Former North Carolina wide receiver Gavin Blackwell says that he saw a different Bill Belichick than the one that is often portrayed in the media, calling him a “great dude.”
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RJ Davis signs with Lakers; Love strikes deal with Blazers
Neither RJ Davis nor Caleb Love heard their names called during the NBA draft after five-year college careers, but both former UNC guards will get a chance to prove they deserve a spot on an NBA roster.
Knapp makes D1 Baseball All-America team, his fourth first-team national honor
D1 Baseball hadn’t named a North Carolina player to its All-American team until it honored center fielder Vance Honeycutt. Now a Tar Heel has made the team for the second consecutive season.
UNC matches best Directors’ Cup finish in 16 years
The University of National Champions has earned another high finish in the all-sports Learfield Directors’ Cup competition. Carolina finished fourth, the Tar Heels’ best finish since 2009, matching their 2020–21 finish, led by NCAA titles in women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse.
UNC finishes in top 10 of D1 Baseball poll for second consecutive season
North Carolina finished in the top 10 of the D1 Baseball poll for the second consecutive season. The Tar Heels, who were No. 1 entering the NCAA tournament, finished No. 9 after going 46–15, winning the ACC title, advancing to the Chapel Hill Super Regional and coming one win short of making the College World Series for a second consecutive season.
ESPN’s Givony says good team will take Powell but ‘he’s not ready to play an NBA game’
A quality team will take Drake Powell this week in the NBA draft based on his potential, not expecting him to make a significant immediate impact. That’s the assessment of ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony ahead of the draft at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
UNC’s $20.5 million in revenue sharing will go to athletes in four sports, mostly football and men’s basketball
UNC will share $20.5 million in revenue with athletes, with the majority of it allocated to football and men’s basketball, and some to women’s basketball and baseball. Additionally, the number of scholarships will increase.
Donarski signs to play pro basketball in Hungary
Lexi Donarski will continue her career next season in Hungary. Donarski, who played two seasons at North Carolina after transferring from Iowa State, will play for the TFSE-MTA team in Budapest in the Hungary A-Division. Her agent, Jeanne McNulty-King, announced the signing on Monday morning.
Jawad Williams returns home, joins Cleveland Cavaliers coaching staff
After a playing career that included many stops around the world, Jawad Williams — who won a national championship at Carolina in 2005 — is coming home for his second assistant coaching job in the NBA.
Russian wing commits to UNC women’s basketball
Russian 6–1 wing Elizaveta Astakhova, who turns 19 in December, has committed to North Carolina and will likely join the women’s basketball program next season.
Former Duke catcher Winslow commits to UNC
North Carolina snagged its second catcher from the transfer portal, and didn’t have to go very far to get him. After two seasons at Duke, Macon Winslow is transferring to UNC. He made the announcement Monday afternoon on his Instagram account, calling it a “New Chapter.”
N.C. State’s Wade says UNC was ‘too dumb to play’ Lubin
As if losing a dependable player to a rival school isn’t bad enough for the North Carolina fanbase, first-year N.C. State coach Will Wade is taking shots at how much the Tar Heels played Ven-Allen Lubin.
Busch flourishing, Gallen struggling while several, including Pence, doing well in minors
The seasons for the three former North Carolina players currently in the major leagues have been a mixed bag, including impressive play from Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch and struggles for Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen. The most impressive of the 26 Tar Heels in the minor leagues have been pitchers Cooper Criswell, Dalton Pence and Austin Love, as well as first basemen Aaron Sabato and Parks Harber.
UNC’s Stevenson, Kepley, Haugh headed to MLB Draft Combine
North Carolina catcher Luke Stevenson, center fielder Kane Kepley and right-handed pitcher Aidan Haugh have been invited to the MLB Draft Combine at Chase Field in Phoenix, a five-day event that starts Tuesday.
In radio interview, Lombardi calls reporting on Belichick’s personal life ‘noise,’ ‘disruptive’
While there continue to be reports about Coach Bill Belichick’s personal life and questions about the role of his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, the messaging in describing that media attention from the Carolina football program can be summed up in one word: noise.
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