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CHAPEL HILL — Boston Flannery has worn a couple of numbers in his baseball life, but none have ever meant quite as much as No. 42. On Friday at Boshamer Stadium, the junior right-hander finally wore it again, not as a high school kid paying tribute to Jackie Robinson, but as a veteran Tar Heel who has waited for his moment to come back around.
CHAPEL HILL — Many faces have changed, but three familiar, dependable returnees led No. 11 North Carolina early, while newcomers made it a blowout. Right-handed pitchers Jason DeCaro and Walker McDuffie were on top of their games, as was junior captain Gavin Gallaher, in the Tar Heels’ 9–2 victory over Indiana on a chilly Friday at Boshamer Stadium.
North Carolina has confirmed that Caleb Wilson fractured his left hand during the first half of Tuesday’s loss at Miami, but further specifics about the injury or the recovery timeline aren’t known. One possibility, according to Dr. Peter Dalldorf, an orthopedic surgeon with EmergeOrtho Greensboro, is a scaphoid fracture, a tricky wrist injury that can sometimes be difficult to detect immediately.
Here’s a look at No. 11 UNC’s Saturday afternoon game against Pittsburgh.
North Carolina didn’t just lose a game Tuesday night at Miami. It lost the gravitational pull of its season. Caleb Wilson led UNC from November into February with highlight dunks, relentless rebounding and a scoring streak that rewrote the program’s freshman record book. But he’s out indefinitely with a fractured left hand. The timeline is uncertain, and February is a bad time for uncertainty.
CHAPEL HILL — Few wins came more easily than No. 400 for Coach Courtney Banghart. With the 3-pointers raining in against SMU, one of the ACC’s worst teams, it was easy for her to become the 48th active coach to reach that mark.
Caleb Wilson has a fracture in his left hand, an injury that he suffered in the first half of Tuesday’s loss at Miami. Initial X‑rays taken during the game were negative, allowing Wilson to return to action after mising 6½ minutes in the second half. However, follow‑up imaging conducted after the team’s return to Chapel Hill confirmed the fracture. The Medical staff is continuing to evaluate the injury to determine his recovery timeline.
The tradition of the Carolina women’s basketball home games in a classic and beloved venue will end. Whichever arena option UNC chooses, whether it be building a new arena or renovating the Smith Center, the women’s program will play there, and the men’s and women’s teams will have separate practice facilities.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Slow starts have become a troubling trend that North Carolina can’t shake. The Tar Heels have been a good second-half team most of the season, but couldn’t find the rhythm Monday against Miami. Carolina fell to 5–5 in Quad 1 games after its 75–66 loss at Miami.The Tar Heels trailed after five minutes in all but one (at Stanford) and faced halftime deficits in all but three (Ohio State, SMU and Stanford).
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — No. 11 North Carolina threw away much of what it gained in the NET rankings by beating No. 4 Duke with its 75–66 loss at Miami on Tuesday night.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — One game after eventually getting over the hump against Duke, it never happened for No. 11 North Carolina at Miami. Coach Hubert Davis tried many lineup combinations, but the same poor defense and rebounding continued in a 75–66 loss to Miami at the Watsco Center.
It was a week of transition for former UNC players in the NBA, with Coby White and Cole Anthony dealt before Thursday’s trade deadline, Cameron Johnson finally returning from a knee injury. Meanwhile, Portland has a decision later this month to make on Caleb Love.
Here’s a look at No. 11 UNC’s Tuesday night game at Miami.
Carolina moved up to a season-high No. 11 in the AP Top 25 men’s poll after the Tar Heels’ big 71–68 home victory Saturday over Duke.
While Elliot Cadeau continues to pile up assists and No. 3 Michigan keeps stacking wins, and Ven-Allen Lubin is putting up consistent games for streaking N.C. State, other former North Carolina players had unproductive, up-and-down or frustrating weeks.
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