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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball.

Student seating key to Smith Center decision

Improving student seating and game day experience is one of six guiding principles in the evolution of UNC Basketball and decisions around the Smith Center. Steve Newmark, executive associate athletic director, and incoming student body president Devin Duncan joined the third episode of "The Arena Discussion" segment of the "Carolina Insider" podcast. (UNC.edu)

Al Wood reflects on March Madness run, record-setting performance with UNC

With March Madness approaching, former UNC Basketball standout Al Wood reflected on his experiences in the NCAA tournament, including a historic performance that still stands more than four decades later. Wood talked about what the tournament meant during his playing days and how the stakes felt different in an earlier era of college basketball. (WCNC)

North Carolina's Rebounding Issues Persist

This season's North Carolina Basketball team has been worse in conference play in offensive rebounding percentage (28.8) and opponent offensive rebounding percentage (29.4) than last season's smaller group. Overall, the Tar Heels rank 91st nationally in opponent offensive rebounding percentage (28.6), the program’s worst mark since 2015-16. (USA Today)

Video: IC Podcast - The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament and the Carolina Brand

Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss UNC Basketball's recent history in the ACC tournament, the often-referenced Roy Williams point about the ACC Tournament being a mere cocktail party, UNC's lack of success in the tournament the past quarter century, and more. (View Video)

A UNC Basketball connection inside the Carolina Hurricanes

Wondering how six members of the Carolina Hurricanes ended up at the UNC vs. Louisville basketball game? The answer is former team manager Mallory Wilmoth. "I texted [UNC Director of Operations Eric] Hoots, and was like 'Hey, I’m going to see if we can get some guys to come to this game.' Hoots goes ‘say the word and we’ll take care of you.'" (Tar Heel Blog)

Video: Meet Luka Bogavac...In Serbian

Get to know North Carolina Basketball sharpshooter and Montenegro native Luka Bogavac like never before with his first American interview conducted in Serbian (with subtitles) by Draggan Milhailovich. (View Video)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Tyler Zeller on how UNC Basketball moves forward without Caleb Wilson

Former UNC Basketball standout Tyler Zeller joins Isaac Schade to discuss how the Tar Heels' identity shifts in Caleb Wilson’s absence, the increased roles for Henri Veesaar and Seth Trimble, the need for dominant defensive rebounding, fewer turnovers, and more. (View Video)

Derek Dixon's Season-High Scoring Performance Overshadowed

Lost amid UNC Basketball's loss to Duke on Saturday night was the impressive performance by Derek Dixon in his first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium. The freshman guard not only scored a season-high 17 points, but did so without committing a turnover on a night where the Tar Heels posted a season-worst 14 giveaways, a primary reason they lost. (On3.com)

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)

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