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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball.

The Best and Worst UNC Basketball Games in the Hubert Davis Era

No. 8 UNC 81, No. 2 Duke 77 (April 2, 2022): A highly anticipated rematch from UNC's win in Cameron less than a month earlier, UNC and Duke’s first meeting in the NCAA Tournament lived up to the hype in the Final Four. Caleb Love delivered the dagger three-pointer in the final minute to give UNC a four-point lead and finish the game with 28 points. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: IC Podcast - A Closer Look at Tommy Lloyd

Leading Arizona into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 overall seed, coach Tommy Lloyd is squarely in focus for UNC as a top candidate to take over the Tar Heel program. Inside Carolina's Rob Harrington, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell take a closer look at the coach, the style, and the fit for Carolina. (View Video)

Kenny Smith wants new UNC basketball coach to retire as a Tar Heel

UNC alum Kenny Smith has one request for whoever is hired as the Tar Heels' next basketball coach. Smith, who played from 1983-87 at UNC, spoke about the vacancy during halftime of the Sweet 16 game between Purdue and Texas. "Hubert Davis was going to retire as a Tar Heel. Whoever we [bring] in, they have to want to retire a Tar Heel." (WRAL.com)

Three games, one collapse: How UNC's season spiraled, ending Hubert Davis' tenure

On Tuesday, March 24, Hubert Davis was called to a meeting with Bubba Cunningham and Steve Newmark and informed he would not return for a sixth season. "This was not an easy decision because of Hubert’s tremendous character and all he has given to the program," Cunningham said. "But we must...compete more consistently at an elite level." (MSN.com)

Joel Berry on being the head coach at North Carolina: "You'd better come ready"

"You'd better come ready." Joel Berry knows the expectations that come with being part of the UNC basketball program in any capacity. Regardless of one's role within the program, the expectations are at a sky-high level, as the mentality every single year is national championship or bust. On the ACC Network's Basketball Podcast, Berry laid out the standard. (Keeping It Heel)

Caleb Wilson Named To Dick Vitale's All-Rolls Royce, Diaper Dandy teams for 2025-26

Caleb Wilson was the Tar Heels' do-it-all maestro, a long, fluid forward who made them look like a million bucks. He filled the stat sheet with hustle plays, savvy post work, and silky jumpers. When they needed a spark, Wilson was almost always the guy who provided it. His December tear was legendary, making the Chapel Hill faithful roar with delight. (ESPN)

Dusty May, Nate Oats Asked About UNC Job, Blueblood Programs

No reporter directly asked Michigan basketball coach Dusty May about the UNC job, but rather what drew him to Ann Arbor and what makes the Michigan job "on par or even higher" than blueblood programs. "I think Michigan is unique. We say that we have the academic profile of Stanford with the passion of SEC football for our athletic department." (Inside Carolina)

How Hornets' Coby White is leaving mark on and off basketball court

Settling in hasn’t taken long for one of the newest members of the streaking Charlotte Hornets. Quite the opposite. Even before scoring a season-high 27 points in the Hornets’ blowout win over Sacramento on Tuesday, marking the second straight outing with that number of points, Coby White’s comfort level was in a good place. That’s just how he operates. (MSN.com)

Nate Oats responds to speculation linking him to UNC job opening

Alabama coach Nate Oats was asked Thursday about his name being speculated as a potential candidate for the UNC job opening. "I'm not a guy that's trying to always jump around -- the grass is not always greener. I love Alabama. My girls love Alabama. I love working with the administration I work with. I think Greg Byrne is the best AD in the country." (247 Sports)

North Carolina must now go outside the family to replace Hubert Davis, and that's a good thing

If you wish to look at things from the most positive perspective, Bill Guthridge, Matt Doherty, and Hubert Davis reached a combined three Final Fours and recruited the foundation of a team that won the fourth of the university’s six national championships in the time they served as North Carolina Tar Heels head coach. And then there’s the other view. (Sporting News)

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