Michael Malone Excited for High School Recruiting, 2026-27 Roster, and Becoming Carolina Family

Posted Aug 19, 2026
UNC Basketball Coach Michael Malone: "I've put a great staff of people around me. We're off to a great start with recruiting for next year and the year after. I have attacked this. I didn't come here to hang out. People say, 'Coach, do you golf?' I don't golf. I work. We've been working hard to get this program back to where Tar Heel Nation wants it to be." (TarHeel247)

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