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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.
CHAPEL HILL — Solid defense has been one of the keys to No. 15 North Carolina’s success, with the run-saving efforts and incredible range of the outfielders justifiably getting plenty of attention. The Tar Heels’ infield also has plenty of range, and it has contributed just as much to their wins.
RJ Davis reportedly isn’t done yet. According Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, the senior guard will return to Carolina for a fifth season, becoming the first All-American first-team selection to return for another season since Tyler Hansbrough led the Tar Heels to the 2009 NCAA title.
It was a quick roundtrip in the transfer portal for Seth Trimble, who said his “heart and soul belong in Chapel Hill.”
Fourteen days after entering the portal, the Carolina guard has pulled his name and will return to Chapel Hill for his ju
Former Oregon State guard Jordan Pope has reportedly had contact with North Carolina.
Former Dayton wing Koby Brea, who led the country in 3-point shooting percentage last season at 49.8%, has North Carolina as one of the final five blue blood schools he is considering, according to multiple reports.
After an easy Saturday victory over N.C. State to salvage a game from the three-game road weekend series, North Carolina became the first team to clinch a spot in the ACC tournament but slipped four spots to No. 15 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 poll released Monday after a 1–3 week.
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.
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.
RALEIGH — After three consecutive one-run losses, No. 11 North Carolina wasn’t leaving anything to chance, particularly Vance Honeycutt and Colby Wilkerson. The Tar Heels backed outstanding starting and relief pitching with plenty of offense, rolling to a 14–3 victory Saturday at Doak Field to salvage a game from the three-game weekend series and clinch their third straight 30-win season as Honeycutt made more history.
Harrison Ingram, the versatile, high-energy transfer who had a breakout junior season at Carolina after two years at Stanford, has declared for the 2024 NBA draft.
Former Wofford cross country runner Beck Classey of Greenville and accomplished marathoner Tristin Van Ord coasted to the victories Saturday morning at the Tar Heel 10 Miler under pleasant race conditions.
RALEIGH — The only positive, but a great source of frustration, in No. 11 North Carolina’s first three-game losing streak is that all three were one-run games that could have gone either way. The Tar Heels bullpen blew a three-run lead built off an impressive start from junior left-hander Shea Sprague as N.C. State clinched a series win with a 5–4 victory Friday at Doak Field.
Former Kentucky wing Adou Thiero is, of course, considering following Coach John Calipari to Arkansas, but Carolina is reportedly also in his final five.
RALEIGH — On a night of home run derby, N.C. State didn’t hit as many, but the Wolfpack hit the biggest. Shortstop Brandon Butterworth blasted a 95-mph fastball over the left-field wall for a game-ending solo homer with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Wolfpack to a 9–8 victory Thursday over No. 11 North Carolina at Doak Field.
