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.

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

@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,

BREAKING RECORDS AGAINST THE IRISH: Largest margin of victory in an ACC tournament game 101 points-tied for most in an ACC tournament...