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Heel Tough Blog: Clemson Recap
@UNC_Basketball Inside a jam-packed Smith Center, the Tar Heels set a new school record for most home wins in a single season, completing a perfect 18-0 campaign at home, after taking down Clemson 67-63 on Senior Night, to improve to 24-6, and 12-5 in the ACC. The Tar Heels were able to overcome a night where they only shot 38% from the field by going 12-27 from behind the arc, led by Luka Bogavac, who had his best game of the season. Bogavac, who has struggled all season lon

Joshua Marlow
2 days ago5 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Clemson Preview
@UNCMBBStats Believe it or not, but the final home game of the 2025-26 season has arrived, as Carolina hosts Clemson tonight to close out what has been a spectacular season at home for Carolina Basketball. With the win over Virginia Tech on Saturday, the Tar Heels improved to 17-0 in the Dean Dome, a win tonight would earn the program its first unbeaten season at home since the 2016-17 national championship season and set a new school record for home wins in a single season.

Joshua Marlow
3 days ago3 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Virginia Tech Preview
@UNCMBBStats After outlasting Louisville on Monday night, the Tar Heels are back in action this evening at home against Virginia Tech, as the final homestand of the season moves forward. The win over Louisville was highlighted by the best game of Seth Trimble’s career from a scoring perspective, as the senior guard scored 30 points, on 11-16 shooting. After getting down 23-13 early on, Carolina went on an extended 43-17 run to build a 56-40 lead, before going on to win 77-74,

Joshua Marlow
6 days ago4 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Louisville Recap
It was a dramatic win for Carolina Basketball last night, as the Tar Heels overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat #24 Louisville, 77-74, to improve to 22-6 and 10-5 in the ACC. The Tar Heels were led by Seth Trimble, who scored a career high 30 points, on 11-16 shooting, including a thunderous dunk in the second half, that made the Smith Center erupt, as Carolina built a 56-40 lead. Carolina’s offense was efficient all night long, shooting 54% from the field, outscori

Joshua Marlow
Feb 245 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Louisville Preview
@UNC_Basketball After Saturday’s road win at Syracuse, it’s a quick turnaround for Carolina Basketball, as they host Louisville tonight in a pivotal matchup in the ACC. In the win on Saturday, Carolina welcomed back Henri Veesaar, who had missed the last two games, and the big man from Estonia, lead UNC with 19 points, on 9-13 shooting. He had help in the form of Seth Trimble, who scored 13 second-half points, and Luka Bogavac, who also scored in double figures, in the win ov

Joshua Marlow
Feb 234 min read


Heel Tough Blog: RJ Davis Halftime Ceremony Postponed
On Friday night, it was reported and confirmed by Carolina Basketball that former guard RJ Davis would be honored at halftime, as his jersey would be raised to the Smith Center rafters, after a decorated 5-year career in Chapel Hill. Unfortunately, due to the weather, Davis won’t be able to make it to Chapel Hill for tomorrow night’s game against Louisville, and the program has decided to postpone his halftime ceremony. His jersey has already been raised to the rafters, so yo

Joshua Marlow
Feb 221 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Syracuse Recap
@UNCMBBStats Looking to bounce back after Tuesday’s blowout defeat at NC State, the Tar Heels went on the road and beat Syracuse 77-64, to improve to 21-6 on the season, and 9-5 in the ACC, keeping their hopes of earning a double-bye in the ACC Tournament alive. Henri Veesaar made his return to the UNC lineup after missing the last two games, and led Carolina with 19 points, on 9-13 shooting, in 26 minutes. He was one of three UNC starters to score in double figures, on a day

Joshua Marlow
Feb 214 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Syracuse Preview
@UNCMBBStats After Tuesday’s blowout loss at NC State, the Tar Heels will look to respond on the road later today, at Syracuse, in the second matchup of the season with the Orange. As of right now, Henri Veesaar’s status for the game is unknown, as he was listed as questionable on the availability report. Like Caleb Wilson, Veesaar hasn’t played since the loss to Miami nearly 11 days ago, having missed the Pittsburgh win and the State loss. Prior to the previous two games, Ca

Joshua Marlow
Feb 214 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Henri Veesaar Officially Questionable for Syracuse Game
GoHeels.com When Hubert Davis met with the media on Friday afternoon, he confirmed that Henri Veesaar would be a limited participant in practice, and that he was officially questionable for Saturday’s game at Syracuse. This evening, the availability report for tomorrow’s game was officially released, and that’s exactly how Veesaar is listed, as the big man from Estonia will look to play for the first time since the loss to Miami nearly 11 days ago. Carolina has gone 1-1 witho

Joshua Marlow
Feb 201 min read


Heel Tough Blog: NC State Recap
ESPN It was a disappointing night for Carolina Basketball on Tuesday, as the Tar Heels went to Raleigh and lost to NC State 82-58, in a game that wasn’t even that close if we’re being honest. Now the Tar Heels were once again without Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar, but that’s no excuse for the lack of fight, which drew the ire of Hubert Davis in the postgame press conferences. Carolina was able to mask not having their top two scorers on Saturday against Pitt, scoring 79 poin

Joshua Marlow
Feb 184 min read


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
Feb 171 min read


Heel Tough Blog: NC State Preview
@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

Joshua Marlow
Feb 174 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
Feb 172 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
Feb 162 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Pittsburgh Preview
CBS Sports After losing to Miami on Tuesday night, the Tar Heels are ready to turn the page, as they host Pittsburgh this afternoon in the Smith Center, where Carolina is undefeated this season. The challenge will be moving on without Caleb Wilson, who fractured his left hand in the loss on Tuesday night, leaving Carolina without its leading scorer and rebounder, as Wilson was enjoying the best statistical freshman season we’ve ever seen at North Carolina. When Carolina offi

Joshua Marlow
Feb 144 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: Miami Recap
@UNC_Basketball After winning the biggest game of the season last Saturday, the Tar Heels couldn’t avoid the letdown game, losing to Miami 75-66 last night, to see their five-game win streak come to an end, as Miami led from start to finish. After a high-scoring first half, both teams struggled to put the ball in the basket, as Carolina scored 26 second-half points, on 26% shooting from the field, including going 1-14 from behind the arc, as UNC finished the game going 2-12 f

Joshua Marlow
Feb 114 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Miami Preview
@UNCMBBStats After Saturday’s big win over Duke, the Tar Heels have to come off that emotional high and get ready to play a very good Miami tonight in Coral Gables, looking to extend their winning streak to six games. The win over Duke was by far the most important win of the season, as well as the most emotional, as Carolina secured their first ever buzzer-beater in the history of the storied rivalry, and for as much worry as you have in the game before the Duke, the same co

Joshua Marlow
Feb 103 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Duke Recap
Grant Halverson - Getty Images For a rivalry matchup that had just about everything to offer going into last night’s game, what it did not have was a UNC buzzer-beater against Duke, but that changed in a big way last night, as senior guard Seth Trimble knocked in a three with 0.4 left on the clock to beat Duke 71-68. The 0.4 seconds led was the only time on the clock that Carolina led, after trailing by as many as 13 in the first half and 12 at halftime. They trailed by 9 at

Joshua Marlow
Feb 86 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Duke Preview
@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

Joshua Marlow
Feb 74 min read
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