247Sports The quest to rebuild UNC’s frontcourt is sill on going for first-year head coach Michael Malone, who has lost both Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar to the NBA Draft, along with multiple transfer portal entries from depth pieces. Last week was an uneven week in the rebuilding area of the roster, as UNC was able to land five-star big man, Sayon Keita from Barcelona over in Spain, and Northwestern transfer Cade Bennerman, while learning that FAU transfer, Maxim Logue, wo

Kevin C. Cox- Getty Images The NBA announced its list of participants for this year’s NBA Draft Combine on Friday and three Tar Heels are among the 73 players that will be attending the event May 8-10 in Chicago. The highest-rated of the group according to the mock drafts is forward Caleb Wilson, who hopes to go top five. Wilson led Carolina in scoring (19.8) and rebounding (9.4), despite only playing 24 games, before injuries cut his season short. He would earn second-team A

Florida Atlantic University Athletics Last week, during Michael Malone’s biggest day in the transfer portal, UNC landed FAU transfer Maxim Logue, a big man who had more potential than his stats would suggest he had. Fast forward over a week later, and Logue is no longer expected to enroll at UNC, according to Inside Carolina. In their latest intel report earlier in the week, Inside Carolina reported there were some issues getting Logue enrolled into UNC from an academic persp

UNC Athletics The Tar Heels reportedly took some steps on the field this spring, but the staff and athletic department made a major mistake off of it. The team held its final scrimmage to close out spring ball on Friday night, but did so in front of an empty Kenan Stadium. This was certainly a choice from whoever made this decision, especially with where the program is at after just one season under Belichick. Last year’s ‘Practice Like a Pro’ event was frustrating from both

247Sports After landing Northwestern transfer Cade Bennerman yesterday, Michael Malone added another big man to the roster on Monday, in the form of international pro Sayon Keita, a member of FC Barcelona. Keita is a 7-0, 215-pound center who visited Chapel Hill back in 2025, averaged 8.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 19 minutes, while playing in ACB and EuroLeague competition for FC Barcelona’s Under-22 team. This is the latest step to reshaping Carolina’s frontcourt, after lo

247Sports Needing to find a suitable replacement after Henri Veesaar declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, Michael Malone first looked internationally before turning to the transfer portal and identifying Northwestern transfer Cade Bennerman as a target, after he redshirted with the Wildcats last season. Earlier this afternoon, Bennerman committed to Michael Malone and the UNC program, becoming the fifth transfer to commit to Malone this offseason. Bennerman, committed to Northwe

On3 On Friday, Henri Veesaar announced his decision to enter the 2026 NBA Draft, with the intention to stay in the draft and not return to Chapel Hill for what would’ve been his senior season. Veesaar reportedly left a big NIL bag on the table to chase an NBA career, where he’s at best projected as a late first-round pick, but that’s before going through the annual NBA Combine process, where he can improve his draft standing. This decision has left Michael Malone and the staf

The 2026 NFL Draft came and went without a single Tar Heel hearing his name called for the first time since 2016. Despite that being the case, there were four players who signed with teams as undrafted free agents on Saturday that will look to make NFL rosters this summer. Here’s a look at where those four landed and who has the best chance of making their respective roster. CB Thaddeus Dixon- New York Giants @b0ssmanboomin- Instagram Dixon was the first Tar Heel picked up fo

After Henri Veesaar opted to enter the NBA Draft, with the intention to turn pro, Michael Malone and his staff had to pivot to find a suitable replacement for the big man from Estonia. With many of the best transfers already gone, Malone and his staff have opted to look internationally to find a replacement for Veesaar, according to Inside Carolina. Per IC, UNC has contacted two overseas players from the same club, Sayon Keita and Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, both of whom current

Yahoo Sports On the day when college basketball players have to declare for the NBA Draft, Henri Veesaar has decided to enter the 2026 NBA Draft, with the intention to stay in the draft, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. Veesaar joined UNC after starting his career at Arizona, and enjoyed a special season in Chapel Hill, where he averaged 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 61% from the field and 43% from behind the arc. This decision comes as a minor surprise

The 2026 NFL Draft will commence in Pittsburgh on Thursday night as thousands of NFL hopefuls wait to hear if their name will be called over the course of the three day event. Amongst those waiting to hear their names are a handful of Tar Heels who worked out for NFL scouts in the team’s pro day late last month. Here’s a look at where these prospects stand in the latest mock drafts heading into the draft. CB Thaddeus Dixon David Jensen- Getty Images Jordan Reid (ESPN): Round

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

@Mason_Oglesby11- Twitter The Tar Heels are preparing for a big summer in terms of official visits for the 2027 class, but they hosted their first official visitor over the weekend in the form of one of the top tight ends in this class. 2027 4✮ TE Mason Oglesby was on campus over the weekend for the second official visit on his growing official visit list. He officially visited Purdue last week and is also expected to take trips to Indiana (April 24th), Kansas (May 1st), USC

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

@UNCFootball- Twitter The Tar Heels have been looking to make a hire at tight end coach after the firing of offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens earlier this summer. It appears that as of Sunday, the team has found a replacement for this job in the form of a guy that has been with the program since 2022. As first reported by Inside Carolina, offensive assistant Caleb Pickrell, who has been coaching the tight ends so far in spring practice, is officially lis

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

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

@_officialjamari- Instagram The Tar Heels may be in the midst of spring practice but they may not be done with adding to the offensive line for this upcoming season. As first reported by Chris Hummer of 247Sports and CBS Sports, the Tar Heels are expected to host Mercer transfer interior offensive line transfer Jamari Freeman sometime next week for a visit. This will follow the visit that he took Mississippi State today and the one that he will take to Auburn this weekend. Ne