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)
Who are UNC's options at quarterback in Bill Belichick’s first season?
There are a lot of questions swirling around UNC Football in its first season under coach
Bill Belichick. But the biggest question facing the Tar Heels is undoubtedly: Who will win the starting quarterback position for the opener against TCU on Labor Day? North Carolina has South Alabama transfer Gio Lopez, veteran
Max Johnson, and freshman
Bryce Baker. (
WRAL.com)
Video: THI Podcast - What are the best UNC Basketball uniforms?
Andrew Jones and Bryant Baucom from Tar Heel Illustrated discuss the Tar Heels’ basketball uniforms, their most favorite, least favorite, how they've changed and evolved over the years, and much more.
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Jake Knapp, Walker McDuffie Earn NCBWA All-America Honors
North Carolina ace
Jake Knapp has been named a first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, the organization announced Wednesday. Reliever
Walker McDuffie was also recognized on the Freshman All-America second team. Knapp is the 27th individual to earn first team All-America recognition in program history. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC pitchers Ryan Lynch, Walker McDuffie earn Perfect Game Freshman All-American honors
Walker McDuffie and
Ryan Lynch. Two freshmen pitchers who played significant roles in the UNC baseball program's advancement to the Super Regionals. McDuffie performed his work in a relief role, stepping onto the mound when called upon by head coach
Scott Forbes. Lynch became instrumental as he had the second-lowest ERA on the team. (
Keeping It Heel)
Matchups set for 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge, UNC Reportedly To Visit Kentucky
Matchups have been set for the 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge, multiple sources told College Hoops Today on Wednesday. An official announcement is expected soon. Official dates and times are currently TBD. North Carolina at Kentucky, Florida at Duke, Virginia at Texas, NC State at Auburn, Clemson at Alabama, Oklahoma at Wake Forest, Miami at Ole Miss... (
College Hoops Today)
Thad Dixon Q&A: Transfer Defensive Back Brings Leadership, Experience To UNC Football
North Carolina went out West to land veteran cornerback Thad Dixon out of the transfer portal and he's already made a major impact on the program. "He's been great with our recruits,"
Bill Belichick said on Tuesday. "Probably one of the best that we have in terms of helping the kids that we recruit come in here and understand what the program is about." (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Football Snapshot: Defensive Back Gavin Gibson
Finding Gavin Gibson on the football field this season may require a keen eye for the former East Carolina and Maryland defensive back. That isn’t because Gibson doesn’t stand out, it’s because he could well line up somewhere different on almost every snap because that’s his forte and why he will finish his college football career this season at UNC. (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
Bill Belichick has plenty of quarterback choices, but little on-field experience with them
Bill Belichick won’t lack quarterback options during his first season as UNC's football coach, but he’ll enter preseason camp with little experience working with them on the practice field. "Right now, that position is one that we just don’t have a lot of on-field experience with," Belichick said during a
Tuesday press conference at the Kenan Football Center. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Chansky’s Notebook: Finally!
Tuesday’s UNC football media availability broke a bizarre dry spell for the program. When offensive lineman Christo Kelly, receiver
Jordan Shipp, and defensive backs Thad Dixon and
Will Hardy spoke with the press at the Kenan Football Center, it marked the first time Tar Heel players had been available since the Fenway Bowl almost six months ago. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: Next Level Podcast - UNC Basketball's $14-Million Roster
After
Hubert Davis and his team struggled last season, the UNC administration pushed the chips in on basketball. The result? A 14 million dollar roster for the 2025-26 Tar Heels. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the rationale behind the move and the expectations that come with it.
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Quarterback Max Johnson is getting closer, Bill Belichick says
Max Johnson is getting closer to competition, but he isn’t there quite yet. UNC Football coach
Bill Belichick said at his
Tuesday press conference that Johnson is working his way back but isn’t quite ready to compete for the starting quarterback job. Johnson was lost for the season after suffering a broken leg during the Tar Heels’ season-opening win at Minnesota. (
Tar Heel Illustrated)