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Defensive Back Greg Smith Reversing Course, Now Expected to Remain at UNC

One day after announcing his intention to enter the Transfer Portal, UNC defensive back is now expected to stay at Carolina for the 2026 season, multiple sources confirmed Thursday. The window for entering the Transfer Portal closes Friday, Jan. 16. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound defensive back became a regular contributor in the secondary in 2025. (Inside Carolina)

Video: IC Postgame Podcast - Indefensible, UNC Basketball Falls to Stanford 95-90

UNC Basketball's important California swing fell flat in Maples Pavilion on Wednesday as the Stanford Cardinal continued the ACC trend of torching the Tar Heels from deep, winning 95-90. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the Tar Heels' recurring issues and alarming statistics. (View Video)

UNC Women's Basketball Hosts Miami Thursday - Pregame Notes

UNC Women's Basketball is back in action Thursday hosting the Miami Hurricanes. Looking to jump back into the win column, the Tar Heels tip off against the Canes at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. In the last six meetings, the series is even at 3-3. UNC's has posted double-figure scoring each of the Tar Heels' five ACC games this season. (GoHeels.com)

Lucas: On The Defensive

Nowhere on UNC's scouting report did it suggest Stanford's Ryan Agarwal might score a career-high 20 points, or Jeremy Dent-Smith might score a Division I career-high 20 points, while Ebuka Okorie was pumping in 36 points. Put those players together and they were a remarkable 14-for-21 from three. It's hard to shoot those numbers on Pop-a-Shot. (GoHeels.com)

Box Score: North Carolina 90, Stanford 95

View the complete box score from the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels' 95-90 ACC road loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion. (View Box Score)

Video: Stanford Coach, Players Post-UNC Press Conference

Stanford head men's basketball coach Kyle Smith and guards Ebuka Okorie and Jeremy Dent-Smith speak with the media following the Cardinal's 95-90 victory over the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels on Wednesday night. (View Video)

Dreadful defense, another elite guard burn Tar Heels again

Led by freshman guard Ebuka Okorie's 36 points, Stanford fired in 16 3-pointers in a 95-90 victory Wednesday over the Tar Heels, prompting a court-storming at Maples Pavilion. UNC coach listed plenty of reasons why Stanford became the latest team to bury his team from 3-point range, but didn’t seem to have the answers on how to stop them. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Hubert Davis Post-Stanford Press Conference

North Carolina head men's basketball coach speaks with reporters following the Tar Heels' 95-90 loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion. (View Video)

Video: Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar Post-Stanford Press Conference

North Carolina forward and center speak with the media following the No. 14 Tar Heels' 95-90 loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday night. (View Video)

Lucas: UNC vs. Stanford Rapid Reactions

Blistering hot Stanford used a late 7-0 run and 16-for-28 three-point shooting to beat Carolina, 95-90. That's the most three-point shots made against UNC team in the era, and it felt like it. The Tar Heels led for 37:56 but couldn't finish. Ten of those 16 three-pointers came in the second half. Stanford freshman Ebuka Okorie is as advertised. (GoHeels.com)

Stanford’s freshman phenom Ebuka Okorie leads 95-90 win over No. 14 North Carolina

Freshman Ebuka Okorie scored 36 points and dished out nine assists and Stanford rallied from 12 points down in the second half to beat No. 14 North Carolina 95-90 on Wednesday night. Okorie outdueled Tar Heels freshman star and helped the Cardinal knock off the Tar Heels for the second straight season as conference opponents. (Associated Press)

UNC's Poor Defense Proves Fatal Again As Tar Heels Fall To Stanford 95-90

No. 14 North Carolina (14-3, 2-2 ACC standings) faltered down the stretch on Wednesday, as Stanford rained in threes to overtake the Tar Heels 95-90 and deal them their third loss of the season. UNC had no answer for Stanford freshman Ebuka Okorie. Despite the constant harassment of , Okorie finished with 36 points and nine assists. (Inside Carolina)

John Preyer, UNC Board member who was key in bringing Belichick to Carolina, stepping down

A key figure on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees who was part of the bid to bring to the school is leaving. John Preyer has stepped down from the board. Preyer informed the board Friday. Preyer was the chairman of the board and an integral member of UNC’s search committee for the Tar Heels’ next football coach. (WRAL.com)

No. 14 UNC Men's Basketball Makes First ACC Visit To Stanford Wednesday - Pregame Notes

No. 14 UNC Men's Basketball returns to action Wednesday, January 14, at Stanford. The game at Maples Pavilion is 2,788 miles from the Dean E. Smith Center, the farthest the Tar Heels will have traveled for an Atlantic Coast Conference game. That distance will be surpassed on Saturday, January 17, when UNC visits Haas Pavilion in Berkeley to play Cal. (GoHeels.com)

UNC DB Greg Smith To Enter Transfer Portal

North Carolina redshirt freshman defensive back plans to transfer, meaning UNC will be without another of its main contributors in the secondary. North Carolina graduated four defensive backs who started most of the season. With the loss of Smith, the Tar Heels will return three defensive backs that played at least 200 snaps last season. (Inside Carolina)
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Today In UNC History
January 17, 1970
Charles Scott scores 43 points in a 91-90 loss to Wake Forest. Later that year, the ACC’s leading scorer and co-Male Athlete of the Year scores 41 points in an ACC Tournament loss to Virginia. Scott averages 27.1 points, the third highest mark by a Tar Heel.
January 17, 1979
Dudley Bradley steals the ball from Clyde Austin and dunks home the game-winner with seconds to play in a 70-69 win over NC State in a game that stuns the Reynolds Coliseum crowd. Carolina led 40-19, but the Pack came back to take the lead before Bradley’s heroics.
January 17, 2004
No. 9 Carolina beats No. 1 Connecticut, 86-83, as Rashad McCants scores 27, including UNC’s final 10 points. His three-pointer with six seconds to play beats the Huskies, who later that year win the NCAA title.
January 17, 2009
Wayne Ellington catches fire and makes seven 3-pointers within a 10 minute span during the second half of UNC's 82-65 win over Miami in Chapel Hill (Video).
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