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CHAPEL HILL — The power that has been hard to come by in ACC play for No. 17 North Carolina ignited an impressive blowout of Wake Forest. Junior center fielder Kane Kepley and sophomore third baseman Gavin Gallaher both hit home runs as the Tar Heels rolled to an 11–1 seven-inning run-rule victory in the opener of a three-game series with the Deacons at Boshamer Stadium on Friday night.
Cade Tyson has entered the transfer portal after only one season at North Carolina, according to multiple reports. The transfer from Belmont came in with the reputation of being an excellent 3-point shooter but only made 14 of 48 attempts on the season — five of those in one game — and shot 29.2% as a junior at UNC after shooting 46.5% the previous season.
Carolina’s search for a point guard to replace Elliot Cadeau could end with a Mountain West Conference star who had a big game in the NCAA tournament.
As expected, Seth Trimble will return for his senior season at North Carolina. He posted the news on Instagram, with a video and a Photoshopped photo of the back of his jersey with “I’M BACK” where his last name usually appears.
North Carolina appears on seven of 10 way-too-early Top 25 men’s basketball lists for next season that were published on Tuesday.
CHAPEL HILL — Fourteen innings, the most in a UNC-Duke game in nearly 61 years, were more than enough for Alex Madera. He drove the 466th pitch that took a bounce off the glove of Duke second baseman Jake Berger. The error scored Tyson Bass (top photo) from second base to give No. 19 North Carolina a marathon 8–7 victory at Boshamer Stadium on Saturday to take two of three from the Blue Devils.
North Carolina center Jalen Washington will transfer to Vanderbilt for his final college season, according to On3.com. He’ll reunite with former UNC teammate Tyler Nickel, who will be a rising senior next season after coming to the Commodores last offseason from Virginia Tech.
North Carolina couldn’t lure a top-line center last offseason but already has one 11 days after the transfer portal opened this offseason.
Former Arizona center Henri Veesaar (pronounced “VAY-sar”), a 7–0, 235-pound Estonian who visited the UNC campus on Wednesday two days after entering the portal, will transfer to Carolina, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported Friday. He has two seasons of remaining eligibility.
Forward Nyla Harris, a four-star recruit out of high school, is transferring from Louisville to North Carolina, making her the Tar Heels’ first addition out of the transfer portal.
CHAPEL HILL — Excellent pitching and just enough offense has been a dependable formula in ACC play for No. 19 North Carolina. On Thursday, the Tar Heels mixed in smart base running and an outstanding defensive play to hold on for the win.
Two North Carolina-bound five-star players — Caleb Wilson and Nyla Brooks — showed off their talents at the McDonald’s All-American Games on Tuesday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, although the chances to display their offensive skills were limited by the number of touches they got.
Coach Hubert Davis wanted a taller team and took a good step toward doing that with the first guard he snagged from the transfer portal.
Jonathan Powell, a former West Virginia 6–6, 191-pound guard, picked UNC over Ole Miss and Ohio State, according to multiple reports, including one that Powell retweeted.
Olivia Miles sent shockwaves through the women’s basketball world with her decision to enter the transfer portal rather than declare for the WNBA draft, where she was projected to be a top-two pick. This is particularly intriguing for North Carolina fans, considering that Miles thought about playing for Coach Courtney Banghart at Princeton before she left for UNC.
Elliot Cadeau will continue his career playing for Coach Dusty May at Michigan. His mother, Michelle Cadeau, confirmed the move Monday night on X (formerly Twitter)
Nyla Brooks, one of two five-star players in North Carolina’s incoming freshman class, has had quite a month and heads into Tuesday’s McDonald’s All-American game on a roll.
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