With Sayon Keita clearing a key hurdle standing between him and a Carolina jersey, his arrival completes a frontcourt reconstruction that has been at the forefront of Coach Michael Malone’s first UNC offseason.
Category: Men's basketball
Trimble will transfer to Louisville
Seth Trimble is headed to ACC rival Louisville. Trimble gives Coach Pat Kelsey’s program another marquee player for a team already projected among the best in the country. UNC faces the Cardinals twice next season, meaning Trimble will return to the Smith Center in another uniform.
UNC offers scholarship to 6–5 Class of 2027 wing Page
North Carolina has offered a scholarship to 6–5 Class of 2027 wing Jordan Page, marking the 11th player in the top 15 of the class to get an offer from the Tar Heels.
UNC to face USC in Greensboro men’s basketball exhibition game
Coach Michael Malone’s first Carolina team will get two challenging exhibition contests before the games count. UNC is set to face USC in an exhibition at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, before traveling to Indianapolis nine days later for a second exhibition against Indiana at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday, Oct. 18, in a game that had been announced in June.
Who likely starts for Malone, and how does the rotation look?
Now that construction of Coach Michael Malone’s first North Carolina roster is evidently complete, the question becomes how he’ll use that group.
South Dakota 7-footer Fens commits to UNC
Coach Michael Malone got the physical center he needed to complete his first roster at UNC when South Dakota 7-footer Cameron Fens committed to the Tar Heels on Friday. The 255-pound Fens made the announcement in an Instagram post.
Hanners coached Iverson, says Terrence Brown reminds him of ‘The Answer’
For three seasons as a Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach, Dave Hanners had a front-row seat to marvel at Allen Iverson’s talent. When Hanners, a former UNC player and assistant coach, saw Terrence Brown Jr. during summer workouts and scrimmages at the Smith Center, it took him back to those three seasons that concluded in 2003.
Villanova center Duke Brennan lists UNC as one of the schools that have contacted him
A Duke playing for Carolina? It’s possible. Duke Brennan, the 6–10, 250-pound center who anchored Villanova’s frontcourt last season, has added North Carolina to a growing list of programs pursuing him should the NCAA grant him a fifth year of eligibility.
Ingram signs with Utah after two seasons with Spurs, mostly in G League
Harrison Ingram, the former North Carolina forward who spent most of his first two professional seasons with the Austin Spurs in the G League, signed with the Utah Jazz on Saturday, the team announced.
Malone has offers out to six of top seven players in Class of 2027
Michael Malone has continued to be aggressive on the recruiting trail in the last week, and now has scholarship offers out to six of the top seven players in the Class of 2027.
Malone expected to hire former Gonzaga assistant Sanz to complete coaching staff
Michael Malone reportedly is about to complete his first coaching staff at North Carolina. Jorge Sanz, who spent eight seasons at Gonzaga as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations, is leaving and will join the UNC staff, according to a Thursday Spokesman-Review report.
Wilson earns first-team All-Summer League honor
Caleb Wilson capped off standout play in Las Vegas by earning a spot on the NBA’s All-Summer League First Team, which was announced Tuesday.
Malone’s father was architect of the Jordan Rules as Pistons assistant coach
The father of the man who will try to lead the new era of Carolina men’s basketball into greatness was the architect of a plan to stop the greatest player in program history. Michael Malone’s father, Brendan Malone, spent almost 30 seasons coaching in the NBA. As a Detroit Pistons assistant coach under Chuck Daly from 1988 to 1995, he helped devise one of basketball’s most famous defensive schemes.
Trimble rejects Veesaar in highlight-reel play; RJ Davis again scores in double figures
On a Saturday night in Las Vegas at the NBA Summer League, Tar Heels didn’t put up big numbers, but there was no denying the play of the day. It was a highlight-reel denial at the rim on a night RJ Davis again scored in double figures.
Wilson dazzling again, but won’t play in Bulls’ final Summer League game
High draft picks are typically done after two NBA Summer League games, but Caleb Wilson isn’t like most high draft picks. He wanted to keep grinding because he says he loves playing, and he has shown the NBA world why he should have been picked higher than No. 4 in the NBA draft.