Two North Carolina women’s players have reportedly entered the transfer portal less than a week after a third entered her name. Senior centers Alexandra Zelaya and Anya Poole have put her names in the portal, according to The Next Hoops. She follows sophomore guard Paulina Paris, who entered the portal last Tuesday.
Category: Basketball
UNC women’s commitment Grant reclassifies, expects to join Heels next season
North Carolina five-star point guard commitment Lanie Grant, the Gatorade Virginia Girls Basketball Player of the Year, is reclassifying and expects to join the Tar Heels women’s basketball program next season.
Alabama grad assistants in stands tipped off Tide players on what UNC was about to run
LOS ANGELES — I’ve seen some craziness while covering NCAA tournament games over the years, but nothing like what I saw and heard on Thursday night. Carolina fans undoubtedly heard about the sign-stealing shenanigans involving a Michigan football staffer last season. Alabama coach Nate Oats employs his brand of that, and it’s not against the rules.
Nickel reportedly in transfer portal after one year at Virginia Tech
After one season at Carolina and one at Virginia Tech, Tyler Nickel is reportedly looking for a new home.
Bacot, Withers emotional reflecting on their crucial late misses
LOS ANGELES — Two late shots that didn’t fall will be painful memories that will gnaw on North Carolina for years to come. They’ll make the Tar Heels wonder if they could have avoided the cruelty of March had one of them fallen. Armando Bacot and Jae’Lyn Withers expressed only emotional regrets and painful reflections after Carolina’s season-ending 89–87 loss Thursday to Alabama in a West Regional semifinal at Crypto.com Arena.
Emotional, heartbreaking end for UNC, Bacot as Alabama pulls upset
LOS ANGELES — March sometimes produces unexpected outcomes and always leads to tears. RJ Davis produced both Thursday night.
Video, transcript from UNC’s postgame press conference
LOS ANGELES — UNC coach Hubert Davis, Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan and RJ Davis met with the media after the Tar Heels’ season-ending loss to Alabama.
Sears, Tide’s prolific perimeter game challenges for UNC
LOS ANGELES — Another NCAA tournament game, another prolific scorer to stop. Against Michigan State, Tyson Walker’s point output was limited by Carolina guards Seth Trimble and RJ Davis over large stretches. The target for Thursday night’s 9:39 regional semifinal (CBS) in Crypto.com Arena will be 6–1 Alabama senior guard Mark Sears.
Transcript, video from UNC’s Wednesday press conference
LOS ANGELES — Here is the video and the transcript from No. 5-ranked North Carolina’s press conference on Wednesday at … More
Love says fan criticism, hatred made last season at UNC tough
LOS ANGELES — Everything is going well for Caleb Love at Arizona, where he has the No. 9-ranked Wildcats in the Sweet 16 and riding high. That came after some tough times last season for Carolina when the Tar Heels didn’t make the NCAA tournament and he dealt with a torrent of criticism.
UNC sophomore guard Paulina Paris enters transfer portal
There figured to be offseason player movement for the Carolina women’s basketball team, and that started two days after the season ended with sophomore guard Paulina Paris entering the transfer portal on Tuesday in a move that came as no surprise.
How to save ACC basketball, the NCAA tournament, and maybe America itself
Why didn’t the ACC get those bids? National media bias could be part of the issue. I also don’t see much clear evidence that the NCAA Selection Committee has a nuanced, consistent and defensible method of picking its final at-large teams. But there are things the ACC could do better, too.
Love only transfer still playing after Todd-Williams’ Ole Miss team falls
Caleb Love is the last former Carolina player still playing in the postseason after Kennedy Todd-Williams and Ole Miss lost on Monday. Love is one win away from possibly facing the Tar Heels in the West Regional final.
No. 1 Gamecocks rout depleted Heels to end their season
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tough defense drove success for North Carolina this season, but the Tar Heels had no answers for No. 1 South Carolina’s relentless attack. After the Gamecocks only beat UNC by seven in the first meeting in Chapel Hill, they dominated a Tar Heels team with a much more depleted backcourt.
Sullivan’s words light fire under Ingram, who shuts down Spartans’ talk
CHARLOTTE — Assistant Coach Pat Sullivan has always been the one to stay on Harrison Ingram and demand maximum effort from the Stanford transfer. The first few minutes of No. 5 North Carolina’s 85–69 win Saturday at the Spectrum Center over Michigan State had not gone well. While Coach Hubert Davis later lit into the Tar Heels during the time out with eight minutes left in the first half, Sullivan was all over Ingram as he walked to the huddle before the first timeout with UNC trailing 8–5.
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