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How much do you think UNC should spend on its men’s basketball team?
We all grew up thinking of college athletes as amateurs, with the best programs landing the amateurs most likely to go pro. It’s been a rough and rapid change to this new world of paying players. Today, many basketball players will make far, far more money playing college ball than they ever will make playing […]
UNC Basketball Coach Search: Concerns about Billy Donovan (Part One)
Let’s start with this: Billy Donovan is a very good basketball coach. He’s currently a head coach in the NBA, and only 30 of those spots exist. Donovan’s been seated at that exclusive table for over a decade. Prior to that, he won back-back-titles at Florida, in addition to reaching four Final Fours and three […]
UNC puts new arena on hold while finding new head coach
Before UNC blew a 19 point lead against VCU and battle lines were drawn between those who wanted Hubert Davis to be fired and those who didn’t, the biggest issue dividing Carolina Basketball internally and externally was what to do about the Smith Center. The administration has pushed hard for building a new arena at […]
Would you rather have Tommy Lloyd or Dusty May as UNC’s next coach?
Well, Tommy Lloyd and Dusty May both had pretty good weekends. Lloyd’s team blew out Arkansas and then figured out Purdue at halftime to run away with that game. May’s team figured out Alabama at halftime to run away with their Sweet 16 matchup and then blew out Tennessee in the Elite Eight. Three dominant […]
Checking in with UNC softball
Since spring sports got underway in February, we at Tar Heel Blog have offered regular updates on the Carolina baseball team, but we haven’t yet checked in with UNC’s other diamond squad. Carolina softball sits at 24-9 and 5-7 in ACC play with conference series against NC State (April 2-4), Duke (April 10-12), Florida State […]
What were your favorite moments from this past season?
I don’t think I’m exactly breaking any news here, but that was one of the worst endings to a UNC basketball season I can remember in my decades of fandom. The feeling that things were slipping away for this version of the Heels slowly snowballed into a crescendo of bad mistakes, missed free throws, and […]
Elite Eight: UNC Coach Audition Live Discussion
UNC’s coaching search at this time focuses heavily on coaches still coaching. Tommy Lloyd and Dusty May top that list. While TJ Otzelberger and Ben McCollum have strongly indicated they’d rather remain in Children of the Corn country, Nick Saban once said these words to an entire room of reporters: “You’re going to make me […]
Caleb Wilson declares for the NBA Draft
Per his Instagram account, UNC forward Caleb Wilson has declared for the NBA Draft. His announcement arrives just less than a week after former head coach Hubert Davis was relieved of his duties. Wilson had one of the most incredible individual seasons that we’v seen in a long time at UNC. He finished his season […]
UNC Women’s NCAA Tournament run ends with loss to UConn
To beat a team when you are a 29.5 point underdog, you need to do everything right. Shots have to go in, the defense has to be on point, your opponent needs to make a ton of mistakes, you need to hold onto the ball, and you need to rebound missed shots. The defense wasn’t […]
An era ends with Hubert Davis’ firing
In the spring of 1953, America was moving on from a lot of things. The end of World War II wasn’t even a decade in the rear view mirror, the Korean War was still going on and wasn’t officially ended until that summer, and the country had just sworn in Dwight Eisenhower as President. Brown […]
UNC Women’s Basketball vs. UConn – How to Watch, Game Thread
While we’re sitting over here focusing on what’s going on over at the Smith Center with the men’s team, the UNC women’s basketball team had an amazing weekend in Chapel Hill. They hosted an NCAA Tournament pod for the second year in a row, and showed that they earned the fourth seed that many questioned […]
UNC Basketball: Best Bench Player
What constitutes a bench player? Obviously, it isn’t someone who started all season, so that quickly eliminates Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar, and Seth Trimble. What about guys like Jarin Stevenson and Luka Bogavac? They did start most of the season, but they also came off the bench at varying points as well. Do they count […]
Key matchups in UNC’s Sweet Sixteen game against UConn
Today is the day: the North Carolina Tar Heels will face off against the UConn Huskies in the Sweet Sixteen. For Carolina fans, this is a huge game that could have huge implications on the program if they were to win, but fans are well aware that the chances of pulling this off are really […]
Which would you rather have: a major arena investment or a massive basketball investment?
The easy answer is both. However, let’s review where UNC sits financially at the moment. We ran a $15 million deficit last cycle. Chancellor Lee Roberts insists it was a one-time thing, but it still indicates that we don’t have a reserve fund to handle new and unexpected expenses. We just dropped $46+ million on […]
Sweet Sixteen: UNC Coach Audition Live Discussion
UNC’s coaching search at this time focuses heavily on coaches still coaching. While these coaches remain focused on winning at their current schools, UNC fans can watch some these games with extra interest as an audition of sorts. Who handles the pressure situations the best? Who comes up with the right adjustments at halftime? Whose […]
What would it take for the UNC women to beat undefeated UConn
They did it: UNC made it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament after beating Maryland 74-66. Their reward for making it out of the first weekend? Facing UConn in the Sweet Sixteen. Not exactly the kind of award that anybody would want, right? As is the truth most seasons, the Huskies are playing […]
The #13 Diamond Heels have a big road series this weekend against #23 Notre Dame
It’s probably not actually the case, but it certainly feels like last weekend’s home series against Louisville was an inflection point for this season of UNC Baseball — a loss would have meant the Heels had lost their first two home series in ACC play, as well as their first two matchups against real contenders […]
Caleb Wilson was UNC’s Freshman of the Year in 2025-26
Today as we continue on with our North Carolina men’s basketball season recap series, we’ve come to the post awarding our Freshman of the Year for this year’s team. Folks, to be honest, it did not take much deep diving or numbers crunching to figure out who won this particular honor. Considering that he was […]
Ranking the best UNC Basketball coaching candidates
The Carolina Basketball head coach search continues, and there is a lot of information flying around about who the Heels could potentially come to an agreement with. There’s plenty of names that have come up more than once, and most of them would be really good candidates. There is definitely a tier list when it […]
What are your favorite Sweet 16 and Elite 8 memories?
Tonight, the men’s NCAA Tournament returns, as Sweet 16 will begin, and we’ll be down to the Final Four by the time the weekend is over. Obviously, we here at Tar Heel Blog have been a little preoccupied by UNC’s season ending, and now the coaching search that has begun partly because of that. However […]
Appreciating Coach Davis
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Davis polarized Tar Heel fans from the outset. Passionate fans hate to lose and love to win, but few of us do so in equal measure. That […]
Derek Dixon is UNC’s Most Improved Player
Usually, when you name a Most Improved Player, you give it to someone who made a big jump from last year to this year. This is a bit problematic for the ‘25-‘26 Tar Heels, as only two players from last year’s team played any significant minutes. Zayden High played sparingly until Caleb Wilson’s injury forced […]
UNC Basketball: Buyout information for possible coaching candidates
Now that the Tar Heels are in the market for a head coach, many outlets have started tossing around potential candidates for the school to hire. The tricky thing, though, is that hiring a current college basketball coach comes with a cost, and UNC has to be willing to pay it. On one hand, it’s […]
Brad Stevens will not be the next UNC Basketball coach
Hours after it was announced that Hubert Davis would not return as basketball coach next season, we already have our first name removed from the list. Matt Norlander of CBS Sports reports that President of Basketball Operations for the Celtics, Brad Stevens, has removed his name from consideration for the job. Bringing Stevens back to […]
Who do you want to be the next UNC Basketball coach?
Now that it is official, and Hubert Davis is no longer the head coach of the North Carolina Men’s Basketball team, it is time to move our attention to who should succeed him. Real quick, I do want to take a minute and thank Hubert for what he means to the university. He has two […]
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