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Terrence Brown's Humbling Journey Led Him to North Carolina

Watch play, with his dunks, acrobatic layups, and no-look passes, and you think you’ve got him figured out. He’s a talented basketball player. But you think he probably was highly rated coming out of high school with offers from schools across the country. Except, that’s not the case. There’s a lot more to his story if you take a longer look. (Inside Carolina)

Bray, So No One Misses It

When you leave a lasting imprint on a program, it doesn't take much for a community to decide it's time to honor you. So when that moment came, Joe Bray wasn't behind the camera lens where he'd spent the last nearly 30 years. He was standing in front of it. On the mound. On the field. The setting where so many of his own memories had been made. (GoHeels.com)

ACC Announces Men's Basketball Conference Opponents For 2026-27

UNC Men's Basketball will play home-and-away games in 2026-27 against Duke and Louisville. North Carolina will play seven ACC opponents only in Chapel Hill and another seven only on the road. The Tar Heels are not scheduled to play Clemson in the regular season. This season marks the first time the Tar Heels will not play at NC State since 1947. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Caleb Wilson comparisons and NBA Draft analysis from Brendan Haywood

Chase Hughes and Chris Miller look back on some of the best NBA players to come out of UNC, hear from on why his game will translate at the professional level, plus draft prospect insight and playing career stories from former Tar Heel and Wizards big man . (View Video)

Tomer Tarragano Qualifies For NCAA Championships In Men’s 10,000m

Tomer Tarragano (28:53.36) closed out the first day of the NCAA East Preliminary Round by qualifying for the 2026 NCAA Championships in the men's 10,000m. Fresh off a bronze medal at the ACC Championships, Tarragano ran a personal best, moving up to fifth all-time at UNC and finishing 12th. Tarragano is the third Tar Heel ever to qualify in the 10k. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Football Opponent Snapshot: Clemson

Rising junior Christopher Vizzina will likely start at quarterback for Clemson. The Tigers retained lead receivers Bryant Wesco and T.J. Moore, who combined for 150 yards, and three touchdowns against UNC's secondary. Defensively, Clemson could start multiple transfers, and their home-field advantage in Death Valley will make life tough for the Tar Heels. (TarHeel247)

Video: The Glad, Mad, and Sad of Being a UNC Athletic Director

Join an engaging "fireside chat" featuring Dick Baddour, Bubba Cunningham, and Steve Newmark, moderated by longtime historian, statistician, and UNC alumnus Freddie Kiger. Hear thoughtful reflections, behind-the-scenes stories, and candid perspectives on the issues making headlines today. (View Video)

The Challenge of Maintaining Tobacco Road Basketball Rivalries

College basketball rivalries begin with success. Sustained success with ties to the past. It’s easier said than done especially in the current era with so much movement season to season. You don’t have those ties to what the programs are all about, even three or four years ago. That makes it challenging when you try to keep tradition and rivalries afloat. (Inside Carolina)

Emily LeGette, Sanaa Thompson Earn NFCA All-America Softball Honors

Emily LeGette and Sanaa Thompson have both earned All-America softball honors, the NFCA announced Wednesday afternoon. LeGette earns first-team All-America honors after rewriting the North Carolina record book, setting the single season program records for home runs (27), best slugging percentage (1.117), and most total bases (153). (GoHeels.com)

Chapel Hill Regional: Know Before You Go

The University of North Carolina will host a regional in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament beginning on Friday May 29. Participating teams include top-seeded UNC, No. 2 seed Tennessee, No. 3 seed East Carolina and No. 4 seed VCU. Tennessee will meet ECU in the first game on Friday at noon, followed by the Tar Heels and VCU at 5 p.m. (GoHeels.com)

31 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’

UNC has 31 faculty on Clarivate’s 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers, recognizing those who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of study. Each researcher has authored multiple papers that rank in the top 1% by citation for their field and publication year in Clarivate’s Web of Science platform over the past 11 years. (UNC.edu)

Two ADs, one handoff: Bubba Cunningham and Steve Newmark talk UNC transition

Two UNC athletic directors walked into a Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida, for ACC spring meetings. One was on his way out. The other was already on his way in. For nearly a year, Bubba Cunningham and Steve Newmark have operated in tandem - dividing responsibilities, sharing decisions and functioning as co-architects of UNC’s athletic future. (MSN.com)

Chapel Hill Regional Opponent Breakdown: VCU

UNC Baseball will open the Chapel Hill Regional on Friday against VCU, a team the Tar Heels beat 13-3 in seven innings earlier this season. The Rams enter at 37-23 (20-10 in the Atlantic 10), finishing second in the regular season before winning the A-10 tournament title. With an RPI of 82, VCU has the best RPI of any No. 4 seed in the NCAA field. (USA Today)

UNC Alumni on Pulitzer-Winning Journalism Teams

Three alumni of the Hussman School of Media and Journalism — Brian Cassella ’05, Alex Kormann ’19 and Emmy Martin ’25 — were part of reporting teams whose work won Pulitzer Prizes, among the most prestigious honors in journalism. Jason Armond ’19 was on a finalist team. Cassella has been a photojournalist for the Chicago Tribune since 2009. (Carolina Alumni Review)

UNC Basketball Announces Signing Of Matt Able

, a 6-6 guard from Baltimore, is joining the University of North Carolina men's basketball team. The rising sophomore averaged 8.8 points last season at NC State, where he scored in double figures 14 times, including a season-high 19 points against the Tar Heels. Able made 49 three-pointers with a high of five against UNC and Florida State. (GoHeels.com)
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Today In UNC History
May 30, 1981
UNC Men's Lacrosse defeats Johns Hopkins, 14-13, in Princeton, NJ to complete a perfect 12-0 season and capture the program's first national title. Mike Burnett led the Tar Heels with 4 goals.
May 30, 2016
Chris Cloutier scores the dramatic game-winning goal in overtime as the UNC Men's Lacrosse team defeats #1 Maryland 14-13 in Philadephia, becoming the only unseeded team in 43 years to win the NCAA Championship.
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