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The nickname UNC Basketball has for its bench players under Michael Malone

The moniker came from Angelo Brizzi and Isaiah Denis. "We call ourselves the bench mob," Maximo Adams said with a laugh after posting his first double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds off the bench against Wofford. "You gotta come in with high energy. Whatever the starting five gives us, we take it and we gotta amplify that even higher." (MSN.com)

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball Signing Period Preview; Early Season Trends

This is a big week for UNC Basketball's recruiting efforts in the Class of 2027, as the NCAA's early signing period begins Wednesday. As that rapidly approaches, recruiting dominoes are getting wobbly around the country, many with major implications for the Tar Heels' targets. (View Video)

Two games into the season, Terrence Brown is as-promised

The day before UNC’s Friday matchup with Wofford, former Tar Heel guard and Naismith Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown called Terrence Brown. He told the senior guard he needed to be aggressive and show everyone why he is at UNC. "'They brought you here for a reason, you’ve always been a scorer, that’s your game,'" Terrence Brown recounted. (Daily Tar Heel)

Tar Heels in NBA: Day'Ron Sharpe dishes out 13 assists for first career triple-double

By halftime, Day'Ron Sharpe had already matched the career-high in assists he set three nights earlier. By the end of the game, the former Tar Heel center had his first NBA triple-double and a Brooklyn Nets record. Sharpe finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists, the most in a game by a Nets center, in a 124-121 loss Saturday to Atlanta. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Tar Heel Tribune - UNC vs. UConn Postgame Breakdown, Wofford Basketball Recap

Britt Whitmire, Doc Kennedy, and R.L. Bynum discuss UNC Football's 38-21 victory over the UConn Huskies and Carolina Basketball's 109-70 win over the Wofford Terriers on the latest episode of the Tar Heel Tribune podcast. (View Video)

Michael Malone says Tar Heels showed maturity in blowout of Wofford

“I thought tonight, something we talked about, just to keep playing the right way, keep building habits and play as close to 40 minutes as possible,” Michael Malone said. “I was proud of our guys. I kept reminding them, even as the lead was getting bigger. We’re building habits. This is going to help us down the road, and I thought the guys showed maturity.” (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC basketball routs Wofford. Observations from second win under Michael Malone

A game like this was something the Tar Heels needed as they try to make the pieces fit with a new roster. UNC didn’t have any one thing it needed to clean up more than most. It had a “long laundry list,” coach Michael Malone said. But the “elephants in the room” Malone was concerned with entering the season all took a step forward in a get-right performance. (MSN.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - UNC vs. Wofford Postgame Show

Join Jones Angell and Adam Lucas for Carolina Insider: Rapid Reactions as they break down UNC Men's Basketball’s 109-70 win over Wofford, review highlights, talk with defensive player of the game Maximo Adams, and more. (View Video)

Box Score: North Carolina 109, Wofford 70

View the complete box score from the North Carolina Tar Heels' 109-70 victory over the Wofford Terriers on Friday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. (View Box Score)

Lucas: A Big Deal

We need things that are not really a big deal to keep from obsessing over the truly big deals. To give us a reason to cheer together and to escape, for just a little bit, to a world where there is nothing more important than Maximo Adams' rebounding prowess. For two hours on Friday, that's what the Tar Heels did for Micah and Angelo and Ronnie and Jack. (GoHeels.com)

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