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Fans will get a first chance to see the new-look North Carolina men’s basketball team on Oct. 4 in a Blue-White scrimmage following the Clemson football game. The scrimmage is free, and the Smith Center doors will open 15 minutes after the conclusion of the football game, with the scrimmage scheduled to begin an hour after the football game.
CHAPEL HILL — Seth Trimble couldn’t help but grin as he started to talk about the newcomers who have made this preseason feel so different. There are a lot of them, including a completely reshaped frontcourt with two 7-foot centers and two 6–10 forwards, along with a Montenegrin wing who’s still adjusting to American slang.
CHAPEL HILL — When Hubert Davis looked into the transfer portal this offseason, he knew North Carolina needed a guard who could make shots, handle the ball under pressure and bring experience to a young backcourt.
CHAPEL HILL — When Henri Veesaar first walked into the Smith Center, he didn’t think about minutes or touches or even stats. He thought about the history he saw from UNC’s national championship seasons on the way to Roy Williams Court.
Carolina will play its first ACC men’s basketball games in California and Texas as part of its league schedule, which was announced on Tuesday.
CHAPEL HILL — Hubert Davis has experienced a full range of emotions as North Carolina’s head coach, and the inconsistency is putting scrutiny on him heading into season five.
Steve Newmark grew up in Chapel Hill, rode his father’s shoulders during the 1982 NCAA championship celebration on Franklin Street, and once got permission to skip a college exam to watch the 1993 Final Four with his family. He says honoring the UNC athletics traditions will require bold changes that some Carolina fans might resist.
Luka Bogavac comes to Carolina with pro experience, and the freshman wing has proven that he can deliver big games against elite competition.
With North Carolina’s first exhibition game just two months away, Coach Hubert Davis has completed a major offseason roster overhaul. The final piece came with the addition of Montenegrin wing Luka Bogavac, who officially joined the Tar Heels on Aug. 14.
Steve Newmark is set to earn $600,000 during the upcoming school year before his salary increases to $1 million when he officially takes over as North Carolina’s athletics director on July 1.
Viewers wondering what comes next for ACC Network on weekend afternoons after the retirement of longtime Mark Packer got their answer on Monday.
UNC freshman Caleb Wilson has signed a shoe endorsement contract with New Balance. Wilson confirmed the deal on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning by quote-tweeting a report by ESPN’s Shams Charania that he had signed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar endorsement deal with the company with the words “NB Family!!!.”
North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham laid out on Friday how the Tar Heels will distribute their revenue-sharing pool among four sports, including doling out a larger slice to men’s basketball than the standard split, and creating a women’s basketball payroll of over $1 million.
North Carolina men’s basketball roster is finalized for next season with the arrival of 6–6 Montenegrin wing Luka Bogavac this week. The roster for new-look Tar Heels, officially announced by UNC on Thursday, features nine single-digit jersey numbers spread across a lineup heavy on new faces — three freshmen, six transfers, one international pickup and a junior varsity alum — anchored by just five with UNC experience.
It took about 75 days after he committed to Carolina, but Montenegrin wing Luca Bogavac is finally in Chapel Hill.
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