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Brady Manek Has A New Basketball Team

Brady Manek is heading to Puerto Rico for the next chapter of his basketball career. The Leones de Ponce have officially announced the signing of the American forward, as the team enters a crucial stretch of the regular season. The former North Carolina forward recently spent time on loan with Mersin in Turkey after Zalgiris Kaunas sent him there in mid-April. (BasketNews.com)

The 6 Best UNC Basketball Teams Not To Win A National Championship: Part 3

UNC Basketball has won the NCAA Tournament six times, but it was close to winning several more. In fact, some of the best teams in program history didn’t reach the title game or the Final Four. So, in a fun exercise, we present a six-part series noting the six best UNC basketball teams to NOT win a national championship. Today, the 1986-87 Tar Heels. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Thoughts On Ven-Allen Lubin's Transfer To NC State

Former UNC forward Ven-Allen Lubin's transfer to NC State shakes up the ACC basketball landscape. Is this move a sign of the changing times in college athletics? Isaac Schade breaks down Lubin's decision, its implications for the rivalry, the House settlement, roster limits, and how these changes affect UNC Basketball. (View Video)

Chansky’s Notebook: Farewell, Blue Steel?

A beloved tradition of the UNC men’s basketball program could be coming to an end. With the House v. NCAA settlement coming to fruition last week, sweeping are on the horizon for college athletics. One of the most notable deals with team roster limits, meaning programs will have to cut some student-athletes. Many of those will be walk-ons. (Chapelboro.com)

The 6 Best UNC Basketball Teams Not To Win A National Championship: Part 2

UNC has won the NCAA Basketball Tournament six times, but it was close to winning several more. In fact, some of the best teams in program history didn’t reach the title game or the Final Four. Today, we present the second of a six-part series noting the six best UNC basketball teams to NOT win a national championship. Today, the 1984 Tar Heels. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Video: THI Podcast - Who Starts For UNC Basketball Next Season?

With North Carolina’s basketball roster most likely set for the coming season, much discussion about the Tar Heels involves their potential starting lineup. So, in today’s podcast, Jacob Turner and Andrew Jones from Tar Heel Illustrated offer their thoughts on UNC's starting 5. (View Video)

New ACC men’s basketball schedule trashes a century of NC basketball history

Let’s be perfectly clear about this. There is no room for argument on this point. Rivalries made college sports. Without those rivalries, especially in this era where players are getting paid millions and enjoying unrestricted free agency, college football and basketball will soon just be low-rent minor leagues with no emotional connection to their fans. (Yahoo! Sports)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - House Settlement Reshapes College Sports, UNC Embraces Revenue Sharing

It's a college athletics revolution: Direct payments to student-athletes are now allowed. Is this the end of amateurism in NCAA sports? Host Isaac Schade breaks down the game-changing House settlement, exploring its far-reaching implications for the North Carolina Tar Heels and other Power-4 schools. (View Video)

The Time UNC Shot 79% in an NCAA Tournament Game

Dean Smith had one day to prepare UNC for Loyola after a lackluster opening-round win in the 1988 NCAA Tournament. The result? A scoring record for the NCAA Tournament and a field goal percentage that would be hard to achieve shooting in the backyard. The 79% the Tar Heels achieved hasn’t been matched since, in any college or pro basketball game. (Inside Carolina)

Ian Jackson explains why he transferred from UNC

After a freshman season that included an impressive midseason stretch but ended with former Tar Heel guard Ian Jackson coming off the bench, he concluded UNC wasn’t for him and he wanted a new opportunity. On a recent episode of his "Captain Jack Show" podcast, Jackson explained why he transferred, while calling North Carolina "great, great people." (Tar Heel Tribune)

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