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Video: TarHeel247 - UNC Basketball Practice Begins

North Carolina Basketball starts practice for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday, and to get people going, David Sisk and Andrew Jones of TarHeel247 discuss all aspects of Michael Malone's Tar Heels, answers questions from viewers, and much more. (View Video)

UNC Basketball Opens Practice Tuesday for 2026-27 Season

Welcome back, North Carolina Basketball. After months of roster building, recruiting, and team-bonding, Year One of the Michael Malone coaching era begins on Tuesday as the Tar Heels meet for their first official practice, just six weeks away from their first regular-season game. Malone is UNC's first outside-the-family hire in more than seven decades. (TarHeel247)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - First Day Of Basketball Practice Full Of Opportunity

The Tar Heels tip off basketball practice Tuesday with a chip on their shoulder after national analytics grade them a C-minus. Can Coach Michael Malone’s revamped squad prove the doubters wrong? Isaac Schade breaks down how UNC could outperform its below normal preseason rankings. (View Video)

Where Michael Malone’s first team falls in preseason rankings as practice starts

As UNC Basketball officially opens practice Tuesday in its first season under Coach Michael Malone, the unofficial preseason rankings give the Tar Heels a modest but respectable starting point. Blue Ribbon Yearbook slotted Carolina at No. 25 in its national rankings that Chris Dortch compiled, as did Gary Parrish in his "Top 25 And 1" for CBS Sports. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Atlanta Hawks rookie Henri Veesaar expected to miss season with torn ACL

Atlanta Hawks rookie Henri Veesaar is expected to miss the 2026-27 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee. Veesaar suffered the injury during a workout on Sept. 15 and will undergo surgery in October. The 7-foot center was drafted by the LA Clippers and traded to Atlanta. He averaged 17 points and 8.7 rebounds his senior season at UNC. (ESPN)

PJ Hairston Speaks Out After Missing UNC Basketball Alumni Weekend

Former UNC Basketball star P.J. Hairston stirred the pot last week with a social media rant, saying he wasn't invited to alumni weekend and was "hurt" he couldn't join the nearly 300 Tar Heel alumni in Chapel Hill. He addressed those comments and expanded on his feelings in a recent podcast appearance. "We're supposed to be a family," Hairston said. (TarHeel247)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With Matt Able

Matt Able from Carolina Basketball joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas on the Carolina Insider podcast to talk about his decision to transfer to UNC and everything he is looking forward to ahead of the upcoming college basketball season. (View Video)

ACC Announces Game Time For ACC/SEC Challenge vs. Arkansas

ESPN announced the network schedule for the men's ACC/SEC Challenge, which showcases many of the nation's premier programs in some of college basketball's most anticipated non-conference matchups. UNC will host Arkansas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 1 on ESPN. The ACC/SEC Challenge will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 and Wednesday, Dec. 2. (GoHeels.com)

Cole Anthony excited to build on historic NBL debut

Despite falling short of a win, Cole Anthony showed exactly why he was brought to Melbourne in his first game in a United jersey, putting together a historic performance at John Cain Arena on Saturday. Anthony held a clinic on the court, scoring 30 points. In just 21 minutes of action, he tallied the fifth highest scoring debut in the NBL’s 40-minute era. (Melbourne United)

Roy Williams describes why America loves Michael Jordan

From the grocery aisle to shoe stores and basketball courts everywhere, Michael Jordan has left his mark on the world. No one knows that better than MJ’s former recruiter at North Carolina, retired head basketball coach Roy Williams. Williams talked at length about Jordan the person, recruit and player at UNC around America’s 250th anniversary. (Spectrum News)

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