Basketball Fortunes Of UNC, ACC Tied To Sensational Freshman Class

In recent seasons, fewer freshmen dominated in college basketball as the sport overflowed with older participants in the post-COVID era. Bucking that trend in 2025-26, the Atlantic Coast Conference has produced an absolutely sensational and highly impactful freshman class, led by Duke forward Cameron Boozer and UNC forward Caleb Wilson. (Chapelboro.com)

No. 22 UNC Men's Basketball Hosts Notre Dame Wednesday - Pregame Notes

UNC Basketball returns to the Smith Center for the only home game in a five-game stretch on Wednesday, Jan. 21, when the Tar Heels host Notre Dame at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 (Kevin Brown and Cory Alexander). The Irish are 10-8 and 1-4 in the ACC standings. Notre Dame's 89-76 loss at Virginia Tech was its fourth in a row and fifth in the last six games. (GoHeels.com)

Three Things To Watch: North Carolina vs. Notre Dame

North Carolina returns to the Smith Center on Wednesday night desperate to right the ship in the midst of a calamitous January. The Tar Heels welcome a struggling Notre Dame squad still searching for its first win of the month. Here are three things to keep your eyes on as UNC looks to get back on track ahead of a visit to No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Basketball's must-win reality starts now against Notre Dame

Every game is essentially a must-win the rest of the way for the Tar Heels. After Notre Dame on Wednesday, UNC closes January with road trips to No. 14 Virginia and to a struggling Georgia Tech. As rough as this month has been for North Carolina, this stretch was supposed to be the softest part of the conference schedule. February offers no relief. (USA Today)

Smith Center debate is UNC's identity crisis

As UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts and the Board of Trustees advance plans for the Carolina North campus expansion off of MLK Drive, a familiar debate has resurfaced with renewed urgency: what should happen to the Dean E. Smith Center? The question of whether to renovate the storied basketball arena or build a new facility at Carolina North has been divisive. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts Discusses Carolina North

Chancellor Lee Roberts discusses UNC's plans to begin work on a second campus, a project university officials consider the most important expansion of the state system’s flagship Chapel Hill campus in 250 years. The project would be located on more than 200 acres of university-owned land about two miles from main campus. (View Video)

Forrest, Humphrey Claim Preseason Honors, Eight Tar Heels Named Women's Lacrosse All-America

North Carolina Women's Lacrosse picked up some major preseason honors the last two days, courtesy of USA Lacrosse. Sam Forrest has been named the Preseason Defender of the Year, while phenom Chloe Humphrey is the organization's Attacker of the Year. The duo is joined by six fellow Tar Heels who were named to the preseason All-America team. (GoHeels.com)

Will UNC Basketball end skid vs. Notre Dame? Prediction, players to watch

Prediction: UNC 85, Notre Dame 69. The Tar Heels have hit a "bump" in their season as losers in three of their last four games, including back-to-back losses. If you’re looking for a positive, each of UNC’s four losses this season have come on the road. The Tar Heels are 11-0 at the Smith Center, Notre Dame has lost four in a row entering this matchup. (MSN.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Must Defend Or Collapse vs. Notre Dame

UNC Basketball seeks to bounce back at home against Notre Dame as defensive struggles and lineup questions take center stage. Will Derek Dixon’s emergence as starting point guard jumpstart the Tar Heels and snap their losing skid, or will Notre Dame’s streaky three-point shooting pose another hurdle? (View Video)

Chansky’s Notebook: Here’s the Plan

The Smith Center can be saved without being vacated. Roy Williams has joined the movement to keep the home of the Tar Heels right where it is. The Hall of Fame coach whose name graces the court wants there to be renovation, not relocation. Build on the old Horace Williams Airport property three miles north of town? That would be a major disconnect. (Chapelboro.com)

North Carolina vs. Notre Dame Basketball Preview: Tar Heels Return Home to Face Fighting Irish

Picked to finish 10th in the ACC preseason basketball poll, Notre Dame is off to a rough start in ACC play, losing four of its last five games. Notre Dame is 2-7 in Quad 1 games this season, with wins coming at TCU 87-85 in overtime and at Stanford, 47-40. Still, Notre Dame has been competitive in most of its losses, with no defeat by more than 15 points. (Inside Carolina)

UNC-Chapel Hill announces plans to develop campus extension in Carolina North

UNC is proud to announce the development of a new campus extension in Carolina North, a generational investment in its academic mission, public impact, and shared future with the Town of Chapel Hill. UNC will develop a roughly 230-acre learn-live-work-play footprint within Carolina North on and around the former site of the Horace Williams Airport. (UNC.edu)

Video: IC Podcast - Can UNC copy the Indiana Football blueprint?

Two days after Indiana won the National Championship in football, Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the impact of the Hoosier run on schools like North Carolina. Can the Tar Heels and Bill Belichick replicate what Curt Cignetti and his coaching staff have done and turn UNC into a winning powerhouse? (View Video)

He's Not Here postcard mural sends visitors lasting scenes of Chapel Hill's charm

In 2013, local Chapel Hill artist and UNC graduate Scott Nurkin completed the iconic Chapel Hill postcard mural by the back entrance of He’s Not Here, a bar on Franklin Street. Nurkin proposed two different design iterations before settling on the postcard concept. His initial proposal was of Dean Smith and Roy Williams, but the town rejected the idea. (Daily Tar Heel)

Roy Williams urges UNC leaders to keep Smith Center on campus amid arena debate

Roy Williams said Dean Smith once charged him with protecting the Smith Center's place on campus, a responsibility that Williams is continuing to embrace. On Monday night, a group of UNC basketball supporters launched a public petition urging university leaders to renovate the Smith Center rather than relocate, and Williams helped spread the word. (MSN.com)

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