointer with 0.4 left to play, to give Carolina their only lead in a 71-68 win. Carolina got big games from both Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar, along