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How far can UNC Basketball go in ACC Tournament without Caleb Wilson?
The 2026 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament starts Tuesday in Charlotte, but UNC won’t play until Thursday (9:30 p.m., ESPN). The Tar Heels enter the postseason as a top-25 team, but they’ll have to keep their season alive without freshman star
Caleb Wilson, who had surgery to repair a right thumb injury. UNC posted a 5-2 record with Wilson sidelined. (
MSN.com)
The ACC Tournament arrives with the league poised to claim a hefty haul of March Madness bids again
The Atlantic Coast Conference entered the season hoping to create a jolt for men’s basketball, a flagship sport facing a dwindling count of March Madness bids in recent years. “We just weren’t performing at the level that anybody was satisfied with,” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told The Associated Press. It looks like those efforts worked. (
Associated Press)
Podcast: Hubert Davis Live - ACC Tournament Preview, UNC vs. Duke Recap, Fan Questions
North Carolina head men's basketball coach
Hubert Davis joins
Jones Angell to talk about the Tar Heels' contest with Duke, preview the upcoming ACC Tournament, answer Tar Heel fans' questions, and more.
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Tue Mar 10, 2026
A new UNC basketball arena could cost over $700M. Here's why and how much the program could make.
For months, the contentious debate over the future basketball arena for the North Carolina men’s basketball team has been fueled, in the absence of numbers, by emotion. But in meeting after meeting over the past few weeks North Carolina officials have begun to explain, in detail, the hard dollars and cents behind the Tar Heels’ arena options. (
WRAL.com)
Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar, Seth Trimble Earn All-ACC Basketball Honors
UNC freshman forward
Caleb Wilson earned first-team All-ACC Men's Basketball honors and red-shirt junior center
Henri Veesaar made the second team, the ACC announced Monday. Wilson received the second-most votes for the first team and was also a selection to the All-Rookie Team. Senior guard
Seth Trimble made honorable mention All-ACC. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With Tyler Hansbrough
North Carolina Basketball legend
Tyler Hansbrough joins
Jones Angell and Adam Lucas on the Carolina Insider podcast to recap the Tar Heels' loss at Duke, look ahead to the post-season, and much more.
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Mon Mar 9, 2026
UNC Men's Basketball falls to No. 19 in AP Top 25 poll after splitting two games
North Carolina dropped two spots to No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll after splitting its final two regular-season games last week. The Tar Heels open play in the ACC tournament with a quarterfinal game at 9:30 p.m. Thursday as the No. 4 seed against either No.5-seed Clemson, No. 14 Virginia Tech, or No. 13 Wake Forest. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Inside Out Or Else For UNC Basketball
UNC doesn't have
Caleb Wilson moving forward. The ball has got to go through
Henri Veesaar. He’s the best player and a very good passer, so there’s no reason not to force feed him the ball. Now, the flip side, he’s got to do a better job of establishing position. Sometimes he allows teams to push him out from the block and Duke was able to do that. (
Inside Carolina)
Newsletter: Caleb Wilson's Bad Break, Malloy Smith Commits, Luka Catches Fire, Heels Fall at Duke
UNC Basketball experienced a big win and a big loss, landed a commitment from combo guard Malloy Smith (son of
Kenny Smith),
Caleb Wilson broke his other thumb,
Armando Bacot is safe in the Middle East, Baseball and Softball split ACC series, UNC alumnae won the SheBelieves Cup, Women’s Hoops awaits their Tournament fate, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Out-Efforted?
UNC Basketball fell to Duke after a pivotal injury sidelined
Caleb Wilson for the season, but is effort now the Tar Heels’ biggest concern? Isaac Schade breaks down how
Henri Veesaar’s candor about being "out-efforted" sets the tone for a critical week.
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Mon Mar 9, 2026