UNC Men's Basketball Schedules Exhibition Game at BYU Next Season
North Carolina will tune up for its next men's basketball season by playing at BYU in a high-profile October exhibition game, sources have confirmed to Inside Carolina. The Tar Heels are expected to meet No. 1 recruit
AJ Dybantsa and the Cougars on Oct. 24, sources said, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, the home arena for the NBA's Utah Jazz. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC's Jake Knapp named 2025 Pitcher of the Year by College Baseball Foundation
North Carolina's
Jake Knapp has been named 2025 National Pitcher of the Year, the College Baseball Foundation announced. The ACC Pitcher of the Year and a first-team All-ACC selection, Knapp led UNC to a No. 5 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. "Jake represents everything good about college baseball,” Committee Chair Chris Snead said. (
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Chansky’s Notebook: Run it Back
The ACC-SEC Challenge is bringing back what basketball fans have been craving. The matchups for the 2025 challenge were revealed Thursday, and UNC will visit Rupp Arena to face Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats. While the matchup isn’t new, the venue is: it will be the first time the schools have played each other in an on-campus facility in over a decade. (
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Most NBA mock drafts project Drake Powell to be a first-round pick
The NBA draft is less than two weeks away, and most mock drafts are projecting UNC’s
Drake Powell to be a first-round pick, with predictions as high as No. 17. Of the 12 mock drafts that either included both rounds or had Powell going in the first round when that was the only round projected, the average had him going No. 27 or No. 28 in the first round. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
The Great UNC Basketball Rivalry Game That Produced The 'Double Standard' Comment
It may have been college basketball’s game of the year for the 1983-84 season. A No. 1 team, featuring the game’s greatest player and five top-13 NBA picks, was desperately fending off a rising rival program and its notorious fans. The game ended with a livid coach drawing a technical foul, then famously bringing that anger afterward into the media room. (
Inside Carolina)
The 6 Best UNC Basketball Teams Not To Win A National Championship: Part 4
UNC Basketball has won the NCAA Tournament six times, but it was close to winning several more. In fact, some of the best teams in program history didn’t reach the title game or the Final Four. So, in a fun exercise, we present a six-part series noting the six best UNC basketball teams to NOT win a national championship. Today, the
1997-98 Tar Heels. (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
Christo Kelly Q&A: New Tar Heel Offensive Lineman Leads with Big Personality
Former Holy Cross offensive lineman Christo Kelly became UNC Football's first transfer portal addition under new coach
Bill Belichick. He committed to the Tar Heels in December, the product of a quick connection and rapid recruitment facilitated by the football coach's daughter, Amanda Belichick, who coaches women's lacrosse at Holy Cross. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC wide receiver Jordan Shipp speaks on staying in Chapel Hill with Bill Belichick arrival
One key player who decided to stay a Tar Heel is sophomore wide receiver
Jordan Shipp, who caught nine passes for 114 yards and a touchdown in 2024. Shipp recently spoke on his decision to stay. "It’s hard to transfer from a school that you love so much," Shipp told the media. "And it’s also hard to leave the greatest coach of all time.” (
Tar Heels Wire)
Video: Armando Bacot NBA G League Rookie Season Highlights
Highlights of former North Carolina forward
Armando Bacot during his rookie professional season with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. Bacot averaged 18.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game. He also had five 30+ point games.
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UNC Women's Basketball to visit Texas Longhorns in ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge
The North Carolina women's basketball team will play in Texas for the second consecutive season, taking on the Texas Longhorns for the first time in 45 years. The matchup at the Moody Center in Austin will be part of the third ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge. The game will take place on the second night of women’s games, on Thursday, Dec. 4. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Tar Heel Defensive Backs Describe Steve Belichick's Defense As Physical, Free
Thad Dixon was one of three Washington defenders to join UNC's defense, led by their former defensive coordinator, Steve Belichick. Belichick spent the 2024 season with the Huskies after coaching under his father, Bill, in New England for 12 seasons. As defensive coordinator, Belichick improved Washington's total defense from 99th to 28th nationally. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Basketball To Play At Kentucky Dec. 2 In 2025 ACC-SEC Challenge
UNC Basketball will play at Kentucky on Dec. 2, 2025, in the ACC-SEC Challenge. The Tar Heels are 1-1 in the Challenge following a win over Tennessee and loss to Alabama the previous two seasons. The 2025 ACC-SEC Challenge will mark the first time UNC and Kentucky have played since the Wildcats' 87-83 win in Atlanta in the 2023 CBS Sports Classic. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Roster Overhaul; Do They Have All The Pieces?
Host Isaac Schade and Milligan University head basketball coach Bill Robinson discuss UNC Basketball's potential lineup, position battles, including
Caleb Wilson and
Jarin Stevenson at power forward, recent NCAA rule changes, and more.
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Remember When Carolina lost AT Richmond in Football?
Perhaps after 47 years, North Carolina can finally get some revenge on those Richmond Spiders. Not registering? Well, with the Spiders visiting Kenan Stadium on Sept. 13 to face
Bill Belichick’s Tar Heels, they will bring with them a one-game win "streak" over UNC, albeit a stretch that has lasted 47 years. Richmond 27, Carolina 18. It was Nov. 4, 1978. (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
UNC Basketball’s Class Of 9 Newcomers Ranked No. 7 Nationally
UNC is No. 7 on a ranking of men’s basketball newcomers, which includes freshmen, transfers, and foreign signees. The Tar Heels' ranking by 247Sports includes nine commitments (five transfers). Carolina could go even higher because the ranking doesn’t include signee
Luka Bogavac a 6-5, 200-pound Montenegrin wing who committed in May. (
Tar Heel Tribune)