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Hubert Davis latest: UNC basketball player meetings, radio show postponed

As deliberations over the future of UNC men's basketball coach continue, the basketball program postponed most in-person meetings with players and their families, multiple sources reported, along with Davis' weekly radio show scheduled for Monday night. Player meetings, typical after a season ends, were scheduled to begin Tuesday. (WRAL.com)

Larry Brown Offers Public Support for Hubert Davis

Hall of Fame coach and former UNC guard Larry Brown, who played under and in the 1960s before coaching under Smith several years later, offered his public endorsement of on Sunday. "One, he’s a heck of a representative of our school, and everybody that knows him knows that. Two, we went undefeated at home..." (Inside Carolina)

UNC Fencing Receives $250,000 Gift

Frank and Barbara Sullivan have made a $250,000 gift to the North Carolina Fencing program, one of the largest gifts to the program since its inception in 1967. The gift includes $200,000 directed toward the fencing endowment, and the remaining $50,000 is being used to launch a matching challenge in support of the Friends of Fencing Fund. (GoHeels.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: In Others’ Hands

Since leading UNC Basketball on a shocking run to the 2022 national championship game in his first season as a head coach, has failed to meet the program’s lofty standards the past four seasons. His 2023, 2025, and 2026 teams fell far short of the bar set over the past half-century-plus by Hall of Fame coaches and . (Chapelboro.com)

Offensive Rebounds, Extra Possessions Shaped UNC Women's Basketball's Victory

UNC Women's Basketball's efficient offense and late-game execution secured a 74-66 win over Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, but the battle for offensive rebounds and extra possessions stood out as one of the biggest storylines. Maryland grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and scored 21 second-chance points. (TarHeel247)

Monday's Hubert Davis Live Radio Show Postponed

The season finale of the Live radio show originally scheduled for Monday, March 23 has been postponed. UNC and the Tar Heel Sports Network will communicate any future scheduling updates. (GoHeels.com)

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball's Decision-Making Process

As the college basketball world awaits definitive news on the future UNC Men's Basketball coach , Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss all aspects of the process and how those details have contributed to the wait times for any decision. (View Video)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Stay or go? Jesse Holley on Hubert Davis and the Tar Heel Standard

stands at a career crossroads after UNC’s first-round NCAA Tournament collapse. Will UNC Basketball turn the page after five rollercoaster seasons or stay the course with Davis at the helm? Isaac Schade and 2005 national champion discuss the state of the program. (View Video)

Newsletter: Hubert Davis Out?, UNC Women's Basketball to Sweet 16, Caleb Wilson to the Rafters

Has coached his final game at North Carolina? We’ll likely find out very soon. UNC Women’s Basketball advanced to the Sweet 16, ’s jersey is headed to the Smith Center rafters, Tar Heel Football is hosting its Pro Day Monday, the Diamond Heels downed Louisville, and there’s another National Champion in Chapel Hill. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball at Crossroads

UNC Basketball's season came crashing down in historic fashion Thursday. Since then, there's been an overwhelming amount of speculation about ' future in Chapel Hill. The Inside Carolina crew assesses where UNC Basketball goes now in what will be a mercurial offseason. (View Video)

Thad Williamson on Hubert Davis: The Breaks of the Game

’ five-year tenure as head basketball coach at his beloved alma mater could well be ending. Criticism simmering all year, seemingly silenced by a 24-7 regular season, quickly bubbled over into frustration: not just over a single loss, but over a long-term pattern of inconsistency. If you are heartbroken over this turn of events, I’m with you. (Tar Heel Tribune)

No. 14 UNC Baseball Scores Five Late Runs To Topple Louisville, 7-6

A five-run eighth inning vaulted UNC Baseball to a series-securing 7-6 win over Louisville on Sunday at Boshamer Stadium (Highlights). The No. 14 Tar Heels again got elite work on the mound from a pitching staff that entered the weekend with a top-10 ERA and managed to lower it against the Cardinals potent offense. Louisville only hit .200 in this series. (GoHeels.com)

Youseff Shamel Crowned Men's Fencing National Champion

For the first time in forty-three years, UNC Fencing crowns an individual national champion as Youseff Shamel wins the 2026 Men's Epee Individual National Championships. Shamel is the second national champion in program history. Shamel had only been on campus for three months before introducing himself by winning the ACC Championship. (GoHeels.com)

Video: UNC Women's Basketball Advances To Sweet 16 With Win Over Maryland, 74-66 - Highlights

Facing No. 5-seeded Maryland, No. 4 UNC Women's Basketball controlled the Terrapins' offense en route to a 74-66 victory in Carmichael Arena on Sunday, sending the Tar Heels to their second straight trip to the Sweet Sixteen. Check out the highlights. (View Video)

UNC Women's Basketball returns to Sweet 16 with gritty win over Maryland

There was no stopping No. 15 UNC Women's Basketball in its pursuit of a second consecutive Sweet 16 trip. The Tar Heels fought through all of that for a gritty 74–66 victory over No. 17 Maryland in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Carmichael Arena. UNC (28–7) will face the winner of Monday’s game between No. 1 UConn and Syracuse. (Tar Heel Tribune)
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March 23, 1957
No. 1 Carolina beats No. 2 Kansas, 54-53, in another triple overtime classic. Tommy Kearns jumps center against 7-0 All-America center Wilt Chamberlain. Lennie Rosenbluth scores 20, but fouls out in regulation. UNC center Joe Quigg hits the winning free throws with six seconds left in the third OT and Carolina caps perfect 32-0 season as national champions.
March 23, 1997
Shammond Williams scores 22 and Vince Carter adds 18 as Carolina beats Louisville, 97-74, to send Dean Smith to his 11th Final Four. Smith would coach his final game, a 66-58 loss to Arizona, in Indianapolis on March 29, 1997.
March 23, 2008
Tyler Hansbrough breaks Christian Laettner’s ACC record for career free throws against Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament second round in Raleigh. Hansbrough set the UNC record on Feb. 3 at Florida State.
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