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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-Chapel Hill to 'take action' against protesters who participated in recent campus demonstrations
UNC-Chapel Hill will be “pursuing action” against protesters who’ve held pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus in the past month. During a Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts said the university is reviewing information collected during the protests. “No one has the right to disrupt...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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