UNC Men's Basketball Hosting Kansas Friday Night - Pregame Notes

UNC hosts Kansas on Friday in a matchup of two of the premier college basketball programs and the first between the teams in Chapel Hill. Tip is 7:01 p.m. Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas have the call on ESPN. Friday's game between the Tar Heels and Jayhawks is the teams' 14th meeting and third in the state of North Carolina but the first in Chapel Hill. (GoHeels.com)

Reniya Kelly, Nyla Brooks Receive USBWA Watch List Recognition

UNC Women's Basketball standouts Nyla Brooks and Reniya Kelly picking up recognition on watch lists from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Brooks earned a spot on the Tamika Catchings award preseason watch list, honoring the nation's top freshman. Kelly was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List for national player of the year. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Running Back Benjamin Hall Expected to Play Against Stanford

UNC running back Benjamin Hall is listed as probable for this weekend’s game against Stanford. Hall didn’t play in the second half last week at Syracuse due to an ankle injury. Offensive lineman Chad Lindberg is out and tight end Connor Cox is probable. Multiple sources said Lindberg, the starting center, suffered a season-ending arm injury at Syracuse. (Inside Carolina)

Audio: Previewing UNC vs. Kansas Basketball, UNC vs. Stanford Football with Jones Angell

It’s the busy season for Tar Heel fans, with football and basketball both in full swing! UNC men’s basketball hosts Kansas in a top-25 matchup between two storied programs Friday night, and UNC football is gearing up to host Stanford in Kenan Stadium on Saturday. Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell joins WCHL's Aaron Keck to preview both games. (Chapelboro.com)

North Carolina’s Three Keys to Beating Kansas in Primetime Showdown

UNC and Kansas face each other in Chapel Hill for the first time on Friday. However, it is not the first time the teams have met in North Carolina. The Tar Heels beat the Jayhawks 60-49 in Raleigh on December 11, 1979 and again in Charlotte, 74-67, on November 28, 1981. Here are three keys for UNC to earn a major early-season victory over Kansas. (Sports Illustrated)

Video: Carolina Insider - UNC vs. Kansas Basketball Preview

Jones Angell from the Tar Heel Sports Radio Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com preview North Carolina Men's Basketball's showdown against the Kansas Jayhawks in the Smith Center on Friday night. (View Video)

Chansky’s Notebook: Blue Bloods

North Carolina must be prepared for the dangerous Kansas defense Friday at the Smith Center. The Jayhawks defense travels, as they say, and can be tougher away from Allen Fieldhouse. For the Tar Heels, we all remember the 2022 NCAA championship game, which UNC led by 15 points at halftime and lost 72-69 after shooting poorly in the second half (Chapelboro.com)

Why UNC Basketball is entering a pivotal season

Every great North Carolina basketball team has had a star with the swagger Caleb Wilson oozes. Hubert Davis says he believes in this season's team as much as any that he has coached in Chapel Hill, in part because of Wilson, who understands the pressure that comes with trying to return the Tar Heels to the pinnacle of the sport and seems to love it. (ESPN.com)

Kansas Visit Gives Tar Heels Chance at Early NCAA Tournament Resume Win

It may be the first week of the college basketball season, but UNC's game vs. Kansas on Friday is a very big game. At home, the No. 25 Tar Heels have plenty of reasons to want to beat the No. 19 Jayhawks, one of which is to begin building a resume strong enough that the program and its fans aren't faced with sweating out an NCAA Tournament bid in March. (TarHeel247)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Can UNC Basketball End Its Losing Streak vs. Kansas?

The Kansas Jayhawks visit Chapel Hill for the first time as UNC Basketball prepares for Friday's historic blue-blood showdown. Can Tar Heel freshman Caleb Wilson dominate in his first high-major test against the Jayhawks' 5-star freshman Darryn Peterson? (View Video)

North Carolina vs. Kansas Basketball Preview: Blue Bloods Take Center Stage for Top 25 Showdown

This will be Kansas’ first game in Chapel Hill. Kansas leads the all-time series 7-6, and has won five straight meetings against UNC. Four of those wins for the Jayhawks have come in the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels last beat the Jayhawks in Nov. 2002, upsetting No. 2 Kansas and Roy Williams in the Preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden. (Inside Carolina)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Luka Bogavac Interview, UNC vs. Kansas preview, Football preview

It's a big weekend in Chapel Hill as UNC Basketball hosts Kansas on Friday and Tar Heel Football welcomes Stanford to Kenan Stadium on Saturday. Jones Angell and Adam Lucas preview both games (BB: 7:23, FB: 25:38). Plus, The wait is over as Luka Bogavac joins Carolina on the court and on the Podcast (36:29). (Listen To Podcast)

Hubert Davis says UNC must be physical to win inside battles against Kansas

UNC must embrace physicality to win the rebounding battles and neutralize the Jayhawks’ massive center. That was Hubert Davis’ message ahead of Friday’s clash of blue bloods with No. 19 Kansas at the Smith Center, along with being the aggressor and making first contact. "You’re going to have to be physical when the ball goes up in the air." (Tar Heel Tribune)

Tar Heels Looking To Henri Veesaar In Physical Matchup vs. Kansas

The 7-foot Henri Veesaar, to the surprise of Hubert Davis, turned in the first double-double of his career against Central Arkansas in UNC's season opener. On Friday, Veesaar will need to bring that production inside against Bill Self’s squad. The Kansas Jayhawks are visiting the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, bringing 6-foot-10 Flory Bidunga with them. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Basketball's first real test against No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks

Caleb Wilson hasn’t smiled in practice this week. The freshman forward has been too locked in getting ready for UNC's first big test this season against Kansas. And for good reason. It’s the chance to prove this season's team is different. "He's ready, and he wants the spotlight," head coach Hubert Davis said. "He's somebody that runs towards it." (Daily Tar Heel)

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