UNC Basketball
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Video: IC Podcast - Is Perfection Necessary for UNC Basketball's Success?
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss the process of rebuilding UNC Basketball under new coach
Michael Malone. With transfer portal work continuing and player movement at an all time high, Malone's process continues to have fans on the edges of their seats wanting and waiting for big news.
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Thu Apr 16, 2026
Michael Malone Era At UNC Launches Amid NCAA’s Quick-Fix Rules
Jarin Stevenson and
Jaydon Young will be returning seniors for the Tar Heels in 2026-27. McDonald’s All-American forward Maximo Adams and guard Malloy Smith (son of legendary UNC point guard and Turner Sports analyst
Kenny Smith) are incoming freshmen. Virginia Tech guard Neo Avdalas is Michael Malone’s only transfer portal addition thus far. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Where UNC Basketball Stands With NC State's Paul McNeill, Henri Veesaar
UNC Basketball needs shooters, and one of the best in the transfer portal is from NC State.
Michael Malone reportedly has had an initial conversation with
Paul McNeil. Is this the year a Wolfpack player comes to Chapel Hill? What should
Henri Veesaar do? And what's gonna happen at the PG position?
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Thu Apr 16, 2026
Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - Patience vs. Panic 8 Days Into Michael Malone Era
Andrew Jones and Jacob Turner from TarHeel247 discuss the first week of
Michael Malone's tenure as new UNC head men's basketball coach, the daily ups and downs of fan anxiety during the transfer portal window, the need for patience when the Tar Heels don't land every transfer contact, and more.
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Thu Apr 16, 2026
Chansky’s Notebook: No Guarantees
Michael Malone’s first season as a college basketball head coach is one week old and he may be wondering what he got himself into. There are no guarantees when it comes to building a roster in today’s college basketball, and coaches who are trying to build a program, find themselves battling to maintain tradition against more money from more sources. (
Chapelboro.com)
Tar Heel Forward Ivan Matlekovic Entering Transfer Portal
Ivan Matlekovic has become the most recent Tar Heel to enter the transfer portal. On3’s Pete Nakos confirmed Wednesday that the Sisak, Croatia native has officially entered his name. Matlekovic spent his lone season at North Carolina in a reserve role, appearing in four games and logging seven total minutes before suffering a season-ending hand injury. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: IC Podcast - Michael Malone's First Week at UNC
Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss Michael Malone's first week as UNC Basketball coach, assistant coaching hires, retention of Jarin Stevenson, addition of Neoklis Avdalas, parting of ways with
Dylan Mingo, exit of
Derek Dixon, potential for
Isaiah Denis and incoming freshman Maximo Adams.
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Thu Apr 16, 2026
Coby White went nuclear for the Charlotte Hornets in Play-In Game
The Charlotte Hornets swinging a trade-deadline deal with the Chicago Bulls to bring
Coby White back to his home state was immediately both an obviously great basketball move and a feel-good story, doubly so for those of us who are UNC fans. As both a microwave scorer and secondary point guard, he looked like exactly what they needed. (
Tar Heel Blog)
Malloy Smith Continues Family Legacy, Signs With UNC Men's Basketball
Malloy Smith, a 6-5 guard from Encino, Calif., has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend North Carolina and play men's basketball for the Tar Heels. Smith attends Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. He is the son of
Kenny Smith and Gwendolyn Osborne Smith. Malloy's brother, K.J., played three seasons for the Tar Heels from 2018-21. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Matt Norlander, Gary Parrish Discuss UNC and The Transfer Portal
Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish of CBS Sports discuss the latest national events in the transfer portal and UNC topics including
Michael Malone's early reviews, the Tar Heels' big-name targets, Neoklis Avdalas, Chuck Martin,
Henri Veesaar,
Dylan Mingo's new injury, and more.
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Wed Apr 15, 2026