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

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

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

Walt Beazley- Arkansas Athletics The Tar Heels introduced new head coach Michael Malone last night in the Smith Center and now it appears that he has his first staff member officially lined up. As first reported by CBS college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, the Tar Heels are finalizing a deal to bring in current Arkansas assistant Chuck Martin to be Malone’s Associate Head Coach. This comes after Martin was tied to the search for staff members by Inside Carolina. Martin, w

Peyton Williams- Getty Images Over the past few days, the Tar Heels have been losing members of the roster to the transfer portal, but on Tuesday afternoon the team got the news that one member of this year’s team will be staying with the program under new head coach Michael Malone. As first reported by Noah Weiskopf of TarHeel247, junior guard Luka Bogavac tells the site that he will be returning for his final season of eligibility. Bogavac will return after an inconsistent

Grant Halverson- Getty Images The transfer portal for college basketball is set to open on Tuesday and the first name that will be entering from a Tar Heel perspective has been revealed. As he announced via his social media on Sunday night, true freshman guard Isaiah Denis will be entering his name into the transfer portal. Denis did say that he is leaving the door open to a return to Chapel Hill, though, meaning if the new coach wants him back, he will at least consider it.

Michael Reaves- Getty Images When Tommy Lloyd announced on Friday that he would be staying at Arizona and signing a long term extension, the focus of the Tar Heels search turned to Michigan head coach Dusty May. While he may have been another longshot, especially after his victory last night over Arizona in the Final Four, he was someone that you had to have tell you no before you moved to the next tier of the search. That day came on Sunday prior to tomorrow’s national champ

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

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images While the search for a new head coach is the top priority for the UNC athletic department, roster decisions are being made in the meantime, as players are determining whether or not to stay committed during the search, or to enter the draft or the transfer portal. The player with the biggest decision to make is Caleb Wilson, who had his historic freshman season cut short due to multiple injuries, and there was a sliver of hope that he’d return for his

Sky Sports The Carolina Basketball job hasn’t been open for 12 hours, and arguably the biggest name on the wishlist has already removed his name from consideration. Every time a major college basketball job comes available, Brad Stevens, the former Butler coach who led the Bulldogs to title game appearances in 2010 and 2011, always comes up in conversation. Stevens, who left Butler for the Boston Celtics in the mid 2010s, has been away from the NBA sidelines since 2021, when

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels entered yesterday’s game against Virginia Tech with a chance to remain undefeated in the Smith Center this season and control their own destiny in the fight to get the double bye in the ACC Tournament and while it may not have been easy, they were able to do just that. The Tar Heels got off to a slow start defensively, but that was in large part due to the turnover issues that cropped up once again. The team turned the ball over eight ti

Jared C. Tilton- Getty Images After the athletic department announced yesterday that it would welcome Mack Brown back to Chapel Hill on Monday night, it was revealed that he won’t be the only big name that will be honored that night. As first reported by Jacob Turner of TarHeel247, the Tar Heels will be sending RJ Davis’ number to the Smith Center rafters on Monday night during the team’s game with the Louisville Cardinals. His number will join the other legends after he earn

@UNC_Basketball It’s game day for Carolina Basketball, as they are set for the first of two road games this week, with a trip to Raleigh tonight, followed by a road game at Syracuse on Saturday. Carolina won on Saturday at home against Pittsburgh, 79-65, in a game that UNC was without Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar. In the absence of their top two scorers and rebounders, Carolina had four starters score in double figures, led by Seth Trimble and Jarin Stevenson, on the way to

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images No Caleb Wilson. No Henri Veesaar. No problem. After coming into the game against Pittsburgh without Wilson because of a fracture in his left hand that was revealed earlier in the week, the Tar Heels found out in pregame that they were also going to be without Veesaar due to an illness and a lower-body extremity injury. Without their top two scorers and rebounders, it would have made sense if the Tar Heels had struggled in the game against Pittsburgh,

@UNCMBB As the second half of the ACC season is set to begin, it does with the first of two matchups between North Carolina and Duke, as the greatest rivalry in sports is ready to write another chapter in a legendary story. The Tar Heels enter tonight’s matchup riding a four-game winning streak after a win over Syracuse earlier this week, giving Carolina a respectable 18-4 record, including being 6-3 in the ACC. But Duke enters as the team with the better record, as the Blue

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images Well, that was a little too close for comfort wouldn’t you say. After leading by 32 points, the Tar Heels had to hold off a furious late rally from the Syracuse Orange for an 87-77 victory that extended their home win streak to thirteen to start the season. The night started a little sloppy with neither team getting off to a hot start, but it wasn’t long before the bigs started making their presence felt on both sides. For the Tar Heels, it was the co