Skip to content

Covering Carolina sports beyond just men's basketball and football — with the most complete women's basketball coverage

  • Men’s basketball
  • Baseball
  • Field hockey
  • Women’s soccer
  • Women’s lacrosse
  • Women’s basketball
  • NBA
  • NFL
  • Men’s lacrosse
  • Men’s soccer
  • Football
  • Volleyball
  • Softball
  • Tennis

Tag: ACC

Tar Heels in NFL: Williams reaches 1,000 rushing yards for first time; Hampton returns with TD reception; Richards hurt

Week 14 of the NFL season began with one former Carolina running back surpassing 1,000 yards for the first time in his career, and ended with another scoring on a touchdown reception on his first drive after returning from injured reserve.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina football, NFL, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Davis says Trimble ‘getting closer and closer’ to playing

UNC coach Hubert Davis is eager to have Seth Trimble back on the court soon, and says that the senior guard is making steady progress toward a return.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

UNC women flourishing with new-look offense, big strides by Toomey, help from male practice players

CHAPEL HILL — The No. 12 North Carolina women are off to an impressive start, thanks to playing well with a radically different offense and turning up the defense each game.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Tar Heels move up in AP Top 25 men’s poll

Carolina moved up two spots in the AP Top 25 men’s poll released Monday, earning a season-high ranking of No. 14.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, Carolina women's basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

UNC slips in NET rankings, but now get another Quad 1 game, two games up to Quad 2

North Carolina’s NET ranking slipped a spot to 14th, but the good play of future opponents has given the Tar Heels more chances to improve their NCAA tournament resume.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

No anger, just heart: Veesaar explains his animated night

CHAPEL HILL — Henri Veesaar didn’t hide his feelings Sunday night. They were apparent in his postgame comments and in his play as No. 16 UNC beat Georgetown 81–61. Every rebound, every finish, every defensive stand came with visible emotion from the junior from Estonia.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Jaw-dropping Wilson dunk in practice leads Davis to playful bluff, ‘lie’

CHAPEL HILL — A moment during practice brought everything to a halt. Caleb Wilson executed a dunk so explosive that the entire team froze in amazement. Players were left in awe, coaches were speechless, and Coach Hubert Davis, who has witnessed decades of basketball brilliance, decided to bluff playfully.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Wilson explains how he’s learning to deal with double teams better

CHAPEL HILL — Caleb Wilson knew what was coming, and he met it with poise. Georgetown swarmed him with second defenders, shaded help when he got the ball, and tested his patience in crowds. He answered with 20 points and 14 rebounds in North Carolina’s 81–61 win, but the bigger victory was in how he read the floor and trusted the offense.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, UNC

Physical lessons pay off as UNC muscles past Hoyas

CHAPEL HILL — There have been plenty of lessons in dealing with physicality for No. 16 North Carolina in the first nine games, and Coach Hubert Davis says that progress has been evident.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, Carolina women's basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

UNC women shake off slow start to ace exam break tune-up in blowout

CHAPEL HILL — Carolina headed into the exam break with a less-than-challenging test but an impressive bounce-back blowout.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, Carolina women's basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Transfer tracker: Big games for Lubin, Cadeau, Tyson; Jackson struggles

Ven-Allen Lubin’s dominant second half helped N.C. State avoid an upset, Elliot Cadeau orchestrated another masterful floor game, Cade Tyson powered a Big Ten opening-game shocker and Ian Jackson continued to search for consistency.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Boston University at No. 11 UNC: When, where to watch, scouting the Terriers, storylines, stats, comparisons and notes

Here’s a look at Sunday’s noon home game for the No. 11 North Carolina women against Boston University.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, Carolina women's basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Georgetown at No. 16 UNC: When, where to watch, scouting the Hoyas, what to watch, stats, comparisons and notes

Here’s a look at Sunday’s 5 p.m. home game for No. 16 North Carolina against Georgetown.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Week for Tar Heels in pros: Vintage game for Barnes; White, Davis shine with huge games

It was a week of statement performances for former North Carolina stars in the pros, headlined by Harrison Barnes and Coby White in the NBA and RJ Davis in the G League.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, G League, NBA, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Where are Wilson, Veesaar projected in NBA draft?

North Carolina’s frontcourt is firmly on the NBA radar, with Caleb Wilson projected by most to go in the top four of the 2026 NBA draft and Henri Veesaar trending toward the first round in multiple projections for a loaded draft class.

ACC, Carolina, Carolina basketball, NBA, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

 

 

R.L. Bynum spent 27 years in the newspaper industry in sports and news. He has covered UNC athletics since 2015 — including several ACC and NCAA tournaments, the 2017 and 2022 Final Fours, the 2024 Men’s College World Series, the Orange Bowl and other bowls — for Tar Heel Tribune and various other websites, including Raleigh & Company, Triangle Sports Network, 919 Blog and Carolina Blue. Read his insights about running (he’s run 53 marathons) on the Running Commentary blog. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @RL_Bynum, on Bluesky at @rl-bynum.bsky.social and on Threads @r.l.bynum (follow Tar Heel Tribune on X @Tar_HeelTribune). Email him at rlb262m@gmail.com.

Follow on WordPress.com

Privacy Policy

A WordPress.com Website.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • tarheeltribune.com
    • Join 135 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • tarheeltribune.com
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...