This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes: The Drive to Improve
After a 1-1-1 weekend split with East Carolina to improve to 6-1-1 on the season, UNC Baseball plays North Carolina A&T and VCU in the midweek followed by the last non-conference series of the season as LeMoyne comes to Boshamer Stadium Friday to Sunday. Coach
Scott Forbes discusses lessons learned against the Pirates and the week ahead. (
Inside Carolina)
Chansky’s Notebook: Veterans’ Day
At Syracuse, where the Tar Heels again were without injured star freshman
Caleb Wilson, they won largely because their three most experienced players — junior center
Henri Veesaar, junior guard
Luka Bogavac, and senior guard Seth Trimble — provided the poise and the production teams need, especially from veterans, to win in hostile environments. (
Chapelboro.com)
North Carolina vs. Louisville Basketball Preview: Tar Heels Host High-Scoring Cardinals Monday
Louisville is favored in this game because they are ranked No. 15 in KenPom and No. 13 in the NET Rankings. This is due, in large part, to their 7-7 Quad 1 record — the third most Q1 games played this season. Louisville enters as the highest scoring team in the ACC this season, averaging 86.8 points per game behind
Mikel Brown Jr. and Ryan Conwell. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Men's Basketball Falls To No. 18 In AP Poll
North Carolina slipped two spots to No. 18 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, released on Monday. UNC (21-6, 9-5 ACC) rebounded from Tuesday’s 82-58 loss at N.C. State with
Henri Veesaar’s return, winning at Syracuse 77-64 on Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels are tied for sixth place in the
ACC standings with No. 24 Louisville. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Top-25 Clash Awaits as UNC Men's Basketball Hosts Louisville Monday
UNC Men's Basketball looks to extend its home record to 16-0 this season when it hosts No. 21 Louisville on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Smith Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. Monday marks the 29th all-time meeting between North Carolina and Louisville. The Tar Heels lead the series 20-8 and are 11-5 since the Cardinals joined the ACC. (
TarHeel247)
UNC Men’s Lacrosse Ranked No. 1 In Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
After opening the year with four straight wins, including a recent 17-9 victory over No. 14 Johns Hopkins, the UNC Men's Lacrosse team was ranked No. 1 nationally in this week's Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. North Carolina, who started 4-0 for the second-straight season, returns to the top spot in the media poll for the first time since March 22, 2021. (
GoHeels.com)
Newsletter: Dylan Mingo Commits, Henri Veesaar Returns, UNC Softball 14-0, Women's Hoops' 2-0 Week
It was another terrific week in UNC Athletics. Five-star guard
Dylan Mingo committed to the Tar Heels,
Henri Veesaar returned from injury to help lead North Carolina past Syracuse as Zayden High continues to step up, UNC Softball is off to a 14-0 start, Lilly Parrish pitched a no-hitter, and Women’s Basketball had a 2-0 week. We also remember
Doug Moe. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC vs. Louisville: A Big Game For The Tar Heels
This is the biggest game of the year. And I say that from an ACC tournament seeding perspective. Because at this moment, it is possible for Carolina to still get the one seed in the ACC Tournament, but everything’s got to be just perfect. On the flip side, they can still get an 11 seed. So there’s a wide range of scenarios for Carolina coming into this game. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Can UNC Survive Louisville Without Caleb Wilson?
UNC Basketball braces for a pivotal ACC clash as they defend their perfect home record against Louisville without
Caleb Wilson. Can
Zayden High and
Henri Veesaar sustain their recent surge? Host Isaac Schade discusses lessons from the NC State loss, injury updates, and more.
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Mon Feb 23
Zayden High's Mindset Has Changed, and Now He’s Making UNC Better
Zayden High used to focus on what not to do on the court. Every time the UNC forward checked into a game earlier this season, his minutes were limited. If he wanted a bigger role, he needed to show what he could do. "I was thinking too much about not making a mistake, I wasn't just going out there and playing," he admitted. That mindset has changed. (
TarHeel247)
Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball Planting Seeds for March
It was an eventful week in which UNC landed a 5-star guard to its
2026 basketball recruiting class, was throttled at NC State, and got
Henri Veesaar back from injury to win at Syracuse. Now UNC hosts Louisville and Virginia Tech this week. Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell discuss the takeaways.
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Mon Feb 23
UNC Women's Basketball's Youth Movement Sparks Second-Quarter Surge in Pink Out Win
No. 22 UNC Women's Basketball rolled past Pitt, 78-50, at Carmichael Arena, using a dominant second quarter to create separation and leaning on their younger core while resting veterans ahead of a critical stretch in ACC play.
Laila Hull led the charge with a career-high 17 points, including 5-of-10 from three, earning the nickname "flamethrower." (
TarHeel247)
RJ Davis' UNC Jersey Ceremony Postponed
UNC Men's Basketball was scheduled to honor
R.J. Davis’ No. 4 jersey at halftime of the Tar Heels’ game vs. Louisville at the Smith Center Monday, Feb. 23, but that event has been postponed: "Due to a major winter storm affecting much of the northeast,
R.J. Davis’ jersey honoring ceremony has been postponed. No makeup date has been scheduled." (
Chapelboro.com)
Henri Veesaar feels 'great' after 10 days of treatment, rest
"Just rested a week and kept doing treatment, and then did my first running drills on Wednesday. It felt good,"
Henri Veesaar said of his lower-body injury after scoring 19 points in UNC's win Saturday over Syracuse. "Then we did a workout and a team practice on Friday, and I felt good for that, too. So, we felt like we’re good to go for the game." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Game 3 Of UNC vs. ECU Baseball Series Ends In Tie Due To Weather
UNC Baseball's series finale with ECU was concluded prematurely after a decision by both coaching staffs and administration due to ongoing weather and player safety concerns. The game will not be rescheduled. It is the first tie for the Tar Heels (6-1-1) since April 17, 2005 when a 10th inning game against Miami was called early due to a set curfew. (
GoHeels.com)