Former North Carolina guard Indya Nivar’s WNBA dream has been realized, as she secured a spot on the Atlanta Dream’s opening‑night roster, which the team announced Thursday afternoon.
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French center Maxim Logue reportedly isn’t expected to transfer to UNC
Nine days after Florida Atlantic big man Maxim Logue committed to North Carolina, there were issues related to his admission, and isn’t expected to transfer, according to multiple reports, first by Inside Carolina.
UNC stays at No. 2 ahead of Tuesday clash with No. 9 Coastal Carolina
North Carolina remained No. 2 and Coastal Carolina No. 9 in the latest D1 Baseball poll heading into their showdown at Boshamer Stadium. The two perennial powers meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday (ACC Network) in the Tar Heels’ fourth game against a top-10 team in two weeks.
Former UNC forward Henderson commits to Clemson
Former North Carolina freshman forward Taliyah Henderson will continue her career at ACC rival Clemson. Henderson made the announcement on Wednesday in an Instagram post, saying that she is, “Excited for what’s ahead.”
UNC roster takes shape in Tuesday flurry, with Veesaar decision looming large
When Michael Malone wrapped up a flurry of Tuesday commitments, the roster looked markedly different than when the day began. For much of April, he had constructed North Carolina’s roster deliberately, at least in public view, with far more questions than answers. That changed quickly on Tuesday, when the Tar Heels added Utah 6–3 transfer guard Terrence Brown, N.C. State 6–6 transfer guard Matt Able and Florida Atlantic 6–9 transfer center Maxim Logue.
Former N.C. State sharpshooter Able commits to UNC
In an era when the transfer portal can turn rivals into roommates overnight, former N.C. State guard Matt Able has committed to play at rival North Carolina, according to multiple Tuesday reports.
Denis withdraws name from transfer portal, will return to UNC; Evans commits to Minnesota
North Carolina guard Isaiah Denis has withdrawn his name from the transfer portal and will return for his sophomore season.
Guard Gabby White coming home to play for UNC, her mom
Gabby White is coming home in more ways than one. The former Virginia guard is transferring to Carolina, where her mom, Joanne Aluka-White, is the associate head coach. The homecoming feels natural because the program has been an extension of home since Aluka-White joined in 2019.
Former UNC guard Bogavac commits to Oklahoma State
Former North Carolina guard Luka Bogavac has committed to Oklahoma State, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express. The 6–6 Montenegrin becomes the third UNC player who has entered the transfer portal to commit to another school, including Derek Dixon to Arizona and Jonathan Powell to Pittsburgh.
Former UNC guard Dixon commits to Arizona
Derek Dixon announced on Monday that he will continue his college career at Arizona in a post on Instagram. During his only season at UNC as a freshman, Dixon started 16 of 33 games, averaging 6.5 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. He announced on April 6 that he was entering the transfer portal.
Former Virginia Tech star Avdalas commits to UNC
Former Virginia Tech star Neoklis Avdalas has become Coach Michael Malone’s first transfer-portal commitment, according to multiple reports.
Avdalas arrived at Virginia Tech from Kalamata, Greece, as the second-highest-rated recruit in program history with an international résumé and the belief that his size-plus-creation package could translate quickly in the ACC. After an up-and-down season in Blacksburg, he announced on March 27 that he would enter the transfer portal, and
Heels fans go bananas for Wilson before enjoying the Bananas show
CHAPEL HILL — Kenan Stadium was packed on a beautiful spring afternoon, and the atmosphere was bananas. And Tar Heels fans went bananas over one of their favorite stars. Caleb Wilson got to hear loud cheers from Carolina fans one more time. He threw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday before the second of two Savannah Bananas weekend games against the Texas Tailgaters. He was wearing a Bananas jersey with, of course, No. 8 on it.
UNC squeezes out dramatic 14-inning marathon win to even series at Clemson
North Carolina has made a habit of endurance tests of late, and Saturday demanded nearly five full hours of patience, pitching and drama before squeezing out just enough execution at the end.
The No. 6 Tar Heels survived their second 14-inning marathon in 12 days, outlasting Clemson 6–4 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium to even the series heading into Sunday’s series-deciding 12:30 p.m. finale (ESPN2).
Former UNC guard Powell commits to Pittsburgh
After spending freshman season at West Virginia, former UNC guard Jonathan Powell is transferring to Pittsburgh, the Mountaineers’ arch rival. Powell made the announcement in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday evening. It was Pitt’s second commitment of the day after former BYU forward Dominique Diomande committed to the Panthers.
Former Syracuse guard Burrows commits to Tar Heels
It’s been a productive recruiting weekend for Coach Courtney Banghart. For the second time in less than 24 hours, she has snagged a rising senior star out of the transfer portal, this time Syracuse guard Sophie Burrows, who made an official visit this weekend. The 6–2 guard announced her commitment in an Instagram post, saying, “Let’s get it!”