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UNC Men's Basketball Hosts Charlotte Tuesday In Preseason Finale - Pregame Notes
North Carolina will host the Charlotte 49ers in the Tar Heels' final exhibition basketball game of the preseason on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. UNC is 2-0 all-time against the 49ers, winning 93-83 in overtime in the second round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament and 75-73 in the Smith Center on 12/12/1998. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball's Final Preseason Tune Up
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss UNC's final preseason exhibition basketball game,
Michael Malone's process of molding the 2026 Tar Heels, key questions for Malone and staff, and more as former Tar Heel guard
Wes Miller's Charlotte team visits the Smith Center on Tuesday.
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Tue Oct 27, 2026
UNC Basketball Hosts Charlotte: TV info, stats, scouting 49ers, and notes
Wes Miller returns to the Smith Center, where he played three seasons under
Roy Williams after transferring from James Madison and joining UNC as a walk-on. He was a reserve on UNC's 2005 national championship team and started 16 games the following season, averaging 7.2 points and shooting 44% from 3-point range. He was a captain in 2006-07. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Hubert Davis joins TNT Sports for studio, game analyst role
TNT Sports is adding former North Carolina men’s basketball coach
Hubert Davis as a studio and game analyst for the upcoming season. He will make his first studio appearance Nov. 5 on truTV and HBO Max. Davis has previous experience on TV, spending seven years with ESPN. He was the Tar Heels head coach from 2021 until the end of last season. (
Sports Business Journal)
Matt Able Named To Jerry West Award Preseason Watch List
North Carolina sophomore guard
Matt Able has been named to the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award. The annual Jerry West Award, named after the late Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player, celebrates its 13th year by highlighting the top shooting guard in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Aims To Answer Questions In Exhibition vs. Charlotte
UNC Basketball gears up for their final preseason test Tuesday against the Charlotte 49ers, with eyes on rebounding and backcourt chemistry. Can
Michael Malone’s squad answer lingering questions ahead of the regular season, and will new faces like
Maximo Adams and
Sayon Keita step up?
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Tue Oct 27, 2026
Tar Heels in NBA: Caleb Wilson continues strong NBA start; RJ Davis in G League camp
Caleb Wilson’s impressive start to his NBA career continued Monday, even as the Chicago Bulls endured their most lopsided loss of the young season on a day
R.J. Davis joined a G League camp. The former Carolina star scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and contributed three assists, two blocks and a steal in Chicago’s 134-99 loss at Boston. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Sayon Keita's Already Got Game, And There's More To Come
Sayon Keita has been in Chapel Hill for only two-plus months but has already improved a great deal. What people see in the 7-foot-1 freshman center's game now might be a whole lot more by February. That's the projection and expectation. And he's already pretty darn good. Keita had a strong showing in UNC's exhibition loss to Indiana last week. (
TarHeel247)
Terrence Brown brings proven scoring to UNC and a bigger question to answer
Terrence Brown can score against high-level competition. UNC needs to figure out how that scoring fits into an offense with other players who can create.
Michael Malone will need Brown to recognize when the team needs his aggression and when a teammate has the better opening. That balance could become a defining elements of UNC’s season. (
Keeping It Heel)
Tar Heels at death row: A game of humanity
The year was 1979, when coaches had three or four years with their players, and they not only got to teach them the game of basketball but also the game of life.
Dean Smith used his position as a coach to expose his players to societal issues beyond the court. Visiting Central Prison and interacting with men locked up for years was one of those opportunities. (
UNC Media Hub)