UNC Basketball Ranked Top 5 In CBS Sports Way-Too-Early Top 25 And 1

Posted Apr 20, 2024
3. North Carolina: This ranking is based on Hubert Davis' Tar Heels returning three of its top five scorers in R.J. Davis, Harrison Ingram, and Elliot Cadeau from a team that won the ACC and secured a No. 1 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. UNC is also adding a top-10 2024 recruiting class highlighted by five-star prospects Ian Jackson and Drake Powell. (CBS Sports)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Box Score: North Carolina 80, Western Carolina 72
View the complete box score from the North Carolina Tar Heels' 80-72 season-opening victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts on Monday night at the Smith...
Mon Nov 2, 2026

Video: Michael Malone Post-Western Carolina Press Conference
North Carolina head men's basketball coach Michael Malone speaks with the media following the Tar Heels' 80-72 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts on Monday...
Mon Nov 2, 2026

Video: Tar Heels Top Catamounts to Open Regular Season, 80-72 - Highlights
North Carolina got 18 points from Matt Able, led from start to finish and held off a pesky Western Carolina squad, 80-72, on Monday night...
Mon Nov 2, 2026

Lucas: North Carolina vs. Western Carolina Rapid Reactions
It's always nice to be undefeated. UNC is 1-0 after a 80-72 win over Western Carolina in the season opener. Nice moment after the game,...
Mon Nov 2, 2026