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In today’s crazy college basketball world with numerous transfers the norm, there are 11 former Carolina players about to start seasons at other schools — seven men’s players and four women’s players. Two players who were Tar Heels teammates three season ago have reunited in the SEC.
CHAPEL HILL — Bill Belichick opened his Tuesday press conference discussing Virginia’s “impressive string” of wins, but it didn’t take long for the North Carolina coach to be asked about a report from The Athletic that Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris showed “extreme” interest in transferring to Carolina before this season.
Get insights into Coach Hubert Davis’ lifelong connections to Carolina basketball during an interview that airs on ACC Network on Tuesday night.
The NBA season opens this week with 11 former UNC players on opening night rosters. Among them are four starters, two backups, two players on new teams, and two rookies. Three others who were waived are expected to play in the G League.
Drake Maye took his share of hits but kept hitting receivers with stunning precision and range, leading the New England Patriots to their fourth consecutive victory — and making more history in the process.
RJ Davis was one of four players the Los Angeles Lakers waived on Saturday, but is expected to join the South Bay Lakers, the team’s G League affiliate.
CHEROKEE — At North Carolina’s final public scrimmage of the preseason, fans at Cherokee High School got a glimpse of what they can expect this season from Seth Trimble and Caleb Wilson — and much more.
With the near-daily drumbeat of coverage and drama surrounding the North Carolina football program, it’s been easy to forget that the actual team has only played one game in the past four weeks. The result? Pain and disappointment.
North Carolina showed progress and was competitive against a power conference team for the first time this season, but two big fumbles meant yet another loss.
DURHAM — It was October baseball with some quirky twists, with rivals UNC and N.C. State meeting in the Battle of the DBAP. Carolina’s pitching ruled the evening in a 3–1 win Thursday that was a tiebreaker of sorts after the teams split two regular-season matchups last weekend.
Carolina quarterback Gio Lopez, who missed the Clemson game with a leg injury, should be available to the Tar Heels for Friday’s game at California and could start, while the Bears will be without a reserve running back.
Here are details on UNC’s Friday night game at Cal, including notes, depth charts and statistics.
CHAPEL HILL — Freddie Kitchens didn’t hide from the failures of North Carolina’s offense through five games of his first season as offensive coordinator and admitted there are things he could have done better.
CHAPEL HILL — When Jarin Stevenson made his college decision two years ago, it came with the kind of weight only felt by someone born into the fabric of Carolina basketball. And yet, when it was his turn, the kid who played at Seaforth High School outside Pittsboro didn’t stay home. Picking UNC out of the portal was a quick decision.
Before Coach Courtney Banghart arrived at Carolina in 2019, the Tar Heels hadn’t been ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll the previous four seasons, but her team on Tuesday made that preseason poll for the fourth consecutive season.
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