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Heel Tough Blog: Winston-Salem State Takeaways
Chris Seward - AP It wasn’t the prettiest of performances you’ll see from the Tar Heels, but they did enough to earn a 95-53 win last night over Winston-Salem State, in the final exhibition of the preseason, ahead of the 2025-26 regular season, which begins on Monday against Central Arkansas. After Carolina started the game on an extended 15-2 run, it looked like they’d make quick work of the Division II Rams, but WSSU would make the game ugly, and found themselves down just
Joshua Marlow
Oct 30, 20254 min read


Heel Tough Blog: What 2 Watch 4 - Winston-Salem State Exhibition
@UNC_Basketball Tonight, the Tar Heels will play in their final preseason exhibition ahead of the 2025-26 season, which gets started on Monday against Central Arkansas. Last Friday, Carolina lost on the road against #8 BYU, 78-76, in a game that they played without projected starter Luka Bogavac. Freshman Caleb Wilson went toe to toe with BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, totaling a 22-point, 10-rebound, double-double. Seth Trimble added 17 in the loss, but Carolina more than looked the par
Joshua Marlow
Oct 29, 20253 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: BYU Exhibition Takeaways
KSL News Last night, the Tar Heels traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, to take on the preseason-ranked #8 BYU Cougars in an exhibition matchup, and ultimately fell short 78-76, in a game that showed a lot of promise for a UNC roster featuring 11 new players. One of those 11 newcomers, Luka Bogavac, was not in uniform, as he awaits clearance from the University after being deemed eligible by the NCAA. With that in mind, Hubert Davis started a bigger lineup, going with Kyan Evans
Joshua Marlow
Oct 25, 20254 min read


Heel Tough Blog: What 2 Watch 4 - BYU Exhibition
@UNC_Baksetball For the first time since March, the Tar Heels will take the floor and play a competitive game of basketball, although tonight’s game is technically an exhibition. A few years ago, the NCAA voted to allow schools to play in two exhibitions per preseason, as long as one of the exhibitions benefits a charity foundation. Last year, UNC played at Memphis, in an exhibition that benefited St. Jude’s hospital, and tonight they’ll travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, to tak
Joshua Marlow
Oct 24, 20253 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: Blue/White Scrimmage Takeaways
Maggie Hobson - GoHeels 2025-26 figures to be a big year for Hubert Davis, who is looking to silence his doubters and establish himself...
Joshua Marlow
Oct 4, 20254 min read


Heel Tough Blog: What 2 Watch 4 - Blue/White Scrimmage
Sports Illustrated Preseason practice is well underway in Chapel Hill, with the first of two exhibitions, not too far away for Hubert...
Joshua Marlow
Oct 3, 20253 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


Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Four-Star PG Sets UNC Visit
Sports Illustrated The Tar Heels currently don’t have a commitment in the 2026 class, but that should change over the next little bit, as...
Joshua Marlow
Jun 26, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Basketball Gets Busy in 2026 & 2027 Recruiting Classes
Summer is officially here, which means the AAU circuits are heating up, as the next wave of top prospects will be identified over the...
Joshua Marlow
Jun 23, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Learns ACC/SEC Challenge Opponent
Sports Illustrated Earlier today, the matchups for the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge were unveiled, and the Tar Heels find themselves...
Joshua Marlow
Jun 11, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Luka Bogavac
SC Derby The Tar Heels have been searching furiously for someone to fill the hole left behind by Drake Powell and on Saturday morning...
Anthony Pagnotta
May 31, 20251 min read
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