UNC Men's Basketball Announces 2026-27 Roster
UNC's 2026-27 men's basketball roster includes five returning players from last season and 11 newcomers, including four freshmen, six transfers, and one other international.
Jarin Stevenson, Jaydon Young,
Evan Smith, John Holbrook, and
Isaiah Denis played for UNC last season, when the Tar Heels went 24-9 and were a No. 6 seed in the NCAA South Region. (
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Video: UNC Football Players Friday Preseason Press Conferences
North Carolina running back
Jaylen McGill, defensive back Tre Miller, wide receiver
Mason Humphrey, and defensive back
Peyton Waters speak with the media on Friday as the Tar Heel prepare for their season opener against TCU on Aug. 29 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Fri Aug 21
Tar Heels in the know give Dublin tips
Dr. Sinéad Loughran spent four years away from her native Dublin to attend UNC and play field hockey. Senior Wilson Weingast spent a semester studying in Dublin. With UNC's opener against TCU in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic approaching, these Tar Heels shared Dublin recommendations and what they learned in each other’s home country. (
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UNC Kicker Rece Verhoff Ineligible After New Court Ruling
Sixteen days after North Carolina added kicker
Rece Verhoff back to the program, following the class action temporary injunction in Colorado granting the class of 2022 players a fifth year of eligibility, the Tenth Circuit court granted the NCAA's stay request on Friday, meaning Verhoff is currently ineligible. UNC had no comment on Friday's announcement. (
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Bill Belichick open to adding players cut from NFL rosters
Could UNC add players cut from NFL rosters? Coach
Bill Belichick said he is looking into a federal judge’s decision Wednesday granting a temporary restraining order that would allow some of them to enter the transfer portal. With classes already underway, it would be a challenge. "We are looking into that. There are a few more hoops to jump through." (
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Video: Bill Belichick Friday Preseason Press Conference
North Carolina head football coach
Bill Belichick speaks with the media on Friday to discuss the Tar Heels' preparations for their season opener against TCU in Dublin, newly names starting quarterback
Billy Edwards, the status of defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, and more.
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Fri Aug 21
Every UNC Football Player Named to a 2026 Preseason Award Watch List
As we approach the 2026 college football season, several Tar Heels have been named to national award watch lists. The rundown includes RB
Demon June (Doak Walker Award), LB Peyton Seelmann (Butkus Award), DE Melkart Abou-Jaoude (Bronko Nagurski Trophy), WR
Jordan Shipp (Wuerffel Trophy), and TE
Jelani Thurman (John Mackey Award). (
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Inside the journey that brought Terrence Brown to UNC Basketball
When
Terrence Brown was a kid, he hitched rides across the country to attend club basketball tournaments he wasn’t playing in. He just loved basketball. Much of Brown’s early years were spent on or around a basketball court, and he gained a reputation as a "gym rat" in Minnesota. But his path to Division-I basketball included one obstacle after another. (
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Video: IC Podcast - The UNC Football Over/Under Show
With the UNC Football season just days way, the Inside Carolina crew gathers for the annual Over/Under show. The guys break down the numbers and take the high road or the low road when debating predictions for the upcoming season.
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Fri Aug 21
Why UNC’s Jordan Shipp is ‘Mr. Carolina’: ‘When Jordan Talks, Everyone Listens’
Jordan Shipp spurned offers from Virginia Tech, Louisville, and Michigan to suit up for UNC Football. After a star turn as a sophomore, he didn’t give the transfer portal the time of day. It’s why teammates gave Shipp the nickname "Mr. Carolina." In this de facto role, Shipp has become one of the first faces newcomers see when arriving in Chapel Hill. (
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Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Basketball Non-Conference Schedule, Football Heads To Ireland
UNC Football will start
Billy Edwards Jr at quarterback vs. TCU in Dublin (7:38). Tar Heel Basketball released its
non-conference schedule (21:44). Senior Associate AD
Rick Steinbacher joins to talk Carolina in Ireland (48:43). Plus:
Seth Trimble commits to Louisville (39:07), and more.
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Fri Aug 21
Chansky’s Notebook: Power to the People!
Wednesday’s announcement of a two-year, two-game men's basketball series between UNC and NC State sent a clear message: the fans have had it with the ACC. With these two games in Greensboro being classified as non-conference, it also sets the groundwork for the series to live on should the schools be separated in future conference realignment. (
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Two goals in two minutes lead No. 7 UNC Women's Soccer to win at Arkansas
For the third time in three matches, No. 7 UNC Women's Soccer jumped out to an early lead and, just like the earlier two surges, the opponent never recovered. The Tar Heels scored twice on set pieces just over two minutes apart in the first half and held on for a 2-0 victory over Arkansas at Razorback Field on Thursday on a steamy night in Fayetteville, Ark. (
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No. 25 UNC Men’s Soccer Opens Season With 1-1 Draw At No. 5 Georgetown
North Carolina Men's Soccer opened its season with a hard-earned draw at No. 5 Georgetown on Thursday night. Joschi Schelb got the Tar Heels on the board in the seventh minute and the two teams battled the rest of the night. Georgetown used a lovely passing exchange in the 60th minute to equalize and the two side slugged it out the rest of the way. (
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Armando Bacot uses NIL money to open new business
Now entering his first season with Israeli Premier League squad Maccabi Tel Aviv,
Armando Bacot is also thriving as a business owner. Recently, Bacot announced the opening of his first hotel, the Home2 Suites by Hilton in Raleigh. Bacot is using part of his NIL earnings to operate the Home2 Suites business in conjunction with the Atma Hotel Group. (
USA Today)