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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball.

Video: Roy Williams Reveals the 5 Greatest Players He Admired Most

Roy Williams reflects on the five NCAA basketball players he admired most throughout his legendary coaching career. From Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Manning to Michael Jordan, Antawn Jamison, and Tim Duncan, this nostalgic first-person story celebrates leadership, character, and the spirit of college basketball. (View Video)

Michael Malone on Sayon Keita's 'Unlimited Potential' for UNC Basketball

"When you look at our frontcourt, and you look at Sayon Keita, I think he just has unlimited potential," Michael Malone said last week at the Smith Center. "When you think about his journey coming here to Chapel Hill and how well he has fit in and how comfortable he is, that's something I really enjoyed watching. Sayon is going to be a heck of a player." (TarHeel247)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone Implementing Gritty UNC Defense

UNC Basketball enters a new era as Coach Michael Malone unveils a gritty, defense-first identity. Will this tougher philosophy end the Tar Heels' infamous "wine and cheese" stigma for good? Isaac Schade breaks down Malone’s four foundational pillars: defense, rebounding, up-tempo play, and ball movement. (View Video)

Jarin Stevenson's Versatility Critical For New-Look Tar Heels

Chapel Hill native Jarin Stevenson enter his senior season with no Caleb Wilson or Henri Veesaar, a new coach, and a fresh group of teammates. But Stevenson’s utility isn’t going anywhere, and Michael Malone is looking forward to taking advantage of it. "Jarin was a three, a four, and a five,” Malone acknowledged. "That’s his superpower — the versatility." (Inside Carolina)

Big expectations: Inside Michael Malone’s retooling of UNC’s frontcourt

The centerpiece of UNC Basketball's rebuild is Sayon Keita, a 7-foot-1, 205-pound prospect Michael Malone scouted personally in Huelva, Spain, shortly after taking the job. Malone further described him as a player whose game may already exceed expectations. He called Keita “a terrific runner of the floor” and "an exceptional pick-and-roll player." (Tar Heel Tribune)

Michael Malone on first transfer portal experience: ‘I felt like I was Keanu Reeves in The Matrix’

The Tar Heels, who had a laundry list of candidates, eventually reached a deal with NBA Champion head coach Michael Malone, which was a landmark hiring for a program of UNC’s magnitude. Malone has navigated countless NBA free agencies, but he was tasked with a new role this spring: navigating the always-chaotic college basketball transfer portal. (Zag's Blog)

Scorers, shooters, and facilitators: Michael Malone’s backcourt takes shape

"When that portal opened the day I got the job, it seems like five months ago, we addressed the backcourt,” Michael Malone said at a Thursday press conference. “We added Terrence Brown, we added Matt Able, we added Neo Avdalas, and I think those three guys combine for one of the more dynamic and exciting backcourts in all of college basketball." (Tar Heel Tribune)

Michael Malone: 'I like our front court'

Michael Malone on Alexandros Samodurov: "We call him Samo because Samodurov is a mouthful. Samo, another guy we got from Europe playing for Panathinaikos. Samo is a skilled big. He can be a four, he can be a five, he can stretch the floor, he can be a facilitator. And they both (including Sayon Keita) have tremendous size and length and versatility." (TarHeel247)

Photos: Roy Williams attends UNC Greensboro men’s basketball practice

UNCG’s men’s basketball team had a special guest at practice Monday. Legendary UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams attended the Spartans’ practice. Head coach Jerod Haase played for Williams at the University of Kansas. He then was an assistant under Williams at Kansas and UNC. Also on UNCG’s staff is a former player at UNC, David Noel III. (FOX 8 WGHP)

Inside Malone’s five-month transfer portal education: Film, film, film

"The biggest challenge was...this transfer portal. Initially the greatest challenge was I didn’t know the players," Michael Malone said Thursday. "So somebody mentioned Terrence Brown. I looked at his stats, but I didn’t know who he was." That admission set the tone for an answer about the education Malone underwent in his first five months on the job. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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