North Carolina is third in the national Directors’ Cup standings after the winter sports. Future ACC member Stanford is No. 1 with 977 points, followed by Texas at 746.5 and the Tar Heels at 733.5. The Tar Heels led the standings with a 1.5-point lead over Stanford after the fall sports, but the Cardinal earned 606 points from winter sports compared to 361 for the Tar Heels.
Category: Women’s basketball
Former UNC center Zelaya transferring to UNCW
Ali Zelaya will play her fifth season at UNCW. The 6–4 Zelaya, who entered the transfer portal on April 1, is the third of the six Carolina players to enter the portal to commit to a school after commitments by Paulina Paris to Arizona and Teonni Key to Kentucky.
Young, confident Grant brings dynamic two-way game to UNC year early
Reclassifying to play an entire freshman season before turning 18 is far from a conventional route for women’s basketball players. But 5–10 five-star point guard phenom Lanie Grant, the 2024 Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year, has defied convention since getting her first scholarship offer three months after turning 13.
How to watch incoming UNC freshmen Powell, Thomas in Sunday’s Jordan Brand Classic
Incoming UNC five-star freshmen Drake Powell and Blanca Thomas will compete in the 23rd Jordan Brand Classic on Sunday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Former UNC forward Key to play for former Hokies coach Brooks at Kentucky
Former North Carolina forward Teonni Key has committed to play for former Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks at Kentucky.
UNC women lose assistant coach Coleman to Virginia Tech
North Carolina’s women’s basketball program lost a member of its coaching staff Friday when new Virginia Tech head coach Megan Duffy hired Itoro Coleman as her associate head coach.
Transfer guard Townsend brings unique blend of skills to UNC
Speed and quickness are common traits in talented point guards, but North Carolina graduate transfer Grace Townsend will bring some rare intangibles to Chapel Hill.
UNC fans may be anxious, but offseason calendar requires patience
Transfer portal season isn’t set up for the fans who want to know now how North Carolina’s rosters will look next season. Many fans want to sprint, but the process is more like a marathon that requires patience. It may be weeks (or months) before we know what the final rosters might look like for next season.
Richmond guard Townsend transfers to UNC women’s program
The Carolina women’s program welcomed its first transfer Monday when former Richmond guard Grace Townsend committed to the Tar Heels.
Deja Kelly sixth UNC women’s player to hit transfer portal
Deja Kelly became the sixth and the most consequential North Carolina women’s player to enter the transfer portal.