Tommy Lloyd put an end to the speculation Friday, making it clear he isn’t leaving Arizona for the opening at North Carolina.
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Hard-hit outs and missed chances for UNC in loss to BC
CHAPEL HILL — It was one of those nights when most of North Carolina’s hard-hit balls went right to fielders or led to spectacular catches, and scoring chances were repeatedly squandered. All that frustration for the No. 6 Tar Heels led to a 6–1 loss in the opener of a three-game series with No. 22 Boston College on Thursday at Boshamer Stadium to snap their six-game win streak.
Freshman Henderson becomes second UNC women’s player headed for transfer portal
For the second time in as many days, a North Carolina women’s player has announced plans to enter the transfer portal. After only one season with the Tar Heels, forward Taliyah Henderson announced that she was moving on from UNC a day after sophomore guard Lanie Grant announced the same decision.
Like with Williams at Kansas, there is reported tension between Lloyd and his AD
As North Carolina pursues Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd, one factor in his decision-making could be one that existed at Kansas when Roy Williams left to take the UNC job.
Tar Heels in pros: Ryan, Nance both have career-highs; Davis wins in G League playoffs; Ingram gets 29th double-double; Love back in NBA
Cormac Ryan and Pete Nance both set career NBA highs for Milwaukee on Wednesday night in the Bucks’ 119–113 loss at Houston, as RJ Davis’ South Bay Lakers advanced in the G League playoffs and Harrison Ingram produced his G League-best 29th double-double.
UNC guard Lanie Grant to enter the transfer portal
After two seasons at North Carolina and 4½ years after she committed to the Tar Heels, Lanie Grant has decided to enter the transfer portal.
Final Four coaches have left for other jobs before; UNC patiently waits to get its man
As North Carolina patiently plays the waiting game in its search for a men’s basketball coach, the Tar Heels are hoping to pull off a rare feat of luring a coach coming off a Final Four run.
No foolin’: Heels win marathon game well after midnight
CHAPEL HILL — No. 6 North Carolina needed to play well after midnight to pull out a victory, and that is no April Fool’s joke. But there might have been a bit of foolishness along the way that lengthened a long night at Boshamer Stadium.
Harpring shakes off painful shoulder injury, shines at McDonald’s game
North Carolina already knew it would be getting one of the best point guards in the country in Kate Harpring, but the Tar Heels may not have known how tough she is until Tuesday night.
Lloyd addresses comment on Arizona’s next coach, says he’s focused on Final Four
While not coming close to closing the door on taking another job, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd addressed his comments over the weekend that there would be “another good coach” after him.
UNC jumps seven spots to season-high rank in D1 Baseball poll
North Carolina jumped seven spots in the D1 Baseball Top 25 to a season-high No. 6 after going 4–0 last week.
Transfer tracker: Cadeau leads Michigan to Final Four; Jackson falls to Duke again; Tyson’s Gophers in Vegas tournament
Elliot Cadeau exacted his revenge on Alabama in one of two impressive performances that have returned Michigan to the Final Four. Meanwhile, Ian Jackson’s St. John’s team came two wins short, and Cade Tyson pursues a title on a much smaller stage.
UConn’s Mullins joins Trimble in last-second Duke nightmares
While UConn freshman Braylon Mullins joined UNC’s Seth Trimble in Duke nightmares for their last‑second daggers, Sunday night’s collapse extended the Blue Devils’ championship-game drought as they join UNC in some infamy. The Blue Devils haven’t reached the championship game since winning the title in 2015. By contrast, UNC has played for the championship three times since then: 2016, 2017 (when the Tar Heels won the title) and 2022. The latter run to the final included the national semifinal win that ended Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career.
Lloyd: ‘Arizona is going to have another good coach after me’
One of North Carolina’s top candidates in its search for a men’s basketball coach is still playing, but at the very least mentioned that his school will one day have another coach. After No. 1 seed Arizona rolled to a 79–64 victory over Purdue on Saturday in the West Regional in San Jose, Calif., advancing to the Final Four, Coach Tommy Lloyd was asked about the significance of the victory for the program.
Transcript, video from the UNC and UConn press conferences after the Huskies’ Sweet 16 win
FORT WORTH, Texas — Here is the complete transcript and video from No. 15-ranked North Carolina’s press conference Friday after its season-ending Sweet 16 loss to No. 1 UConn, with Coach Courtney Banghart, Indya Nivar and Nyla Harris, and the UConn press conference with Geno Auriemma, Azzi Fudd, Blanca Quinonez, Sarah Strong. Additionally, video from dressing-room interviews with Lanie Grant and Elina Aarnisalo.