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Video: Reaction Podcast - Dylan Mingo Commits To UNC Basketball
On this episode of the Field of 68 Next Gen Hoops podcast, basketball recruiting analysts Jamie Shaw and Joe Tipton to react to 5-star guard
Dylan Mingo committing to the North Carolina Tar Heels basketball program on Tuesday.
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Tue Feb 17, 2026
North Carolina vs. NC State Basketball Preview: Tar Heels Visit Wolfpack in Rivalry Showdown
Scoring 85 points per game this season, N.C. State moves the ball well and can shoot opponents out of the gym on any given night. The Wolfpack lead the ACC in 3-point percentage and are sixth best in the nation at a 39 percent rate, averaging over 10 threes per game.
Paul McNeil Jr. leads the ACC in shooting from beyond the arc at 44 percent. (
Inside Carolina)
The Bilas Index: The best 68 men's college basketball teams in 2025-26
15. North Carolina: Hubert Davis made freshman
Derek Dixon his starting point guard, and the Tar Heels reeled off five straight wins, including an all-time thriller over Duke. Dixon can shoot it and operate under pressure. Before his injury, freshman
Caleb Wilson was as productive as any player in the country, and
Henri Veesaar is a double-double machine. (
ESPN)
UNC to keep Dean Smith, Roy Williams names on any future basketball arena, court
No matter where UNC Men’s Basketball plays in the future, the university plans to keep the names of former coaches
Dean Smith and
Roy Williams on the arena and court, respectively. The Tar Heels currently play at the Smith Center on campus. The playing surface is
Roy Williams Court. UNC is considering replacing or renovating the 40-year-old arena. (
WRAL.com)
No. 16 UNC Basketball at N.C. State: TV info, stats, scouting Wolfpack, keys to game, and notes
N.C. State is 16th in the ACC in offensive rebounding and 12th in rebounding margin, so UNC may have a chance to end a string of three consecutive games getting outrebounded, which has happened four times in the last six games. UNC has to dominate the glass to control the tempo. The Wolfpack is 13th in the ACC in rebounding (35.1 per game). (
Tar Heel Tribune)
No. 16 UNC vs. NC State Basketball Preview
NC State (18-8, 9-4
ACC standings) has improved this season under new basketball coach Will Wade. However, the Wolfpack are on a two-game losing streak after a 118-77 beatdown at the hands of Louisville and a one-point loss to Miami. However, this is a rivalry game that will be played in front of nearly 20,000 Wolfpack fans, and anything can happen. (
USA Today)
Podcast: Hubert Davis Live - UNC vs. NC State Preview, Pitt Recap, Fan Questions
North Carolina head men's basketball coach
Hubert Davis joins
Jones Angell to talk about UNC's win over Pitt, preview Tuesday night's matchup against NC State, answer Tar Heel fans' questions, and more.
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Tue Feb 17, 2026
Henri Veesaar Listed As Questionable for NC State Game
North Carolina big man
Henri Veesaar remained on the Tar Heels’ availability report, released by UNC on Monday night in correspondence with ACC policy. Veesaar is listed as questionable for Tuesday night’s matchup in Raleigh with NC State. "He’s getting a lot better, today was a huge jump in his improvement,"
Hubert Davis said. "It’s still day-to-day." (
Inside Carolina)
How Caleb Wilson helped lift UNC basketball past Pitt, even in street clothes
Don't let the antics - from the pregame jubilation to the myriad bench celebrations during No. 11 North Carolina's 79-65 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday - fool you.
Caleb Wilson was, in the words of coach
Hubert Davis, "devastated" when a midweek X-ray in Chapel Hill revealed the aching hand was fractured, not sprained as previously believed. (
MSN.com)
UNC AD: 'We dropped the ball' on future of Smith Center conversations
The future of the Smith Center is on everyone’s mind. Tar Heels young and not-so-young have an opinion on what to do with the 40-year-old arena, leading to a very public division among those who want to build a new venue and those who prefer to renovate the current one. And it’s led university officials to rethink the process on communications. (
WRAL.com)