With Coach Brian Kalbas’ Carolina women’s tennis team winning the NCAA title on Saturday, here is a look at the University of National Champions by the numbers.
Category: Men's basketball
Love moving on from Michigan, reportedly because of issue with academic credits
There were rumors two weeks ago that Caleb Love would decommit from Michigan and the guard shot them down on Twitter. Now, multiple reports Wednesday indicate that he is indeed moving on. Love, who originally committed to Michigan on April 7, will look for another school, according to On3.com and 247 Sports, and Fox Sports is reporting that he didn’t have the needed academic credits to transfer.
Hansbrough elected to Collegiate Basketball Hall, will become 14th Tar Heel inducted
Tyler Hansbrough is the latest Carolina legend elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Hansbrough was voted into the Class of 2023 a year after Coach Roy Williams and guard Larry Miller were part of the Class of 2022, and will become the 14th Tar Heel to enter the Hall.
D’Marco Dunn becomes the seventh UNC player to transfer, leaving four returnees
Rising junior D’Marco Dunn on Thursday became the seventh player from last season’s North Carolina team to enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports, leaving only four returning players. One reason he may have decided to leave is the possible reclassification of Class of 2024 five-start point guard Eliot Cadeau to join the team next season. That decision would mean RJ Davis would shift to the two spot and fewer opportunities for Dunn to get playing time, with the competition already including Seth Trimble, transfer Cormac Ryan and incoming freshman Simeon Wilcher.
Black invited to G League Elite Camp in Chicago
Leaky Black is getting multiple opportunities to show what he can do to possibly continue his basketball career in the United States.After the 6–9, 205-pound wing revealed Wednesday on Snapchat that he would participate in a pre-draft tryout with the Golden State Warriors, he was announced Friday as one of the 45 players invited to the G League Elite Camp in Chicago on May 13–14.
CBS Sports Classic, with UNC facing UCLA, reportedly set for Atlanta next season
The CBS Sports Classic is reportedly headed south for the 10th edition next season. According to Rocco Miller of The Bracketeer website, Carolina will face UCLA on Dec. 16 in Atlanta, the closest city to Chapel Hill in the event’s history. Presumably, the Atlanta Hawks’ downtown arena will host the event.
Puff Johnson transferring to Penn State
Puff Johnson will continue his college career at Penn State. Johnson, who will be a senior, also got interest from several schools, including Kentucky, Indiana, Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma and Butler, visiting the latter.
Wrestler O’Connor, diver Vazquez take top honors at Rammys; Maye pass Top Play
Two individual national champions — wrestler Austin O’Connor and diver Aranza Vazquez — earned Athlete of the Year honors at the Rammy Awards on Monday night at Memorial Hall. The awards program recognizes excellence in Carolina athletics over the previous year. Women’s basketball center Malu Tshitenge of women’s basketball and football defensive lineman Kaimon Rucker were the hosts for the event, which was back at Memorial Hall for the first time since 2019.
UNC snags its biggest transfer of offseason in former Stanford forward Ingram
Carolina picked up its fourth offseason transfer and most significant Saturday afternoon when former Stanford forward Harrison Ingram, who visited Chapel Hill on Wednesday, committed to the Tar Heels. Last Saturday, Coach Hubert Davis had an in-home visit with the 6–7, 230-pound junior, who originally picked Stanford out of high school over UNC, Purdue, Michigan, Harvard and Howard. Ingram was the No. 2 player in Evan Miya’s transfer portal rankings.
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes, Johnson both score 17 points, but their teams suffer frustrating losses
It was a rough night for Harrison Barnes and Cameron Johnson as they both scored 17 points but their teams lost Game 3s in their NBA first-round series Thursday. It was particularly frustrating for Johnson, whose Brooklyn Nets made a game of it but missed chances to win it or tie it at the end as Philadelphia took a 3–0 series lead with a 102–97 victory in Brooklyn.