When to see UNC at ACC Tipoff on ACCN, streaming

CHARLOTTE — North Carolina will be part of the first day featuring men’s basketball teams at the ACC Tipoff on Tuesday at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown, and you can watch the Tar Heels on ACC Network.

UNC sparkplug Kelly eager to cultivate championships, then crops

CHARLOTTE — One day, Reniya Kelly wants to live off the land. The 5–7 junior guard from Hoover, Ala., lights up when she talks about her post-basketball dream: rows of fruit trees, a garden full of vegetables, and a barn bustling with animals.

New faces, familiar ambitions for UNC women after offseason of transition

CHARLOTTE — Most coaches replacing three starters, including a decorated five-year player, face significant challenges. It’s not as if North Carolina coach Courtney Banghart wouldn’t love to have forward Alyssa Ustby, center Maria Gakdeng and guard Lexi Donarski back. But the influx of six talented players, including an incoming recruiting class ESPN ranked No. 5, along with stars returning, could make that transition easier after last season’s Sweet 16 run.

Video, transcript: UNC women’s basketball at ACC Tipoff

CHARLOTTE — Here is the complete transcript from North Carolina women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart’s press box appearance at ACC Tipoff at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown with senior guard Indya Nivar and junior guard Reniya Kelly.

Williams has career-best rushing day; big Maye win; Carter scores; Hampton hurt

On Sunday afternoon, it felt like 2020 when Javonte Williams and Michael Carter were scoring touchdowns for Carolina. Sunday night, Drake Maye showed he’s poised to be a star in the NFL.

Flipping the switch: Powell’s fire finds home at Carolina

CHAPEL HILL — He doesn’t mean to do it. He snaps. One bad possession, one missed defensive rotation and suddenly, Jonathan Powell is tearing at his practice jersey, fabric ripping down the middle, and emotion flowing. It’s not a tantrum. It’s combustion.

Blue-White scrimmage photo gallery

Here are some images from the first public appearance of the season’s North Carolina men’s basketball game at the Blue-White scrimmage Saturday afternoon at the Smith Center.

Newcomers impressive in Blue-White game, but turnovers were an issue

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina fans gladly turned their attention to men’s basketball after watching the Tar Heels’ football team get blown out by Clemson, and they discovered that there are plenty of reasons to look forward to basketball season.

Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Clemson

Clemson, a struggling team searching for answers and coming off an open week, came to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina, a struggling team searching for answers and coming off an open week. Which team would find its footing? It took one play to find out.

With another embarrassing loss, this looks like the worst UNC team in decade

CHAPEL HILL — On a day when Ludacris gave a pre-game concert at Polk Place, what transpired at Kenan Stadium was beyond ludicrous. The only competition from North Carolina was whether the Tar Heels’ offense or defense was worse in an embarrassing 38–3 loss to Clemson in their ACC opener Saturday.

RJ Davis has productive preseason debut with the Lakers

RJ Davis had a productive preseason debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. In the Lakers’ 103–81 loss to the Phoenix Suns at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., he put up the team’s second-highest point total with 14 points, only surpassed by the 20 points from expected starter Austin Reaves.

Details and what to expect at Blue-White scrimmage

Fans will get their first chance to see the new-look Carolina men’s basketball team Saturday at the Blue-White scrimmage at the Smith Center. What can you expect to see at the scrimmage, which is scheduled to start about an hour after the conclusion of the noon UNC-Clemson football game?