UNC's Sofia Knight Named ACC Co-Diver Of The Week
UNC diver Sofia Knight was named ACC Co-Diver of the Week for her performance against Boston College and UNCW. Knight claimed her first victories on the springboard, winning the 1-meter and 3-meter, while moving into the Top 10 at UNC in both. This is Knight's first ACC honor. Her score of 306.70 on the 1-meter ranks ninth all-time at UNC (
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Video: IC Podcast - A Cardinal Challenge For UNC Basketball
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss UNC's visit to Maples Pavilion to face the Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, the challenge freshman Ebuka Okorie presents for
Seth Trimble and the Tar Heels, and how Carolina needs to elevate its play to win both games in California.
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Wed Jan 14
North Carolina vs. Stanford Basketball Preview: First Leg of West Coast Trip
Picked to finish second-to-last in the ACC preseason poll, Stanford been one of the ACC’s biggest surprises midway through the season. Currently sitting at 72 in the NET, the Cardinal are 3-1 in Quad 1 games with wins over Saint Louis (78-77), No. 16 Louisville (80-76), and Virginia Tech (69-68), the lone loss coming at No. 23 Virginia (70-55) last Saturday. (
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Can Luka Bogavac get on track for UNC in California?
UNC Basketball needs more from
Luka Bogavac. Bogavac isn’t alone on that island for the Tar Heels, who need more consistency from the players around
Caleb Wilson,
Henri Veesaar, and Seth Trimble. But Bogavac, who played two seasons professionally before coming to UNC, is at or near the top of the list of players capable of providing more production. (
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Kate Faasse Signs With Houston Dash
The Houston Dash have signed forward
Kate Faasse through the 2028 season. The 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy winner is the second UNC product to join the Dash this offseason (Linda Ullmark) following a decorated college career. She became just the fourth player since 2000 to win a national title while also leading the top division of college soccer in goals. (
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UNC Baseball Receives Anonymous $9 Million Gift
An anonymous donor has made a transformational, $9 million gift to the Carolina Baseball Operating Endowment through The Rams Club. As part of the gift, the donor has challenged fans and supporters to match the generous investment and grow the endowment to $25 million. To date, $2.2 million has been pledged toward meeting the challenge. (
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A Week on the West Coast Shouldn't be an Issue, Hubert Davis Says
UNC Basketball coach
Hubert Davis spoke about the peculiarities of a California road trip like this, especially a couple of games into ACC play. "Going across the country in the middle of conference season is not something that's normal. But it's something that's been done before. Adjusting the time zone for an 18 or 19-year-old kid, I think, is overrated." (
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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Can UNC Shut Down Stanford's Ebuka Okorie?
UNC Basketball faces another major test as they battle Stanford’s elite freshman guard, Ebuka Okorie, and look to reignite their shutdown defense after troubling back-to-back performances. Can the Tar Heels slow down Okorie, the nation’s eighth-leading scorer?
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Wed Jan 14
Chansky’s Notebook: On the Coast
UNC and Duke are playing copycats this week. The Blue Devils are at Cal late Wednesday night after the Tar Heels take on Stanford in Palo Alto at 9 p.m. On paper, they should be good games. Cal and Stanford are both 13-4, but the Bears are 1-3 in the
ACC standings a game behind Stanford. Both are favored to come home with two more wins. (
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What Hubert Davis, Jeff Lebo, UNC basketball players said about 500th win at Smith Center
Jeff Lebo has win No. 1 and win No. 500 on his UNC basketball resume. A freshman guard when the Tar Heels opened the Smith Center in 1986, Lebo was an assistant coach as UNC earned a victory against Wake Forest for the program’s 500th win in the Smith Center. “It’s pretty cool. It also says you’re pretty old, too,” Lebo, 59, said with a smile. (
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North Carolina Embarks On First ACC Basketball Trip To West Coast
Wednesday's matchup with Stanford marks the 14th meeting between the Tar Heels and Cardinal. UNC is 13-1 in the series with its lone loss coming in last season’s 72-71 stunner in Chapel Hill, the first ACC meeting between the programs. The Tar Heels will remain out west ahead of Saturday’s contest with Cal, the fifth meeting between the programs. (
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Evan Henderson Named UNC Wrestling Assistant Coach
North Carolina wrestling coach
Rob Koll announced the addition of former Tar Heel wrestler
Evan Henderson to his coaching staff. Henderson, most recently an assistant coach at Lehigh, returns to UNC following his athletic career with the Tar Heels from 2011-16. Henderson compiled 125 victories and two All-America finishes in 2013 and 2014. (
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Video: Carolina Insider - Tyler Zeller Discusses UNC Basketball, West Coast Games, and More
Former ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Tyler Zeller joins
Jones Angell and Adam Lucas on the Carolina Insider podcast to talk about UNC Basketball's victory over Wake Forest, the challenges of the Tar Heels' trip to the West Coast to face Stanford and Cal, and more.
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Wed Jan 14
Gwen Fink Named ACC Gymnast Of The Week
UNC's Gwen Fink was tabbed ACC Gymnast of the Week after posting a career-high All-Around score to take first in the event at the Florida Quad Meet. The award marks the first ACC weekly honor in Fink's career. Fink was the only Tar Heel to compete in the All-Around at the quad meet hosted by no. 1 Florida and came out on top with a score of 39.475. (
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What the Numbers Show About Caleb Wilson’s Involvement in Key Stretches
In UNC's losses to Michigan State and SMU, as well as the game against Wake Forest on Saturday, there's been one commonality: long stretches where UNC struggles to score. During most of those stretches,
Caleb Wilson has had his shot attempts extremely limited. In UNC's loss to Michigan State, Wilson went more than 20 minutes without scoring. (
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