UNC falls out of AP Top 25 women’s poll after winning ACC opener

After opening ACC play with a home victory, North Carolina, No. 24 last week, surprisingly fell out of the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll.

Haase’s Stanford team stuns No. 4 Arizona despite 23 from Love

Jerod Haase, a former Carolina assistant coach, was off to a tough start in his eighth season as Stanford’s head coach but finished 2023 with a bang.Freshman guard Kanaan Carlyle scored 25 points as the Cardinal scored a school-record 16 3-pointers and stunned No. 4 Arizona despite 23 points from Caleb Love.

Against zone, Donarski in zone shooting, scores 23 as UNC wins ACC opener

CHAPEL HILL — It’s been clear from the start of the season that No. 24 Carolina has enough perimeter shooting to really flourish offensively if the Tar Heels can shoot consistently from outside the arc. Graduate transfer Lexi Donarski kick-started that with five of her six 3-pointers in the second half, as that shooting prowess produced a season-high 11 3-pointers. The Tar Heels led by 10 late and held on for an 82–76 win over Clemson in their ACC opener Sunday at Carmichael Arena.

Love fires in 22, draws technical foul after dunk on defender; Walton hits 18

It was a fiery Friday night for Caleb Love in his first Pac-12 game. Love scored 22 points on 7 of 10 shooting and made all three 3-point attempts as No. 4 Arizona rolled to a 100–81 road victory over California. It was the first time in Love’s career that he’s made all of his 3-point attempts.

UNC’s NET ranking hits season-high after blowout Quad 4 victory

How do you improve your NET ranking when playing the worst team on your schedule? Win the game by 45 points.

Photo gallery from UNC’s win over Charleston Southern

Check out a photo gallery from No. 9 UNC’s easy victory over Charleston Southern.

No. 9 Heels flex muscles in blowout win to end 2023

CHAPEL HILL — With a welcome respite from the gauntlet No. 9 North Carolina ran through most of December, the Tar Heels flexed their muscles against the worst team on their schedule. RJ Davis continued his impressive run of games as UNC finished 2023 with a 105–60 thumping, feasting inside against smaller Charleston Southern on Friday at the Smith Center.

Angell will pay tribute to Montross during first home broadcast since legend’s passing

Jones Angell’s first Tar Heel Sports Network broadcast of a home game since the passing of Eric Montross will be a special tribute to his friend and longtime color analyst

RJ Davis on roll as UNC hosts worst team on its schedule

The No. 9 Carolina men’s team gets one last easy non-conference game before playing its first three games on an opponent’s court in successive games as the ACC season ramps up.

Good, Bad and Ugly Report: West Virginia

Prior to UNC’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl game vs. West Virginia, I made a post on the app formerly known as Twitter begging UNC fans not to make the bowl game a referendum on the entire program given the fact that 12 starters plus a number of key reserves would not be playing for a variety of reasons.

UNC finishes frustrating season finish with another discouraging loss

CHARLOTTE — Quarterback Conner Harrell showed plenty of athleticism, speed and running skills in the challenging role of taking over for Drake Maye. In his first college start, the redshirt freshman was impressive at times but also made a couple of ill-advised passes playing without the same talent around him. West Virginia ultimately made all the big plays in a 30–10 Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory in Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday night.

UNC makes The Athletic’s list of six men’s basketball ‘blue bloods’

There were few surprises when seven sportswriters at The Athletic put the men’s college basketball programs into tiers and determined which six were “blue bloods.”

RJ Davis ACC Player of Week for second time this season

RJ Davis is the ACC Player of the Week for the second time this season, becoming the first Carolina guard to earn the honor multiple times since Joel Berry II did it four times in the 2016–17 season.

Hubert Davis’ rotation size not much different than last season

After retooling his roster, Coach Hubert Davis said he wants to play more players than last season. That’s happened in some games for No. 9 Carolina (8–3), but the rotation size has essentially not changed from last season.