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%

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

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

Despite having his freshman season cut short because of a fractured wrist injury, followed by a broken thumb, Caleb Wilson earned All-American honors from the Associated Press, meaning he’ll become the 54th Tar Heel to have his jersey honored in the rafters at the Smith Center. At the time of his injury, Wilson led UNC in points and rebounds, and during his absence, his assists per game average now leads Carolina too. Wilson is the most decorated UNC freshman from a statistic

@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 Last night, Carolina concluded non-conference play with a blowout win over ECU, 99-51, to improve to 12-1 for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The two other times UNC started 12-1, they won the national championship (2004-05) and made the Elite Eight (2006-07). They were led once again by Caleb Wilson, and his 21-point, 12-rebound double-double, his ninth as a Tar Heel. With him scoring 21 points, he became the first UNC freshman since Phil Ford to score

Tyler Schank- Getty Images After dismantling San Diego State in the First Four, the Tar Heels will now turn their attention to Ole Miss,...

After falling to Auburn in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational, the Tar Heels will close out their tournament tonight, against...

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UPDATE: Virginia is out of the ACC tournament after a positive covid test. Georgia Tech advances to the championship game. Our game is...

BREAKING RECORDS AGAINST THE IRISH: Largest margin of victory in an ACC tournament game 101 points-tied for most in an ACC tournament...

Despite a roller coaster of a regular season it is still good to get the season sweep over Duke. Let’s be honest though they aren’t that...

As good as we were Saturday night against Louisville was how bad we were Wednesday night against Marquette. It was a game we couldn’t...

It is hard to know where to start when you beat a team like Louisville as badly as we did. I don’t think anyone saw a 99-54 blowout...