North Carolina will play a preseason exhibition men’s basketball game at Memphis on Oct. 15 as part of the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic to benefit St. Jude.
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Bacot signs with Grizzlies
Armando Bacot is one of four players who signed Exhibit 10 contracts Friday with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Zayden High not enrolled at UNC
Zayden High, a 6-9 forward from San Antonio, Texas, is not enrolled at UNC, the school announced on Tuesday.
Times set for Carolina’s games at Jumpman Invitational
There won’t be late-night Carolina basketball at the Jumpman Invitational this season. One year after both Tar Heels teams played in the second game of the doubleheaders on both nights at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center, they will play Florida in the first game each evening.
Complete Maui Invitational bracket released; late games for UNC
North Carolina will face Dayton in the first round of the Maui Invitational when the Tar Heels play in Maui for the first time since 2016 and for a record ninth time.
UNC makes four-star forward Bundalo’s final eight
Four-star forward Niko Bundalo, the No. 24-ranked player in the Class of 2025, has North Carolina on his list of the final eight schools he is considering.
Dybantsa, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2025, has UNC in his final seven
A.J. Dybantsa, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2025, has North Carolina in his final seven schools that he’s considering. The five-star, 6–9, 205-pound wing from Manti, Utah, also has Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Kansas and Kansas State on his list, according to ESPN.
Hubert Davis’ fourth non-conference schedule will be challenging
Coach Hubert Davis’ fourth North Carolina team will face a challenging non-conference schedule that includes three — potentially six — opponents in Bart Torvik’s preseason Top 25. UNC meets four teams — potentially 10 — that made the NCAA tournament field last season.
UNC’s football coordinators have highest base salaries on campus
North Carolina’s two football coordinators have the top two base salaries of any employee on the UNC campus, according to the UNC Salary Information Database. The database, updated on June 30, shows that Carolina’s defensive coordinator Geoff Collins (top photo) and offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey are the only employees on the Chapel Hill campus earning a base salary of more than $1 million.
Ingram shines with double-double; Bacot makes Summer League debut
Harrison Ingram turned in his best Summer League performance on Tuesday with a double-double in the San Antonio Spurs’ win over China on a night that Armando Bacot made his debut in the league.
Early computer projection has UNC men near top of ranking
What do the top computer rankings say about the prospects for UNC’s men’s basketball team Bart Torvik, whose rankings are one of the three most respected computer rankings, has the Tar Heels moving up from No. 9 in last season’s final ranking to No. 6 in its 2024–25 preseason projection.
Stackhouse to join Golden State Warriors coaching staff
Jerry Stackhouse will join the Golden State Warriors coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Eight former Tar Heels playing in NBA Summer League
Eight former Tar Heels will play in the NBA Summer League this month, including four UNC alums who have already played in the NBA and another with G League experience.
Bacot made ‘$2 million-plus’ at UNC but grew up a Duke fan and hated Carolina
Armando Bacot, who said he made “$2-million-plus” at UNC, made a startling admission during an appearance this week on Theo Pinson’s “Run Your Race” podcast: He grew up a Duke fan and hated Carolina.
Ingram uses being 48th pick as motivation, says going to Spurs ‘dream’
Harrison Ingram may not have been picked as high as he expected in the NBA draft, but the Dallas native’s situation couldn’t be much better otherwise. The San Antonio Spurs picked him in the second round of the NBA draft on Thursday as the 48th overall pick, and the former North Carolina star couldn’t be happier.
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