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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Will Jaydon Young Earn More Minutes This Season?

As Jaydon Young aims to carve out a bigger backcourt role in his second season at UNC, Isaac Schade and Jonathan Adams break down Young’s strengths — solid point-of-attack defense and team-first mentality — while highlighting his need to improve three-point shooting to boost his on-court impact. (View Video)

Beyond the rafters: Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison take their legacies to the classroom

For UNC students who were not yet born when Antawn Jamison was 1998 National Player of the Year or toddlers when Tyler Hansbrough won the award in 2008, they mostly know about their greatness from their parents. But both have connected with Hussman School of Journalism and Media students by co-teaching a sports communication class. (Tar Heel Tribune)

The responsibility Antawn Jamison felt during UNC Basketball coaching search

Antawn Jamison’s No. 33 UNC Basketball jersey hangs from the Smith Center rafters, but what he did on the court was never as important as what he wanted to do once he stepped outside the lines. Serving on UNC's coaching search committee wasn't just about helping hire Michael Malone. It was a chance to honor Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge. (MSN.com)

5 Questions UNC Basketball Must Answer in 2026-27

While there are likely more than 5 questions that pertain to the 2026-27 UNC Basketball roster, let's look at five of the most important that Michael Malone and this team will have to come up with answers to as the season goes on. Can the Tar Heels' frontcourt be serviceable? Carolina returns just one major contributing piece from last season's roster. (Heel Tough Blog)

Video: Carolina Insider - UNC Basketball's First Official Practice Under Michael Malone

Jones Angell, Adam Lucas, and Tyler Zeller break down Tuesday's first official practice for UNC Basketball under new head coach Malone leading up to the 2026-27 season. (View Video)

Former UNC basketball star Antawn Jamison is at the head of his class as a professor

Antawn Jamison loves and wants to help the University of North Carolina. But he would have thought this was crazy in college: Him, teaching a class. Yet on Tuesday, the former North Carolina men’s basketball star and 16-year NBA veteran sat in front of room of 33 students in UNC’s Carroll Hall as a visiting professor of the practice for sports communication. (MSN.com)

Lucas: Building Habits

It wasn't that different. That's what everyone wants to know, isn't it? Was the first official practice of the Michael Malone era a radical departure from the Carolina Basketball that we all know and love? No, it wasn't. Keep in mind that a "first practice" in 2026 is very different than a "first practice" a decade ago. And there was plenty of teaching. (GoHeels.com)

Sleepless nights while making Dean Smith proud: Antawn Jamison’s hand in hiring Michael Malone

Having a role in hiring the coach of a program he holds so dear meant the world to Antawn Jamison because he knew it would have made Dean Smith proud. But it also meant some sleepless nights. Michael Malone was already on Steve Newmark’s radar when the now-UNC athletics director consulted the Carolina basketball legend because of his NBA ties. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison on co-teaching J-School, Michael Malone, UNC Basketball

During the previous school year, Tyler Hansbrough co-taught a Sports Communication class at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism. This school year, Antawn Jamison is in that role. The two Tar Heel legends discussed that experience, UNC Basketball, and their expectations in the Michael Malone era. (View Video)

Antawn Jamison Returns to Carolina in New Role at UNC Hussman

Antawn Jamison has already left a lasting mark at UNC. Now, nearly three decades after completing one of the most accomplished basketball careers in program history, Jamison is back in Chapel Hill in a much different role. Jamison joined the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media this fall as a visiting professor of the practice for sports communication. (Tar Heel Blue)

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