Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
UNC’s need to renovate or relocate the home for its storied basketball program has been apparent for a while. That need soon moves from discussion to action. Chancellor Lee Roberts’ research committee seemed to prefer a relocation to Campus North, a 230-acre development project centered upon the old Horace Williams airport site along Martin Luther […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
For the second weekend in a row, the Tar Heels are away from Chapel Hill while frozen precipitation falls back home. The good news this time is that the frozen precipitation is snow instead of ice, meaning it’ll be a lot prettier to look at and shouldn’t be as treacherous as what fell last weekend. […]
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As this UNC men’s basketball team was being put together after heavy turnover from last season, it was clear that perimeter shooting was a high priority for Hubert Davis and Jim Tanner. Kyan Evans was a deadly pull-up shooter at Colorado State last year; Luka Bogavac was a sniper in the Adriatic Basketball Association; Henri […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Last Saturday, the UNC men’s basketball team picked up arguably their biggest win over the season so far, as they rallied past Virginia on the road. In addition to just being able to put a road win over a good team on their résumé, it was also a big win to try and get them […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
It’s been a bumpy January for Courtney Banghart and the UNC women’s basketball team. A fairly uncompetitive loss to Notre Dame capped off a 2-3 start to ACC play that definitively broke the illusion of this team being in the country’s top 12 like they were ranked in the preseason. That ranking was always a […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
In the ages when multi-team neutral court events are shrinking because of the way it can interfere with NIL and mega-conference affiliation, it was worth wondering how much longer the CBS Sports Classic — which UNC has played in since 2014 — would continue. On Wednesday we got our answer: at least until 2029. We […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Last time we saw them, UNC basketball went and picked up a big road victory at Virginia. After the run of iffy defensive performances in the weeks before that, it was a much-needed result for Carolina, especially if they can use it to get back on track and string together a streak. They can try […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
For all the furor over NIL, tampering, or players transferring to one school on Monday and then another by Friday, viewership continues to grow. The game keeps growing in popularity despite all its warts and changes. Given that TV money serves as the primary revenue source for the sport, and given that TV money ultimately […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
When you are called the Atlantic Coast Conference bad weather basketball just comes with the territory and the ACC found a way to survive it this past weekend with some great contests. Oddly enough the continued decision to play all their games on Saturday probably kept any games from being cancelled even if they had […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Last season, UNC’s football program under the guidance of Bill Belichick and Mike Lombardi stumbled to a 4-8 record against a remarkably bad collection of opponents. ESPN’s FPI ranked it the 80th easiest schedule in the country, then rated the performance against said schedule as 104th out of FBS’s 136 teams. Fremeau’s Football Efficiency Index […]
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Last night, former Tar Heel and current Chicago Bulls guard Coby White caught fire against the Los Angeles Lakers to the tune of 23 points, five rebounds and six assists. While this is more common than not for the Goldsboro native, the significance of this is the fact that he made five of his 10 […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
After some struggles in previous weeks, the last one was a pretty solid one for UNC basketball. After a couple brutal defensive performances in a row, the Tar Heel men came back with a much better week, including a road victory over an also ranked Virginia squad. Meanwhile, the women are up to four wins […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
With the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks facing off in this year’s Super Bowl, at least one former Tar Heel is guaranteed to get a ring. There are a total of four players who came out of UNC between the two rosters, with the Patriots’ Drake Maye–who should need no introduction–being the headliner. He’s […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
To say it’s been an up-and-down year for Jarin Stevenson is putting it lightly. During the course of the season he’s been all over the lineup, starting at some points and coming off the bench the last few games. In fact, he hasn’t just come off the bench — he’s been the second big off […]
about 1 month ago | 6 reads
The North Carolina Tar Heels went into Charlottesville, Virginia and did something they hadn’t done yet in 2026 — win a game on the road. It was just the second road win on the season for the Tar Heels, their first in conference play, and it came against a ranked Virginia team that was on […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
UNC picked up a big 85-80 road win against 14th ranked Virginia on Saturday with a big second half rally after a slow first half. Carolina actually started the game much better than Virginia before the tables turned and UVA got hot. The Tar Heels trailed by 16 points with less than two minutes to […]
about 1 month ago | 8 reads
We are just moments away from one of UNC’s most important games of the season that just happens to be against one of their oldest rivals. No. 14 Virginia has been one of the better teams in the ACC this season, and the Heels have to find a way to beat them in Charlottesville in […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
After a pretty disheartening trip out west, the North Carolina men’s basketball team returned home earlier this week and looked much better. Sure, there were still some things that could’ve used some work, but UNC did about as much as you could ask them to in a 91-69 victory over Notre Dame. The team better […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
As I sit here at my desk, diligently tapping away at my keyboard, I am acutely aware of several things. One is fairly concrete, confirmed by a quick glance around my office at the twinkling lights that indicate various electronics charging. Power banks and flashlights, tethered to the wall via different-colored wires, blinking out of […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The UNC football team’s underwhelming season captured a lot of the headlines this fall. While this isn’t really surprising — having a coach with six Super Bowl wins lead a college program to a 4-8 season kind of writes its own headlines — it did obscure that fact that overall, UNC fall sports had a […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
College football only has one transfer portal window this season. Players who entered their names by January 16 may transfer at any time afterwards. That applies to the two new players added to the UNC football roster this week. At this point, none of UNC’s players remaining in the portal are expected to return, as […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
For years, Virginia basketball has been a tough test for North Carolina. The style of basketball they played under Tony Bennett basically directly opposed the style that UNC played under Roy Williams and then Hubert Davis. While the Tar Heels have won their fair share of games against the Cavaliers, the slow pace and stodgy […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Although we are decently removed from the Tony Bennett Era, it’s hard to look at a road trip to UVA and not shudder in disgust. There were so many trips up north that the Tar Heels made that involved slow games full of fans cheering for shot clock violations, bad hair, and yes, losses. There’s […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Last month, it was revealed that a large group of players were making it well known that the administration of UNC seemed to be moving on in the their plans for the next basketball arena without getting input from a seemingly important group of people—players who played in Smith Center for the last 40 years […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Hubert Davis continues to tinker with his lineup, inserting Jaydon Young as a starter while Jarin Stevenson started out on the bench. Davis rotated liberally at the beginning of the game; by the under 12-minute timeout, 10 UNC players had logged minutes. In many ways, the beginning of the game looked like an early season […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read