Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
As Caleb Wilson finishes is way-too-short time as member of the University of North Carolina basketball team, he said good-bye to campus this week in an epic way. There are a lot of things wrong with college sports in general right now, but one of the things that’s still right is these shining stars are […]
The wagon keeps on rolling for the second-ranked Diamond Heels, who followed up a huge series win against Georgia Tech by dispatching a legitimately decent High Point team. Up next is a rivalry matchup at Duke, who’s sporting a new look this year after Chris Pollard’s departure for Virginia, and the Heels will look to […]
The NFL Draft starts tonight, and with that we conclude our series looking at special teams and coaches. A quick reminder of the rules: 1. All players had to be drafted from the one of the 17 ACC football schools (Notre Dame is ineligible). 2. The player just has to be drafted from the school, […]
Before the college football season began, it was widely expected that cornerback Thaddeus Dixon, brought to Chapel Hill by Steve Belichick from Washington, was going to be UNC’s best player on defense if not the Tar Heels’ best overall player. For about three weeks, that looked to be the case, as he recorded 3 PBUs […]
Six days after beating Duke to cap off the regular season, the top-seeded Carolina women’s lacrosse team handed the eighth-seeded Blue Devils a 15-11 loss in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday. Unlike the first matchup, in which UNC had to overcome a halftime deficit, the Tar Heels built a 7-4 lead at […]
Two years ago, Carolina fans we were eagerly perched in front of our TVs/streaming devices to see where Drake Maye would be drafted, knowing it was likely going to be a short night for the homegrown product. Sure enough, we saw him go to New England, and just this year he helped lead them to […]
We continue with our All-ACC NFL team today, this time taking a look at the defense. As I mentioned yesterday, the defense will be based on a nickel package and consist of two edge, two interior defensive linemen, two linebackers, and five defensive backs. Each section will have starters and a backup and since this […]
Yesterday was a busy day for Carolina basketball news to say the least. After things going quiet on the transfer portal front, suddenly the Heels landed three commitments in the same day. There was also some information that came out regarding Henri Veesaar that isn’t really new information, but it does solidify that he has […]
Yesterday was a busy day for UNC basketball. Michael Malone had three players publicly commit to come to Chapel Hill next year in roughly an eight-hour span. First, Utah point guard Terrence Brown chose UNC over fellow blueblood contenders Kansas and Kentucky. Shortly afterwards, N.C. State freshman guard Matt Able chose to play at UNC […]
Three transfer portal players have committed to UNC today with the latest being Florida Atlantic big man Maxim Logue. Logue competed internationally in his home country of France before spending the last two season at FAU. The 6’9” post player came off the bench for the Owls last season where he averaged just under five […]
Shooting guard Matt Able has committed to UNC. The transfer from NC State joins Terrence Brown, Neoklis Avdalas, Maximo Adams, Jarin Stevenson, Jaydon Young, Isaiah Denis, and Malloy Smith on UNC’s 2026 roster. The 6’6” 205 lb rising sophomore impressed ACC observers last season with an excellent, well-rounded floor game. Many think Able is primed […]
At the end of the NFL season, all kinds of All-something teams are released, and even though the NFL season ended over two months ago, this is the NFL Draft week. With that in mind, I have compiled an All-ACC NFL team. A couple of quick rules about the team: 1. All players had to […]
Over the weekend, North Carolina baseball welcomed Georgia Tech to the Bosh for probably their biggest series of the season so far. At least according to D1Baseball.com, the two teams were ranked #2 and #3 in the country, with the Yellow Jackets holding the slight edge there. Any way you break it down, the series […]
UNC and Michael Malone have made another splash in the transfer portal. Point guard Terrence Brown committed to the Tar Heels this morning, a week after the conclusion of his two day visit to Chapel Hill. The guard picture for next season shifted last week with the news that Derek Dixon committed to Arizona and […]
The NCAA is at it again — they are currently weighing new eligibility rules that would allow student-athletes five years of eligibility. Should this be written into “law,” UNC’s Seth Trimble could return to Chapel Hill for a fifth year of college basketball. In fact, he entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon with a […]
The rare player who stayed four years and graduated, Seth Trimble now starts to explore next steps in his basketball career. Injuries hampered Seth’s senior season in multiple ways, sidelining him for nine games with a broken left forearm suffered in the weight room. Injury sidelined the team’s most important player, Caleb Wilson, for the […]
Henri Veesaar had a season for UNC that few saw coming. Veesaar elevated his three-point percentage in his senior season from 32.7% to 42.6%, posting an effective field goal percentage of .677. For the season, Henri averaged 17 points, 8.7 boards, and 2.1 assists, using his time in Chapel Hill to elevate his status from […]
Senior James Matan scooped up a rebound right in front of the Virginia goal and buried it to give the third-ranked Carolina men’s lacrosse team a 16-15 overtime win in Charlottesville on Saturday. The win keeps the Tar Heels (11-2, 2-1 ACC) in contention for a share of the conference title heading into their regular […]
On the basketball side of things, we’re still very much in transfer portal season. With Michael Malone taking charge of the men’s team, next year’s UNC roster is still taking shape. Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been hearing about the transfers they’re interested in, including landing Neoklis Avdalas. However, it’s inevitable that as the […]
Combo guard and rising sophomore Isaiah Denis will be a Tar Heel next season. Denis came to UNC as a consensus 4-star prospect, rated the 60th player overall nationally and third in the state of North Carolina by ESPN. Denis held offers from Michigan, Kansas, Tennessee, Ohio State, and Miami, among others. Denis apparently reaggravated […]
Have you ever played the game “Would you Rather?” Basically, someone gives you two options, neither one is inherently better or worse than the other but each comes with its own set of pros and cons. For instance, would you rather have super strength but be incredibly stupid or would you rather be super intelligent […]
The top-ranked Carolina women’s lacrosse team (13-1, 10-0 ACC) capped off the regular season with an 11-5 win at #20 Duke (9-7, 5-5) Thursday night, overcoming a slow start with a dominant second half. The Tar Heels trailed 5-3 at halftime but outscored the Blue Devils 8-0 in the third and fourth quarters. Sophomore goalie […]
Earlier this week, CBS Eye on College Basketball reviewed the college basketball landscape and spent some time discussing UNC’s hiring of Michael Malone and their first impressions. Gary Parrish has covered college basketball since 2002, working with CBS since 2006. Matt Norlander enters his 16th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports, as well as […]
While the ACC consistently fights with the SEC to be recognized as the best baseball conference, the unwieldy size of the conference means that unlike in other sports, some of the top teams don’t face each other during the season. Carolina only had ten conference matchups this year, and they’ve already faced off against ranked […]
Ah, life in the portal, where a week can feel like a month with the amount of movement that can happen in such a short period of time. When we last did this exercise, Michael Malone had just been hired as coach, about half the team had entered the portal, and Luka Bogavac was staying […]