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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball.

The Origin Story of UNC Freshman Phenom, Caleb Wilson

Caleb Wilson enrolled at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, a K-12 school in the Atlanta area, in eighth grade. When Mario Mays, head basketball coach at Holy Innocents, met Wilson, he immediately knew the program would benefit from his presence. "Well, first thing, he was a 6-8 eighth grader coming out of middle school,” Mays said of Wilson while laughing. (Sports Illustrated)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's Final Home Tune-Up, Recruiting Updates

UNC Basketball hosts Navy on Tuesday in their final tune-up before a brutal road stretch. Can Carolina maintain their killer instinct against a not-as-skilled-but-potentially NCAA tournament team? Schade also provides recruiting updates on five-star prospect Deron Rippey Jr. and Dylan Mingo. (View Video)

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball Building Cohesion

Building cohesion and confidence has been a key early-season goal for UNC Basketball. Inside Carolina’s Rob Harrington, Tommy Ashley, and 2017 national champion Justin Jackson discuss how the Tar Heels stay sharp, balance scoring while Seth Trimble is out, and their takes on the ACC as a whole. (View Video)

Three Things to Watch as UNC Basketball Hosts Navy Tuesday

The hype for this UNC Basketball team seems to keep getting stronger. The last of this run of home games happens Tuesday when the Navy Midshipmen come to Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels will look to continue to clean up some things before heading to Fort Myers next week and beginning of some bigger games. Here are three things to watch for Tuesday. (Tar Heel Blog)

Analytics confirm Caleb Wilson’s performance has been elite

It’s clear that UNC freshman Caleb Wilson is one of the best players in the country. After watching him produce a double-double (21 points, 13 rebounds) in addition to having an impact in many other ways against his N.C. Central team in No. 18 UNC’s 97-53 win Friday, Eagles coach LeVelle Moton was effusive with his praise. "Caleb is absolutely incredible." (Tar Heel Tribune)

AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown

No. 18, North Carolina Tar Heels. Stat to know: In Friday's 97-53 victory against North Carolina Central, Caleb Wilson became the third ACC freshman in the past 30 seasons to post a 20-point double-double on 85 percent field goal shooting, joining Duke's Zion Williamson (2019) and NC State's J.J. Hickson (2007). (ESPN.com)

UNC stays at No. 18 in AP men’s college basketball poll, moves up in Coaches Poll

North Carolina remained No. 18 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll released Monday. The Tar Heels swept two home games last week, beating Radford 89-74 and N.C. Central 97-53. They play once this week, hosting Navy at 7 p.m. Tuesday (ACC Network). UNC moved up one slot to No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches poll. (Tar Heel Tribune)

THT Newsletter: Basketball Block Party, Maximo Commits, Mingo Visits, Field Hockey to Final Four

It was another big weekend in Carolina Athletics. UNC Basketball threw a block party, Hubert Davis landed a commitment from Maximo Adams and an official visit from Dylan Mingo, UNC Field Hockey beat Duke to advance to the Final Four, Football fell at Wake Forest but flipped a 4-star cornerback, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

UNC Men’s Basketball, NC Central Welcome and Honor Brain Cancer Patient During Game

The NC Central basketball program welcomed Onyx Williams to its team as an honorary assistant coach for the UNC matchup after NCCU coach LeVelle Moton heard about the Durham four-year-old’s ongoing battle with an aggressive, cancerous brain tumor. Williams stood with Moton and UNC coach Hubert Davis at halfcourt before the national anthem. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Kyan Evans' Emergence, Field Hockey Final Four, Women's Soccer Advances

Isaac Schade discusses UNC Basketball's victory over NC Central, Kyan Evans' remarkable 61.5% assist rate, Luka Bogavac's emergence as a starter, UNC Field Hockey's Elite Eight victory over Duke, Women's Soccer's upset win at Tennessee, and more. (View Video)

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