UNC Hosts Western Carolina: TV info, stats, and notes
Posted Nov 2, 2026
Monday will be the first regular-season game of Michael Malone’s college head coaching career, and it begins a stretch of six consecutive home games. Former UNC basketball player Jackson Simmons, who came to Chapel Hill as a preferred walk-on before earning a scholarship, is in his third season as an assistant coach on the Western Carolina staff.
(Tar Heel Tribune)
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