Was Manek best transfer in Carolina basketball history?

Brady Manek’s perimeter shooting, grit inside and leadership in helping North Carolina make an improbable run to the national championship game had many Tar Heels fans wondering if he was the best transfer in program history. You have to go back to the early 1970s to find a transfer who had more impact but you only have to look on last season’s roster team to find a member of his family.

More player decisions still to come with UNC at the 13-scholarship limit

After quite the flurry of Carolina men’s basketball activity on Wednesday, there are still more decisions to be made that will have an impact on Coach Hubert Davis’ ability to bring in players from the transfer portal. If Leaky Black decides to use his extra season of eligibility and everybody else returns, Carolina would be right at the 13-player scholarship limit and unable to bring in more players.

Bacot announces on social media that he’ll be back

It’s been widely expected that Armando Bacot will return for his senior season and he confirmed that in a tweet on Wednesday morning: “Tar Heel forever.” With NIL (name, image and likeness) money out there to be earned, it always made sense for Bacot to come back since he likely will earn more money than he would with a two-way contract, a G League contract or to play in Europe.

In no surprise, Dawson Garcia enters the transfer portal

Most people familiar with the situation have known for some time that Dawson Garcia wouldn’t be coming back to the North Carolina program, so the news Wednesday that he’s entered the transfer portal, first reported by Inside Carolina, came as no surprise. Garcia, who averaged 9.0 points and made 37.5% of his 3-point attempts for the Tar Heels, transferred from Marquette and was expected to be one of the key players.

Tar Heels in NBA: Pinson, after perfect shooting night and season-best game, says his Mavs can win it all; season-highs for Ellington, Bradley

Although it’s been a tough season for Theo Pinson personally, playing sparingly and then battling an injury the last couple of months, his Dallas Mavericks have thrived. His regular season ended impressively, though, with a perfect shooting night, scoring a season-high 16 points in the Mavericks’ regular-season-ending 130–120 home win Sunday over the San Antonio Spurs.

Tar Heels in NBA: Back as Bulls starter, White scores 19, hits 6 3s but in 4th straight loss

If the Chicago Bulls are going to turn things around and be successful in the playoffs, Coby White will be a big part of it with Lonzo Ball out for the season. Back in the starting lineup, he did what he could Friday with 19 points, a season-high-tying six 3-pointers and four assists, but the host Bulls lost to the Charlotte Hornets 133–117 for their fourth consecutive loss.

Tar Heels in pros: Green has season-best game on night he finally gets Raptors championship ring; Jackson’s season ends with playoff loss; Pinson returns

Even though his Philadelphia 76ers lost, it was a special night for Danny Green. He finally got his third championship ring 1,029 days after he helped the Toronto Raptors win the 2019 NBA title. After being awarded the ring before the game, Green scored 18 points and six 3-pointers, both season-highs, in the Sixers’ 119–114 road loss to the Raptors.