Menu

Three takeaways from UNC’s 97-83 loss to SMU in ACC road opener

While Seth Trimble’s 22 points against SMU may have been the lone highlight from Saturday, the rest of UNC's backcourt struggled. No other guard scored in double figures, with the next-highest total being just eight points from Luka Bogavac. Between Bogavac, , , and , the group combined for only 16 points. (USA Today)

Art’s Angle: An Awakening

If SMU shoots like they did on Saturday, it could be a sign that their men’s basketball program is awakening in its new conference as a true contender. The result is also a reminder to the Tar Heels of how the conference schedule is not a cake walk. As with SMU, Cal and Stanford (North Carolina's next two road games) look better than last season. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC basketball one win away from Smith Center milestone

Since 1986, the Smith Center has been the proud home of the North Carolina basketball program. Not only has it served as home, but has been a venue of great success, as Tar Heel fans from all over have gathered in Chapel Hill to witness many UNC basketball victories at the Dean Dome. One more victory gets them to that 500-wins milestone. (Keeping It Heel)

A Victory of ‘Time and Patience’: Live and Local with Tift Merritt

Local music legend stopped by Live & Local, following the release of a pair of albums: the 20th-anniversary re-release of her Grammy-nominated sophomore album “Tambourine,” and a new album, “Time and Patience,” featuring new songs and other recordings from the Tambourine era. “Tambourine” earned a great deal of immediate acclaim. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: IC Reaction Podcast - Quarterback Billy Edwards, Jr. Commits to UNC

Jason Staples, Don Callahan, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss transfer QB Billy Edwards' commitment to UNC Football. Edwards began his career at Wake Forest and following a redshirt season, headed to Maryland for three seasons before spending 2025 in Wisconsin. (View Video)

Courtney Banghart calls latest overtime heartbreak product of ‘sloppy output’

With the worst free-throw shooting team in the ACC, close games are always going to be perilous for No. 16 UNC Women's Basketball. Add poor rebounding and turnovers, and it produced overtime heartbreak for the second time in three weeks. After the Tar Heels led for much of the game, Stanford rallied for a 77-71 victory Sunday at Carmichael Arena. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 71, Stanford 77 (OT)

View the complete box score from the No. 15 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team's 77-71 loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. (View Box Score)

Hubert Davis on Loss to SMU: 'It Goes Back to Defense'

Simply put, North Carolina’s 97-83 loss to SMU on Saturday was its worst defensive performance of the season to date. It was probably also the worst defensive performance of the era. The Mustangs shot 71.4 percent from the field in the second half and 60 percent for the game to average a stunning 1.426 points per possession. (Inside Carolina)

Lucas: Difficult

Honestly, the biggest surprise as Boopie Miller held the game ball is that there weren't still flames coming out of it. That's really the story of the game: the potent SMU offense, which now leads the ACC in scoring. Carolina has two losses this season and in both of those games, the opposing point guard dictated play by getting to any spot that he wanted. (GoHeels.com)

Point of concern: SMU exposes Tar Heels’ backcourt issues

Lacking a true point guard hasn’t been a problem for No. 12 North Carolina for most of the season, primarily thanks to one of the top front-court duos in the country. SMU exposed that weakness in its 97–83 victory Saturday at Moody Coliseum, with neither of UNC’s usual point guards able to get the job done consistently on both ends of the basketball court. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Two of top 2026 MLB Draft pitching prospects - Jason DeCaro and Ryan Lynch - call Chapel Hill home

UNC Baseball will attempt to return to Omaha for the first time since 2024 after a disappointing end to the 2025 season, when Arizona upset the Tar Heels in Game Three of the NCAA Super Regionals. In order to do that, they will be replacing a lot of talent from last year's squad, but two key bullpen pieces return. and . (Keeping It Heel)

Video: Big Hitters Podcast - SMU’s Offense Blasts UNC Basketball

David Ray Allen and Ross Martin discuss UNC Basketball's loss to SMU and what went wrong for the Tar Heels. The conversation gets into the best perimeter rotation for Carolina, who clearly have some defensive deficiencies and uncertainly on who can be counted on to score each game. (View Video)

No. 16 UNC Women's Basketball Hosts Stanford For Sunday Showdown - Pregame Notes

No. 16 North Carolina women's basketball wraps its homestand of the ACC California schools with Stanford on Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena. The Tar Heels look to even the series and make it three straight against the Cardinal at 1 p.m., airing nationally on ESPN. UNC's has posted double-figure scoring in all three league games. (GoHeels.com)

How SMU Limited North Carolina's Frontcourt Duo: Physicality & Double Teams

On North Carolina's first extended possession Saturday, star freshman took one post-up dribble to back down SMU forward Corey Washington, turned to his right and tried to make a scoring move as he was enveloped by a double team that came from 7-foot-2, 272-pound Samet Yigitoglu. Traveling. Turnover. It was a sign of things to come. (Inside Carolina)

North Carolina vs. SMU Postgame Notes

SMU scored 97 points, the most against the Tar Heels this season. No opponent had scored 75 or more this season. SMU made 14 of 27 three-pointers. tied his career highs with three 3FGs and five assists and led UNC with 22 points. Trimble scored 20 or more points for the third time in his career and the second time in as many games. (GoHeels.com)
Next >

Today In UNC History
January 4, 1986
Brad Daugherty scores 28 points in 90-79 win over NC State in the final regular-season game played in Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels conclude play there with a 169-20 record.
January 4, 2016
Brice Johnson scores career-highs 39 points (14-16 FG) and 23 rebounds (7 offensive) and Marcus Paige scores 30 points (plus 5 assists, 5 rebounds) to lead UNC to a 106-90 win at Florida State. Johnson has the first 20-20 game for a Tar Heel since Tyler Zeller's 20 points and 22 rebounds against Ohio in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
January 4, 2023
R.J. Davis becomes the 81st player in UNC Basketball history to score 1,000 career points in the Tar Heels' 88-79 win over Wake Forest in Chapel Hill. Davis scored 27 points, 22 of which came in the second half.
January 4, 2024
Alyssa Ustby records the first triple-double in UNC women's basketball history and is the first player in all of women's basketball history to record 15+ points, 15+ rebounds & 10 assists (16-16-10) vs. a ranked opponent, as the Tar Heels trounce No. 25 Syracuse 75-51 at Carmichael Arena.
History Archives
Scores & Schedules
Full Schedules
Men's Basketball Football Women's Basketball Baseball All UNC Schedules *All Times Eastern
Sunday, January 4
UNC logoWomen's Basketball71
Stanford logoStanford77
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Box Score
 
Saturday, January 10
UNC logoMen's Basketball
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
6:00 PM Chapel Hill, Smith Center
ACCN, Tickets, Radio, Streaming
 
Sunday, January 11
UNC logoWomen's Basketball
Notre Dame logoNotre Dame
1:00 PM South Bend, Ind.
ESPN, Tickets, Streaming
 
UNC logoWomen's Tennis
Campbell logoCampbell
1:00 PM Chapel Hill, N.C.
 
Wednesday, January 14
UNC logoMen's Basketball
Stanford logoStanford
9:00 PM Stanford, Calif.
ACCN, Tickets, Radio, Streaming
 
Thursday, January 15
UNC logoWomen's Basketball
Miami logoMiami
7:00 PM Chapel Hill, N.C.
ACCNX, Tickets
 
Tar Heel Birthdays
Scott Caparelli (52)
Football
Jeremiah Clarke (30)
Football
Clint Gwaltney (56)
Football
James Michael McAdoo (33)
Basketball
Paul Rizzo (1928-2017)
Football, UNC Business School Dean
David Lowry Swain (1801-1868)
26th Governor of North Carolina
View All Birthdays
Thought for the Day
When you die, that does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.
--Stuart Scott
Quotes Archive
Friendly Feedback
"Man, you continue to run the go to site for us Heels and it is wonderful. I am on here more than Facebook, or my own blogging, even!!"
Send us your feedback What others are saying