North Carolina Announces Hiring Of Michael Malone As Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Michael Malone, a 24-year NBA coaching veteran who led the Denver Nuggets to a world championship title in 2023, is the University of North Carolina's next men's basketball head coach. Malone will be welcomed to Chapel Hill at an introductory news conference at the Smith Center Tuesday at 6 p.m. It will be open to the public, and doors open at 5 p.m. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Will Michael Malone Work at UNC?

On Monday, news broke that UNC plans to hire former Denver Nuggets head coach and NBA Champion coach Michael Malone. Will it work, or is this another version of Carolina hiring Bill Belichick? Multiple Tar Heels announced their intention to enter the transfer portal. Will they stay in? (View Video)

Six early priorities for Michael Malone at UNC

When UNC turns the keys over to Michael Malone, he’ll need to quickly stabilize a program with high expectations. With the transfer portal opening Tuesday, it puts immediate pressure on him to address pressing issues. There is a lot on Malone’s to-do list during his first few weeks when he officially takes over, but here are six important priorities: (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chansky’s Notebook: They Like Mike

North Carolina's hiring of Michael Malone came completely out of left field. Or did it? When looking closer at the next Carolina head men’s basketball coach, there are a few factors which likely contributed to his candidacy. The first, which is of paramount importance in this era of college hoops, is that UNC does not have to pay a buyout to land Malone. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Steve Belichick, Billy Miller Tuesday Football Spring Practice Press Conferences

UNC Football defensive coordinator Steve Belichick and special teams assistant Billy Miller speak with the media on Tuesday to discuss the Tar Heels' ongoing spring practices at the team prepares for the 2026 season opener against TCU in Dublin, Ireland. (View Video)

UNC Guard Kyan Evans to Enter Transfer Portal

Kyan Evans, who spent this past season at North Carolina, will enter the transfer portal. Evans, who played his first two seasons of college basketball at Colorado State, transferred to UNC last spring after having a big season with the Rams. The 6-foot-2 junior from Kansas City started the first 17 games of the season before taking on a reserve role. (TarHeel247)

UNC Men’s Lacrosse Earns No. 1 Ranking In Multiple Polls

UNC Men's Lacrosse was slotted No. 1 by the USILA Coaches Poll and Inside Lacrosse Media Polls on Monday. Carolina, winners of two straight top-three matchups, returns to the top spot nationally in the USILA Coaches Poll for the first time since March 22, 2021. The Tar Heels have held the No. 1 ranking in the coaches poll for 35 weeks in program history. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Big Hitters Podcast - UNC Hires Michael Malone As Head Basketball Coach

The Tar Heels have a new basketball coach. On Monday news broke that Michael Malone will be UNC’s next coach. Spenser Dalton, Michael Hardison, and Ross Martin convene for a reaction podcast and process all the emotions of the day - from shock and surprise to anger and acceptance. (View Video)

Zayden High Entering Transfer Portal

Zayden High, a 6-foot-10 forward who spent the last three seasons at North Carolina, playing for the Tar Heels in two of them, will enter the transfer portal. High averaged .8 points and 1.1 rebounds per game as a freshman in the 2023-24 season. He sat out the following season, and this past season averaged 3.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 265 minutes. (TarHeel247)

UNC Forward James Brown Entering Transfer Portal

North Carolina sophomore forward James Brown has opted to explore other opportunities. On Tuesday morning, the Aurora, Ill. native confirmed he will enter into the transfer portal. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in nine appearances this season for the Tar Heels before undergoing season-ending surgery on Feb. 18. (Inside Carolina)

Thad Williamson: Still Carolina? So it seems

What a strange two weeks it has been for UNC Basketball fans, and anyone concerned with the University of North Carolina. By the time it happened, the dismissal of Hubert Davis on March 24 after five years as head coach was no surprise, yet it struck some lifelong Tar Heels as akin to a death in the family. Hubert Davis, of course, was and is family. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Michael Malone's to-do list with UNC Basketball as Tar Heels' new coach

Michael Malone will be the next UNC men’s basketball coach. It’s been 25 years since Malone was an assistant coach at Manhattan. The 54-year-old veteran will be in charge of a college program for the first time in his three-decade career. Here are four items that need to be on Malone’s to-do list as he prepares for his debut season with the Tar Heels. (MSN.com)

Four UNC Women's Soccer Players On National Team Rosters

The U.S. U-18 and U-19 Women's National Soccer Teams are preparing for upcoming training camps and matches. UNC's Bella Devey and Lauren Malsom will represent the stars and stripes with the U-19 team in Argentina April 9-18. Riley Kennedy and Peyton Trayer will head to West Palm Beach for training camp with the U-18 national team April 10-17. (GoHeels.com)

Video: IC Reaction Podcast - Michael Malone to UNC

Greg Barnes, Rob Harrington, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss the news that UNC will hire former NBA coach Michael Malone as the next head basketball coach of the Tar Heels. Malone won an NBA Title with the Denver Nuggets in 2023. (View Video)

Michael Malone: 'I've Always Been a Carolina Fan'

UNC's coaching search ended Monday, with sources confirming the expectation of Michael Malone to be the Tar Heels’ next basketball coach. Malone joined the Carolina Insider podcast in October to speak about his connections to the program and admiration for Carolina basketball, foreshadowing the news that would follow five months later. (Inside Carolina)

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