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Jarin Stevenson will return to UNC
Another piece of last year’s team has decided to stick around. Jarin Stevenson, a Chapel Hill native, announced that he would be returning to Carolina for his senior season on Monday. Stevenson was a versatile piece of last year’s team, splitting time between the starting lineup and being the first guy off the bench. His […]
Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas commits to UNC
Today it was announced via Inside Carolina that Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas has committed to UNC. The 6’9” 215 lb rising sophomore began professional play in Greece at age 15. Avdalas earned All-Star honors in 2023 playing the Basket League, and he played for Peristeri, semi-finalist in the Basketball Champions League, in 2024. Now […]
The State of UNC Athletics Leadership: Turning Point?
Thanks to a mechanical delay with a 737 that was supposed to take me from Dallas-Fort Worth to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, I once dropped $5 on a book getting a lot of buzz in business journals: Who Moved My Cheese? The short parable illustrated in a simple way the necessity and benefits of adaptation. One […]
What changes need to take place with NIL?
The NCAA has spent a lot of years trying to figure out how to properly navigate the college athletics landscape. For many years, the league decided that amateurism meant that players should not receive any kind of compensation for their name, likeness, or image when it came to advertisements, video games, general sponsorship, and more. […]
Newcomer’s Blues
I have been blessed, for the vast majority of my life, to count the same two guys as my best friends. We met in kindergarten at Ephesus Elementary and graduated together from East Chapel Hill High School. Two of us even roomed together our freshman year at Appalachian State; the other defected briefly to Washington […]
UNC men’s lacrosse loses 1-vs-2 matchup to Notre Dame
Carolina’s return to the top of the men’s lacrosse rankings will be short-lived, as the Tar Heels were completely shut down in a 10-5 loss at #2 Notre Dame on Saturday. UNC held the Fighting Irish scoreless in the first quarter and took a 2-0 lead on a pair of man-up goals. Notre Dame flipped […]
What is the “Green Jacket” of UNC sports?
Later today at Augusta National Golf Club, the 2026 Masters champion will be crowned. In addition to a trophy, money, and the prestige that comes with winning a major golf tournament, Masters’ champions also famously get something else. After the tournament, the winning golfer is given and proudly dons the famous “Green Jacket.” Members of […]
UNC’s Luka Bogavac enters transfer portal
Another Tar Heel has added his name to the transfer portal. Luka Bogavac told Andrew Jones of TarHeel247 that he intended to return to UNC for a second year when the two spoke before Michael Malone’s introductory press conference. Several of Bogavac’s teammates had already entered their names into the portal as it opened on […]
Coaching search shows UNC Basketball still an elite job
People are not talking about the right thing when they talk about how many people didn’t take the UNC coaching job before Michael Malone decided to hop on board. There’s been some talk from folks outside of UNC Basketball — maybe even some inside the UNC fanbase — that the fact that Carolina couldn’t just […]
Maximo Adams confirms commitment to UNC
When a university dismisses a coach, a lot of the work the prior staff put into building relationships goes with them. UNC’s two star recruits, Dylan Mingo and Maximo Adams, have been question marks as UNC transitions from Coach Davis to Coach Malone. Adams confirmed this morning that he was sticking with his commitment to […]
UNC Football Spring Practice: Bill Belichick and the Sound of Silence
UNC started spring practice March 24th. “What, spring practice is underway? I had no idea!” That seems to be just the way Belichick wants it. The ritual of spring practice used to be a fan friendly event. Football-mad schools in the SEC would have competitions to see who could fill their stands with the most […]
Should Caleb Wilson stay or should he go now?
If he stays he would be trouble (for the opponents). If he goes it might be double (carrying the UNC torch brightly into the NBA). First off: this is not a question about what’s best for Caleb. Everyone has him as a top five pick in the NBA, and I genuinely believe he could rise […]
Transfer portal targets that make sense for UNC Basketball
The NCAA transfer portal is officially open, and schools have begun trying to tackle one of the most insane periods of the calendar year. Everyone is losing players to the portal, and at the same time teams are trying to give head first into it to find important pieces to rebuild their roster. This year’s […]
UNC maintains lead in Learfield Director’s Cup Standings
UNC men’s basketball may have had a down season, but most of the Tar Heel winter sports teams have done quite well. The Heels have maintained their lead in the Learfield Director’s Cup standings at the conclusion of the winter sports season. The Director’s Cup is awarded to the school who has the most overall […]
What types of assistant coaches should Michael Malone look for?
It’s only been a few days since Michael Malone was announced as UNC’s newest head coach, but the NBA title winner is well into the process of assembling his staff. Chuck Martin, who spent the last two seasons on John Calipari’s staff at Arkansas, will reportedly be associate head coach for the Tar Heels. Martin […]
UNC Basketball Coach Search: Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered
My grandfather had a favorite saying: “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.” That was the second thing to cross my mind when UNC announced Michael Malone as its new men’s basketball head coach. Malone’s a unique answer to a complicated problem for UNC, which reached outside “the family” for a head coach for […]
How optimistic are you about the trajectory of UNC Basketball?
One month ago today, UNC was at a pivotal point in the 2025-26 season. They were preparing for the ACC Tournament in hopes of not only padding their NCAA Tournament resume, but to win the ACC Tournament Championship. It was going to be a tough task considering the fact that Duke was playing as well […]
Michael Malone reportedly adding Chuck Martin to UNC Basketball staff
It would appear one big question about the next iteration of Carolina Basketball has been answered. Multiple reports on Wednesday have indicated that current Arkansas assistant coach Chuck Martin is about to move over to UNC as Associate Head Coach. He would become the first notable addition to the Michael Malone staff. It’s been assumed […]
The Michael Malone hire might not work, but it’s not the Belichick hire
I must confess, if I were ranking the options that North Carolina was reportedly interested in during the coaching search, Michael Malone wouldn’t have been high on my list. He wouldn’t have been last, mind you, but not right at the top. Well, whether because the top options turning them down, or Malone impressed the […]
UNC Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker: Week 1
The NCAA transfer portal is officially open, which means it is time for one of the longest, most painful times of the year. Just about every school will have players that will move around this spring for various reasons — money, playing time, opportunity, and in some cases, just a change in scenery. When it […]
Who is your favorite UNC Basketball transfer?
The transfer portal is officially open, and since North Carolina has a new coach in place, it is as important as ever for the Tar Heels — especially considering Dusty May just won a National Title while starting four guys who played college basketball somewhere else last season (fifth starter Nimari Burnett was also a […]
UNC to introduce Michael Malone as men’s basketball coach
Michael Malone has accepted an offer to be UNC’s next basketball coach, the first one outside “the family” in most of our lifetimes. Malone became familiar with UNC thanks to his daughter Bridget, a rising sophomore, who plays volleyball for the Tar Heels. While reportedly in the mix to return to the NBA as a […]
UNC Baseball: Tar Heels rally for series win over Boston College
Much of the attention over the past week remained on North Carolina men’s basketball and their coaching search. However, the rest of the college sporting world rolled on, and that included UNC over on the baseball diamond. With another weekend in the books, here’s a look at Carolina’s weekend series victory over Boston College. Thursday: […]
Social media reactions to UNC hiring Michael Malone
After a couple of weeks of excruciating patience, the North Carolina Tar Heels have their new head coach. Former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is bringing his talents to Chapel Hill, which was an unexpected hire by many. His name started getting brought up near the end of UNC’s coaching search, but nobody really knew […]
What do you think of UNC hiring Michael Malone?
It’s really easy in this day and age to have an immediate thought about UNC’s decision to reportedly hire Michael Malone. The immediate reaction by the fan base was one of shock and an immediate comparison to Bill Belichick. In short—ON MY GOD WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU DO THIS AGAIN? But just like I […]
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