Matt Doherty will speak at the N.C. Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Salt and Light Conference in Marion at the Nebo Crossing Church on Sept. 22–23.
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UNC guard Deja Kelly earns spot on talented U.S. AmeriCup team
Star Carolina guard Deja Kelly is headed to Mexico to represent her country. USA Basketball named Kelly on Thursday to one of the last four spots on the U.S. team that will play in the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup starting July 1 in León, Mexico, 250 miles northwest of Mexico City.
How to watch five-star UNC commit Ian Jackson at U19 World Cup
You’ll get a chance to watch the highest-ranked player in Carolina’s Class of 2024 starting Saturday morning when five-star 6–5 guard Ian Jackson goes for his third gold medal in as many summers. Jackson will play for the United States in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, as he tries to follow up on gold medals he won in 2021 at the FIBA U16 Americas tournament and last summer at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup.
On recruiting trail, Brown deals with programs that pay players to come and competitors who tell recruits he’s going to quit
CHAPEL HILL — Between schools cheating in the NIL game and the competition telling recruits that Coach Mack Brown is going to retire, the veteran coach battles plenty that he can’t control on the recruiting trail. Brown says that he’s in the best shape in 20 years and wouldn’t be recruiting Class of 2026 players if he expected to stop coaching any time soon. But the talk from rival coaches isn’t likely to stop for the Hall of Fame coach who will turn 72 before the Sept. 2 opener against South Carolina in Charlotte.
Video: Watch Mack Brown’s talk about upcoming season, NIL, realignment and other topics
Watch UNC coach Mack Brown’s press conference as he talks about the upcoming season, NIL, realignment and other topics.
Future Tar Heel Grant has 11 points, five rebounds as U.S. easily wins U16 Americas gold medal
Five-star Carolina commitment Lanie Grant scored in double figures for the second straight night and the third time in the tournament as the United States easily upended Canada for its fourth consecutive gold medal at the FIBA Women’s U16 Americas Championship.
Two recent head coaching hires mean one-third of UNC’s head coaches are alums
Hubert Davis has made a point to hire a coaching staff of Carolina alums, figuring there are many advantages, particularly on the recruiting trail. Who better to convince an athlete to play and study at UNC than a coach who did just that? With recent hirings, more head coaches on campus will have that advantage.
UNC commit Grant pours in 20 points, with more than a point per minute, as U.S. coasts into championship game
Argentina was helpless to stop the United States and a gritty effort from future Tar Heel Lanie Grant.
The five-star Carolina commitment in the Class of 2025 scored more than a point a minute as the Americans coasted into the championship game of the FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, with a 112–48 semifinal victory over Argentina for their 23rd consecutive win in the competition.
UNC Class of 2025 commit Grant dishes out six assists as U.S. U16 team rolls again
Future Tar Heel Lanie Grant dished out a game-high six assists as the United States moved one win away from a likely championship-game clash with Canada with another blowout victory at the FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
UNC commit Ian Jackson, a five-star forward, earns spot on the U.S. U19 team
Ian Jackson, a Carolina commitment who is the No. 3 player in the Class of 2024, is one of four rising high school seniors to earn a spot on the United States team that will play in the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary.
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