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UNC holds annual Rammy Awards

Earlier this week, UNC held their annual Rammy Awards to honor the best in Tar Heel sports from the past year. While some spring sports are still going on, the “school year” is genuinely coming to an end, and with many athletes set to graduate and/or head into the professional ranks in their various sports, […]

UNC’s Henri Veesaar officially declares for the NBA Draft

Today it was announced that Henri Veesaar is officially going into the NBA Draft. Per Matt Norlander, Veesaar intends to stay in the draft, with no intent to return to UNC. When Veesaar transferred to UNC last spring, observers saw the potential for a break-out season. Coming off the bench for Tommy Lloyd in Tucson, […]

Caleb Wilson projected second overall in Yahoo Sports’ latest NBA Mock Draft

Caleb Wilson hasn’t gotten to go through the NBA Draft combine yet, but there’s already a lot of buzz that he could be drafted top three overall. What wasn’t expected, however, is Yahoo Sports projecting that he could go higher than that. In their latest mock draft, they have Wilson being picked second overall by […]

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Caleb Wilson projected second overall in Yahoo Sports’ latest NBA Mock Draft

Caleb Wilson hasn’t gotten to go through the NBA Draft combine yet, but there’s already a lot of buzz that he could be drafted top three overall. What wasn’t expected, however, is Yahoo Sports projecting that he could go higher than that. In their latest mock draft, they have Wilson being picked second overall by […]

Which UNC player would you most hate to play in a pickup game?

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 […]

#2 UNC Baseball will take on Duke in Durham this weekend

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 […]

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ACC Football: All-ACC NFL Special Teams & Coaches

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, […]

NFL Draft Scouting Report: Thaddeus Dixon

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 […]

UNC women’s lacrosse advances to ACC Tournament semis

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 […]

How far has UNC Football fallen?

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 […]

ACC Football: All-ACC NFL Defense

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 […]

UNC Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker: Week 3

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 […]

Florida Atlantic transfer Maxim Logue commits to 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 […]

NC State transfer Matt Able commits to UNC

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 […]

ACC Football: All-ACC NFL Offense

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 […]

UNC Baseball: Tar Heels win massive series over Georgia Tech

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 […]

Utah transfer Terrence Brown commits to UNC

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 […]

Seth Trimble Shows Out at the Portsmouth Invitational

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 […]

Should Veesaar Stay or Should He Go Now?

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 […]

UNC men’s lacrosse beats Virginia in OT

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 […]

Who is your UNC recruiting “white whale?”

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 […]

Isaiah Denis withdraws from NCAA transfer portal

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 […]

UNC Basketball: Would you rather…?

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 […]