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Future basketball recruit ‘always loved’ UNC growing up
While the 2025 recruiting class continues to be the primary focus for Hubert Davis and the UNC basketball program, future classes will start to get more and more attention. The staff will then start building out their boards with top targets and hopefully, it will be another successful cycle. There’s been little talk about the 2027 class from UNC’s side but already a few prospects have talked Tar Heels and potential future interest. The latest prospect to do so is Jason Gardner Jr., the son of Arizona legend Jason Gardner. During a recent interview with Pro Insight, Gardner Jr. mentioned that a...
UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
North Carolina interim chancellor Lee Roberts publicly backed athletics director Bubba Cunningham on Thursday, three days after the school’s board of trustees approved an audit of the athletics department due to financial concerns growing amid the volatile landscape of college sports. Roberts also said the athletics department has been...
UNC could be biggest ACC target in conference realignment
Conference realignment continues to be a popular target surrounding big college athletics going into Summer 2024 as the Big Ten and SEC are set to debut their new conferences for the first time beginning with football season. The landscape of college athletics has changed drastically the past few years and two “power two” conferences have seemingly formed. While the ACC has added SMU, Stanford, and Cal, there are still questions regarding revenue with Clemson and Florida State both threatening to leave. And now, there are rumblings that North Carolina could eventually be on its way out as well. The Tampa Bay Times wrote...
UNC baseball’s offense amongst best in the country
Just a week out from postseason play, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ baseball team is exactly where it wants to be. UNC is atop the ACC with a 39-11 (20-7) mark. North Carolina has won its past six games – three mid-week victories and a sweep of Louisville – and begins its final regular-season series with Duke on Thursday night. The Diamond Heels‘ pitching staff is performing adequately, but their offense is the reason behind an outstanding regular season. Eight players, led by Gavin Gallagher (.367) are hitting at least .300. Five players, anchored by star center fielder Vance Honeycutt (22), sport...
Drake Powell reveals when he will arrive on campus for UNC basketball
The start of the North Carolina Tar Heels’ upcoming college basketball season is about to feel significantly closer. Yes, UNC won’t start gameplay until November, but players will start to arrive before then. The transfer portal is still alive and active, with North Carolina awaiting the decision of Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins. The Tar Heels will be welcoming three talented players to the their 2024-2025 roster: 4-star center James Brown, 5-star guard Ian Jackson and 5-star guard/forward Drake Powell, the latter two of whom are McDonalds All-Americans. At least one of those three is arriving very soon. Powell, who joins UNC just down the...
Where the North Carolina football program ranks in facilities across the nation
One of the biggest selling points a football program can offer a recruit or transfer portal prospect is how their facilities look, which the University of North Carolina ranks top 30 in that field according to 247Sports. The publication delivered its 2024 top 30 for nicest football facilities, which saw UNC placed 23rd. Ironically, placed at the number Tar Heel Michael Jordan made famous speaks volumes to the detailed work the program has put into their facility. Only three teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), cracked the list, unless you want to count Notre Dame as one. Surprisingly Wake Forest made the list, but no signs...
Internal and external tension builds at UNC as ACC's Spring Meetings get going
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – The Ritz-Carlton hotel sits just beyond tropical canopy roads in the northeast corridor of Florida's north-most Atlantic coast. Home of the annual ACC Spring Meetings, the spiffy establishment appears unchanging on the surface. But inside, there are signs of stagnation and slipping quality. Without getting...
Drake Powell ends spring showcase season in Josh Level Classic
Former Northwood basketball star Drake Powell ended his tour of spring showcases with his third Josh Level Classic appearance Saturday. Playing alongside and against the top high school basketball prospects in North Carolina, Powell, a member of Team Warriors, put on a well-rounded performance with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Transfer Cade Tyson Arrives in Chapel Hill, Starts UNC Career
Cade Tyson officially signed with North Carolina last week and arrived in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, Inside Carolina confirmed. The 6-foot-7 forward from Belmont will begin classes on Wednesday. He is rated as the No. 38 overall prospect and No. 9 small forward in the portal by 247Sports and is the Tar Heels' lone transfer addition so far this offseason.
Ian Jackson Discloses That He 'Wanted' to Commit to Kentucky, Hubert Davis Swayed Him to UNC
Ian Jackson said he "wanted" to play college basketball at Kentucky and "thought" he would end up in Lexington during a recent episode of his podcast, The Captain Jack Podcast. However, the five-star prospect committed to North Carolina on Jan. 15, 2023, and cited Hubert Davis was the main reason why.
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