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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball.

Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - UNC Basketball Offseason Updates

Andrew Jones and Jacob Turner from TarHeel247 discuss the evolving atmosphere and culture surrounding the UNC men's basketball program during the offseason, the early impact of new head coach Michael Malone and his staff, summer workouts, team chemistry, and more. (View Video)

RJ Davis scores 18 against former team; tough shooting games for Veesaar, Powell

R.J. Davis scored 18 and finished with a team-best +10 in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 88-84 victory in San Francisco. The former UNC All-American is averaging 16.5 points through two games. Henri Veesaar scored two and had seven rebounds Monday in Atlanta’s 82-77 win over Oklahoma City. Drake Powell’s shooting struggles in Sacramento continued. (Tar Heel Tribune)

3 big takeaways from UNC Basketball's 2026-27 nonconference schedule

Last season, UNC Basketball had a challenging yet manageable non-conference schedule. However, that changes this season with new coach Michael Malone at the helm — not just with who UNC plays, but when and where. Marquee names, high-stakes neutral sites, and even a familiar in-state annoyance are scattered across the early calendar. (USA Today)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's Top 10 Games Of The Last Decade

UNC Basketball crushed NC State with a historic 51-point blowout. Isaac Schade spotlights wins 10-8 of UNC’s top 10 games from the last ten seasons. Relive the Tar Heels’ explosive first half against Tennessee, their electrifying rally over Kansas, and Caleb Love’s performance vs. UCLA. (View Video)

Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - Angelo Brizzi Scouting Report

With Buffalo transfer point guard Angelo Brizzi committing to UNC Basketball last week, college basketball recruiting analyst David Sisk and Jacob Turner of 247Sports dive into the well-traveled veteran guard's game. (View Video)

Pete Nance Waived By Milwaukee Bucks

With the Milwaukee Bucks having 17 rostered players, cuts were going to have to happen at some point, and former North Carolina forward Pete Nance is the first casualty. Nance was always the most obvious player to cut because of his non-guaranteed $2.5m contract, which would have become guaranteed if they kept him past Saturday. (Brew Hoop)

Top 10 UNC victories during the 2025-26 school year

From trips to California, Utah, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, and New York to an 11-day stay in Omaha, Tar Heel Tribune covered the ups and downs of UNC teams in many cities. Two highlights for the basketball teams were the huge home wins over Duke, and half the games on this list could have been from the Tar Heels in the College World Series. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Former UNC guard Andrew Platek preparing for first season as high school basketball head coach

While high school athletics are done for the summer, Andrew Platek will be hard at work; preparing for his first season as the head coach of the Shenendehowa boys basketball program. “I think it’s the biggest opportunity I could have asked for,” said Platek. “You can’t ask for a program that’s bigger than this one; that’s had the history that this program has had.” (News 10 ABC)

Freshmen, Transfers and More: Every Newcomer Joining UNC Men’s Basketball for the 2026-27 Season

As Michael Malone embarks on his first season as the head coach of the UNC men’s basketball program, he’s gotten busy securing the additions of several newcomers to the program. Malone and his staff have mined from traditional high school recruiting and the transfer portal to fill out Carolina’s roster, and that work is continuing at the time of publication. (Chapelboro.com)

Nets' Drake Powell explains his goals for his game over the summer

Brooklyn guard Drake Powell is coming off an uneven rookie season in which he showed glimpses of his potential while also displaying where he needs to make improvements. "It's been good. I'm just spending time in the gym, the weight room, just trying to get better each and every day," Powell said on Tuesday following summer league practice. (USA Today)

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