Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC vs. NC State Basketball Preview, Drake Powell Interview

Posted Jan 10, 2025
North Carolina put together one of its better efforts of the season and controlled the entire basketball game against SMU (4:21). Now the Tar Heels head to Raleigh on Saturday for the first of two meetings with NC State (19:55). Next, UNC freshman Drake Powell joins to discuss his first season in Chapel Hill (35:58).

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