Florida Atlantic University Athletics After adding guards Terrence Brown and Matt Able in the transfer portal earlier, the Tar Heels struck in the transfer portal for a third time today, landing FAU forward Maxim Logue. Logue, who is 6-9, averaged 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds, on 67% shooting, last year for the Owls, in 28 games.  Before transferring to FAU, Logue started his college basketball career at Oregon State, where he averaged 2.9 points and 2.0 rebounds, on 65% shoot

Tipto Edits After landing Utah transfer Terrence Brown earlier today, Michael Malone has struck again in the transfer portal, landing NC State transfer Matt Able. Able played one season for the Wolfpack, appearing in all 34 games, without making a start, all averaging 8.8 points per game, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists, while shooting 42% from the field and 36% from behind the arc. In NC State’s 82-58 win over UNC back in February, Able scored 19 points, on 6-10 shooting, incl

Tar Heel Times It took some time, but after days and maybe even a week of speculation, Michael Malone and the Tar Heels landed another big fish in the transfer portal, in the form of Utah transfer Terrence Brown. Brown entered the transfer portal after averaging 19.9 points per game at Utah, along with 2.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, while shooting 45% from the field, and 33% from behind the arc.  Before his standout season at Utah, Brown was a decorated player at FDU for two seas

KNBR When UNC lost to VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, it was believed to be the final game of Seth Trimble’s college career, after four seasons in Chapel Hill. While he has been preparing for the next step in his basketball journey, the NCAA has been mulling adding a fifth year to college eligibility, and if that decision were to be passed, seniors would be grandfathered into that decision, giving them an additional year of eligibility. While that decision has

University of North Carolina Athletics After initially entering the transfer portal earlier this off-season, Isaiah Denis has removed his name from transfer consideration and will return to play for Michael Malone and the Tar Heels in 2026-7. Denis becomes the second UNC player to have entered his name into the portal, but withdrew afterwards, joining Jaydon Young, a fellow guard. Denis joins Young and Jarin Stevenson as holdovers from last year’s roster for the first-year he

247Sports In a move that was becoming all the more likely with the way UNC has conducted itself in the transfer portal, Dylan Mingo, a five-star point guard commit to UNC, will not play for the Tar Heels in 2026-27, as reported by both Inside Carolina and Tar Heel 247. Mingo committed to Carolina back when Hubert Davis was still the head coach, but after a visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend, to meet with new coach, Michael Malone, the Carolina brass has opted to move off t

CBS Sports The roster moves aren’t the only news around the Carolina Basketball program, as it was reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, and confirmed by sources closer to the program, that Michael Malone has hired Kim English as an assistant coach, as part of his revamped coaching staff. It was reported last week that Malone would be retaining Sean May, Pat Sullivan, and Eric Hoots as holdovers from Hubert Davis’s coaching staff. He also poached away long-time assistant and recrui

University of North Carolina Athletics The Neo Avdalas transfer wasn’t the only positive roster news for the 2026-27 season, as shortly after that news broke, Jarin Stevenson announced he is returning to North Carolina for his senior season. Stevenson transferred in from Alabama last off-season and was an integral part of Carolina’s success last season, averaging 8.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, while shooting 47% from the field, and 29% from behind the arc. He started

Tipton Edits After a busy weekend contacting potential transfer portal targets, Michael Malone and the Tar Heels have landed their first transfer, in the form of Neokilis Avdalas, a 6-9 guard, who played professionally in Greece, before arriving in college basketball, playing for Mike Young and the Virginia Tech Hokies, In his lone season in Blacksburg, Avdalas averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists, while shooting 39% from the field, and 31% from behind the arc.

Ersin's NBA Draft Newsletter On a day filled with a lot of news around the Carolina Basketball program, in regards to the current and future roster, the biggest news came down late on Saturday night, as Inside Carolina was able to confirm that head coach Michael Malone is slated to meet with Wake Forest transfer, Juke Harris. This comes after Harris traveled to meet with Michigan on Saturday, the same day that the Wolverines celebrated their 2026 NCAA Tournament title. In add

University of North Carolina Athletics After announcing on Monday that he’d return to North Carolina for the 2026-27 season, international transfer Luka Bogavac has become the 8th Tar Heel to enter the transfer portal since last Sunday. Both Matt Zenitz on CBS Sports and Pete Nakos of On3 have reported and confirmed the move. Bogavac made his decision to return before Michael Malone was introduced as the new coach of the Tar Heels, and it appears that, after meeting with Malo

247Sports After Michael Malone was hired as the 20th head coach of Carolina Basketball, one of the questions that surrounded the hire was whether or not the 2026 recruiting class, consisting of Dylan Mingo, Maximo Adams, and Malloy Smith, would remain committed to the UNC program after the firing of Hubert Davis. Malone and his staff, which still isn’t finalized, got their first answer early on Saturday morning.  Maximo Adams, who is a 6-7 small forward and is ranked as the N

Yahoo Sports The transfer portal news and rumors continue to run rampant across the college basketball landscape, as teams are working around the clock to build their respective rosters for the 2026-27 season. Yesterday, Inside Carolina reported that there were four new players that UNC was having contact with in the transfer portal, all of whom are backcourt players. This morning, we learned that UNC is a finalist for a forward from an ACC school, that we haven’t even heard

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%

The transfer portal opened on Tuesday at midnight, and since then, we’ve seen over 1,900 players enter, all seeking either a new basketball home for 2026-27 or using the portal as an avenue to make more money at their current school. Starting on Sunday, North Carolina has lost seven players to the portal, which was expected after Hubert Davis was fired roughly three weeks ago. Since Michael Malone was hired on Monday, and introduced on Tuesday, his staff, which is still being

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The transfer portal opened for business Tuesday at midnight, and since then, there have been over 1,600 college basketball players to enter their names, looking for a new place to call home for the 2026-27 season. On Monday, North Carolina hired Michael Malone as the 20th head coach in program history, after firing Hubert Davis after five years on the UNC bench. Malone signed his contract and was officially introduced on Tuesday night in the Smit

WRAL Sports Fan After firing Hubert Davis, exactly two weeks ago, it was only a matter of time before Carolina’s roster headed to the transfer portal, after a disappointing finish to the season, highlighted by a 19-point loss to VCU in the NCAA Tournament. The process began on Sunday with freshman guard Isaiah Denis heading for the portal, and continued yesterday, as Jaydon Young, Derek Dixon, and Jonathan Powell all made it known they were transferring as well. The moves con

ESPN After a flurry of transfer portal entries yesterday, the roster movement continues for the UNC Basketball program, in the wake of the Michael Malone hiring, as reserve big man James Brown will enter the portal, after two seasons in Chapel Hill. An injury cut his sophomore season short, limiting Brown to just nine games, where he averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds. For his Tar Heel career, Brown played in 27 games and averaged 1.2 points and 1.0 rebounds  The former top

GoHeels.com After losing Isaiah Denis, Jaydon Young, and Derek Dixon to the transfer portal, the portal entries didn’t stop there, as sophomore wing Jonathan Powell has announced he’s entering the transfer portal, after one season with the UNC program. Powell arrived in Chapel Hill with high hopes after a strong start to his career at West Virginia, and while he certainly had his moments, Powell never developed into the perimeter scorer Carolina was hoping for, averaging 4.8

GoHeels.com The news around the Carolina Basketball program continued after the hiring of Mike Malone as the new head coach of the Tar Heels, as freshman point guard Derek Dixon announced his decision to enter the transfer portal, making him the most significant Tar Heel to do so. Dixon, who started over the last two months of the season for Hubert Davis, experienced an up-and-down season in Chapel Hill, averaging 6.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists on 37% shooting from the