Marcus Paige Named Charlotte 49ers Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
Charlotte Men's Basketball coach
Wes Miller announced Wednesday that
Marcus Paige has been named an assistant coach. He comes to Charlotte after serving as an assistant coach at UNC for three seasons. It marked his first coaching stop after playing professionally for seven seasons following a standout career with the Tar Heels from 2012-16. (
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UNC guard Lanie Grant to enter transfer portal
After two seasons and 4 1/2 years after she committed to the Tar Heels,
Lanie Grant has decided to enter the transfer portal. Grant committed to UNC in 2021 at age 14 and sacrificed her senior season at James River High School in Midlothian, Va., to come to UNC. According to a source, she nearly entered the portal last offseason but changed her mind. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Field Of 68 - Justin Jackson on Tommy Lloyd’s potential fit at UNC
Former North Carolina wing and 2017 ACC Player of the Year
Justin Jackson discusses the UNC Basketball coaching search and Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd's potential fit in Chapel Hill: "When I look at this Arizona team, it looks exactly like the North Carolina teams under
Roy Williams."
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Diamond Heels Win Marathon, Take 5-4 Victory Over Campbell After 14 Innings
The No. 6 Tar Heels (25-4-1) emerged from the rubble victorious thanks to a
Rom Kellis V RBI single in the bottom of the 14 after the two teams had failed to produce a run in the five previous extra innings. Newly extended head coach
Scott Forbes would have had to go deeper into his bullpen had it not been for the heroic effort of freshman
Jackson Rose. (
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Final Four coaches have left for other jobs before; UNC patiently waits to get its man
As North Carolina patiently plays the waiting game in its search for a men’s basketball coach, the Tar Heels are hoping to pull off a rare feat of luring a coach coming off of a Final Four run. UNC’s firing of
Hubert Davis has created major buzz in the college basketball world. The search has taken more than a week and could very well take two weeks. (
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Michael Carter joins Cedric Gray and Mitch Trubisky with Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans have signed former UNC running back
Michael Carter. Carter, a fourth-round pick of the Jets in the 2021 NFL Draft, has played with the Jets and Cardinals in his NFL career. He's played in 61 career games, with 17 starts, and he's totaled 1,692 rushing yards with nine touchdowns. Carter rushed for 333 yards and a TD in 2025. (
Tennessee Titans)
Who will be UNC's starting quarterback? Bill Belichick breaks down 5 options
Former UNC quarterback
Gio Lopez transferred to Wake Forest, Max Johnson made the move to Georgia Southern, and
Bryce Baker left for Virginia Tech. UNC brought in three transfer QBs and added a highly-touted freshman recruit to join Au'Tori Newkirk. Here’s a breakdown of the five quarterbacks competing for
Bill Belichick's Tar Heels in Season 2. (
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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - No Denial From Tommy Lloyd
At
Tommy Lloyd's press conference on Tuesday, he had an opportunity to shut down rumors related to the UNC basketball coaching search but didn't do so. Is the Arizona coach considering a move to Chapel Hill? Could it be a move similar to
Roy Williams move from Kansas?
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Chansky’s Notebook: Dead Man Walking?
With
Hubert Davis dismissed, no seat will be hotter in Chapel Hill than
Bill Belichick’s. After a debut season in which Belichick made more headlines off the field than on it, UNC Football may be in for another rough year. The Tar Heels went 4-8 against a relatively soft schedule last season, and now the level of competition will ramp up significantly. (
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Video: IC Podcast - UNC's Search For a 'Championship Level Coach'
North Carolina's administration has mentioned the need to hire a championship-level men's basketball coach at UNC. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss winning culture, winning championships, and what UNC is seeking in the search to replace
Hubert Davis.
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Chloe Humphrey Named ACC Women's Lacrosse Player Of The Week For Fourth Time
UNC Women's Lacrosse attacker Chloe Humphrey has been named ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Humphrey recorded 11 goals and six assists over two games last week. Humphrey notched six goals and one assist vs. Northwestern and followed with five goals and five assists against ECU. Humphrey's 57 goals and 83 points lead the nation. (
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New England QB Drake Maye shaves head to help raise money for Boston Children
New England Patriots quarterback
Drake Maye and his wife, Ann Michael Maye, helped raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital on Tuesday by shaving his head. Ann Michael Maye traded her cutting board for a pair of clippers as the Patriots QB got his head shaved at Granite's annual "Saving by Shaving" event. "This is going to be a shock," she said. (
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UNC Softball Beats Liberty, 11-6
UNC Softball beat Liberty 11-6 on Tuesday, improving to 4-1 on the road this season (
Highlights). It was the fourth win in the last six matchups against Liberty. The Tar Heels now have 25 wins on the season, clinching a winning record each season under head coach
Megan Smith Lyon. The scoring began with Shelby Barbee's 13th home run of the season. (
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No foolin’: UNC Baseball wins marathon game well after midnight
No. 6 UNC Baseball needed to play well after midnight to pull out a 14-inning, 5-4 victory over Campbell (
Highlights), and that is no April Fool’s joke. But there might have been a bit of foolishness along the way. The teams combined for 30 strikeouts among 16 players. There were 645 combined pitches thrown, and the game lasted 4 hours and 46 minutes. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC basketball coaching search: Who should be next coach for Tar Heels?
Frank McGuire,
Dean Smith,
Bill Guthridge, Matt Doherty, Roy Williams, Hubert Davis. That’s the list of North Carolina basketball coaches over the last 70-plus years. Six coaches, six NCAA championships. All in the “Carolina Family.” Following the departure of Davis after five seasons, the Tar Heels are looking beyond the family tree for their next coach. (
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