UNC Women's Basketball No Strangers to Facing Top Seeds, Though UConn Is Different

Playing a regional top seed is nothing new for Courtney Banghart's UNC Women's Basketball team. The Tar Heels have met three of the No. 1 seeds in this season's NCAA Tournament. And on Friday in Fort Worth, TX, they face the fourth top seed. UNC has the task of defeating 36-0 UConn in their Sweet 16 matchup that tips at 5:00 pm ET on ESPN. (TarHeel247)

The Best and Worst UNC Basketball Games in the Hubert Davis Era

No. 8 UNC 81, No. 2 Duke 77 (April 2, 2022): A highly anticipated rematch from UNC's win in Cameron less than a month earlier, UNC and Duke’s first meeting in the NCAA Tournament lived up to the hype in the Final Four. Caleb Love delivered the dagger three-pointer in the final minute to give UNC a four-point lead and finish the game with 28 points. (Chapelboro.com)

No. 15 UNC Women's Basketball vs. No. 1 UConn: TV info, stats, keys to game, and notes

UConn’s efficiency spikes with pace; UNC’s best path is long possessions that test the Huskies’ patience. Use the shot clock with purposeful cuts/screening with no bad early-clock jumpers. UConn has won 52 straight games and entered the NCAA tournament unbeaten. The Huskies are seeking back-to-back titles to add to its 12 national championships. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: IC Podcast - A Closer Look at Tommy Lloyd

Leading Arizona into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 overall seed, coach Tommy Lloyd is squarely in focus for UNC as a top candidate to take over the Tar Heel program. Inside Carolina's Rob Harrington, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell take a closer look at the coach, the style, and the fit for Carolina. (View Video)

Kenny Smith wants new UNC basketball coach to retire as a Tar Heel

UNC alum Kenny Smith has one request for whoever is hired as the Tar Heels' next basketball coach. Smith, who played from 1983-87 at UNC, spoke about the vacancy during halftime of the Sweet 16 game between Purdue and Texas. "Hubert Davis was going to retire as a Tar Heel. Whoever we [bring] in, they have to want to retire a Tar Heel." (WRAL.com)

Three games, one collapse: How UNC's season spiraled, ending Hubert Davis' tenure

On Tuesday, March 24, Hubert Davis was called to a meeting with Bubba Cunningham and Steve Newmark and informed he would not return for a sixth season. "This was not an easy decision because of Hubert’s tremendous character and all he has given to the program," Cunningham said. "But we must...compete more consistently at an elite level." (MSN.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With Nyla Brooks

Nyla Brooks from UNC Women's Basketball joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas in the Carolina Insider podcast studio for an interview to recap the Tar Heels' first two wins in the NCAA Tournament and look ahead to Friday's Sweet 16 matchup against No. 1 UConn. (View Video)

UNC women's basketball faces huge challenges stopping UConn All-Americans Fudd, Strong

Indya Nivar has made a career of chasing scorers, reading screens, and turning hot hands into quiet ones. The senior’s next task in the Sweet 16 at 5 p.m. ET Friday at Dickies Arena against No. 1 UConn will be one of the most challenging in her North Carolina career. She’ll be the No. 15 Tar Heels’ primary defender on graduate guard Azzi Fudd. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Joel Berry on being the head coach at North Carolina: "You'd better come ready"

"You'd better come ready." Joel Berry knows the expectations that come with being part of the UNC basketball program in any capacity. Regardless of one's role within the program, the expectations are at a sky-high level, as the mentality every single year is national championship or bust. On the ACC Network's Basketball Podcast, Berry laid out the standard. (Keeping It Heel)

Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen hits Opening Day better, stronger, faster

Zac Gallen entered the offseason as a free agent, and since he no longer was with the Diamondbacks, that meant he no longer had access to the club’s facility at Salt River Fields. Gallen needed a place to train over the winter. He also needed a new set of eyes on him as he worked on his pitching mechanics. "I feel like we’re in a good spot," Gallen said. (MSN.com)

Caleb Wilson Named To Dick Vitale's All-Rolls Royce, Diaper Dandy teams for 2025-26

Caleb Wilson was the Tar Heels' do-it-all maestro, a long, fluid forward who made them look like a million bucks. He filled the stat sheet with hustle plays, savvy post work, and silky jumpers. When they needed a spark, Wilson was almost always the guy who provided it. His December tear was legendary, making the Chapel Hill faithful roar with delight. (ESPN)

Heavy underdog, UNC Women's Basketball tunes out noise, focuses on its plan

Few people give No. 15 UNC Women's Basketball much of a chance against No. 1 UConn, which arrives at the Sweet 16 riding a 52-game win streak. Inside the Tar Heels’ locker room, the talk centers on making every possession matter. UNC is a 27.5-point underdog. They have no control over all of that, don’t talk about it, and aren’t too concerned. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Dusty May, Nate Oats Asked About UNC Job, Blueblood Programs

No reporter directly asked Michigan basketball coach Dusty May about the UNC job, but rather what drew him to Ann Arbor and what makes the Michigan job "on par or even higher" than blueblood programs. "I think Michigan is unique. We say that we have the academic profile of Stanford with the passion of SEC football for our athletic department." (Inside Carolina)

How Hornets' Coby White is leaving mark on and off basketball court

Settling in hasn’t taken long for one of the newest members of the streaking Charlotte Hornets. Quite the opposite. Even before scoring a season-high 27 points in the Hornets’ blowout win over Sacramento on Tuesday, marking the second straight outing with that number of points, Coby White’s comfort level was in a good place. That’s just how he operates. (MSN.com)

Famous sports broadcaster, UNC alum Jim Lampley retires to Chapel Hill after an unusual career

Muhammad Ali once babysat Jim Lampley’s daughter during a boxing awards dinner in 1991. That may tell you a lot of what you need to know about the extraordinary, improbable journey of the Chapel Hill resident. He reported on a record 14 Olympics, did on-air work for ABC, NBC, CBS, and TBS, and covered boxing for HBO for nearly 30 years. (Business NC)

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