Former UNC Basketball, Tennis Captain Charlie Shaffer Passes Away
Posted Mar 22, 2021
Charlie Shaffer (Dec. 21, 1941 - Mar. 18, 2021) was awarded the Morehead Scholarship to UNC where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was elected class president his junior and senior years. Despite a knee injury that ended his football career, he became co-captain of the basketball and tennis teams and played during Coach Dean Smith's first three seasons.
(Legacy.com)
Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting
THT Newsletter: 5-Star Basketball Visit, Game Week (and a Hulu Docuseries) for UNC FootballUNC Basketball hosted an official visit for 5-star wing Anthony Thompson, Carolina Football announced an upcoming season-long docuseries on Hulu. Plus: Tar Heels are fighting...
Mon Aug 25, 2025Kyan Evans Looks to Continue Ascent with UNC Basketball this Season
Colorado State was 5-5 when Kyan Evans took over running the show. Its season ended 26 games and 21 victories later when Maryland's buzzer-beater sent...
Mon Aug 25, 2025
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Non-Conference Games; Football's Hulu Docuseries
Host Isaac Schade breaks down UNC's top 5 most important non-conference basketball matchups, highlighting showdowns with Kansas and Kentucky, among others. The discussion shifts to...
Mon Aug 25, 2025
UNC making the case for a new basketball arena
UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts clearly has an eye on the future of the university, even going so far as to discuss working with the town...
Mon Aug 25, 2025
