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Gorzny and Brantmeier Earn US Open Wild Cards at Collegiate Playoffs; Carpico and Filin Claim USO Men's Doubles Wild Card; ITA Men's Kickoff Weekend Draft Complete; Semifinals Set at ITF J200 in Mason Ohio

Texas's Sebastian Gorzny and North Carolina's Reese Brantmeier have earned the first wild cards of the 2026 US Open, with the two recent graduates posting victories Thursday night in the finals of the USTA's American Collegiate US Open Wild Card Playoffs at the National Campus in Orlando.Gornzy, the No. 2 seed, was on the brink of victory when lightning and rain arrived, serving for the match

Top Doubles Seeds Advance to USTA US Open Collegiate Wild Card Finals; Southern California Popular Choice in ITA D-I Women's Kickoff Draft; ITA Announces All Player of Year Awards; Lumpkin Robinson Tapped to Lead Illinois; Top Seeds Out in Irvine $15Ks

Doubles competition took center stage today at the USTA's American Collegiate US Open Wild Card Playoffs at the National Campus in Lake Nona, with the two favorites posting impressive straight-sets victories. There was again a delay in the start due to rain, but it was less than an hour in duration.Defending champions Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton of North Carolina defeated Vanderbilt's

IU basketball to play an exhibition against North Carolina in Indianapolis on Sunday, October 18

IU basketball will play an exhibition game against North Carolina on Sunday, October 18, it was announced this morning. The exhibition contest will be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It will be the second straight season the Hoosiers have played ... The post IU basketball to play an exhibition against North Carolina in Indianapolis on Sunday, October 18 appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

Isaiah Evans’ Biggest Fan Is No Surprise

Isaiah Evans has had a nice few years. First, he was North Carolina’s Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023 and 2024, and then spent two years at Duke. In his first season, the Blue Devils got to the Final Four, and this spring, his sophomore year, Duke just missed getting back. And in less than […]

Louisville’s ACC basketball opponents for 2026-27 revealed

The ACC revealed Thursday morning every team’s opponents for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season. Here’s what Louisville will be working with this winter: Home: North Carolina, SMU, Duke, Miami, Cal, Stanford, Wake Forest, Clemson, Pitt. Away: North Carolina, SMU, Virginia, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia Tech. Not Playing: Notre Dame. […]

Report: IU basketball in discussions to join eight-team “Diamond Cup” in 2027-28 season

IU basketball is reportedly in discussions to join an eight-team event that could debut in 2027 titled the “Diamond Cup.” Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com reported that IU, along with Arizona, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and UConn, are in ... The post Report: IU basketball in discussions to join eight-team “Diamond Cup” in 2027-28 season appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

What sport do you want to see UNC win their first national championship?

As Tar Heel Blog’s own David wrote about recently, there are quite a number of North Carolina Tar Heels teams wither still in or soon to start play in their sports’ respective NCAA Tournaments. While there’s a couple like basketball and soccer that have become the university’s most famous teams, UNC on the whole is […]

Texas A&M Women Claim Final Four Spot with Third Set Tiebreaker Win Early Saturday Morning, Face Host Georgia in Semifinals; Auburn and Ohio State Complete Final Four

©Colette Lewis--Athens GA--When the digital scoreboard at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex went from 11:59 p.m. to midnight, the fourth semifinalist of the NCAA Division I women's team championships had yet to be decided. North Carolina's Anna Frey and Texas A&M's Violeta Martinez were still four games away afrom the tiebreaker that would ultimately determine who would meet defending

UNC Basketball: State of the Roster

Since the season ended seven weeks ago, a lot has changed in what can best be described as a whirlwind of moves that have changed almost the entire landscape of the North Carolina Men’s basketball roster. From graduations to NBA draft entries to transfers to coaching changes, this roster has undergone a ton and if […]

Kentucky transfer targets Paulius Murauskas and Terrence Brown go off the board

North Carolina has landed a major transfer portal addition with the commitment of Utah guard Terrence Brown on Tuesday, according to Joe Tipton of On3. a dynamic scoring guard who drew interest from several high-major programs, including Kentucky. Brown was originally scheduled to visit Lexington last week to meet with Mark Pope and the Wildcats, […]

Virginia Tech basketball: Neoklis Avdalas transfers to North Carolina

Former five-star recruit Neoklis Avdalas was supposed to spend one year with Virginia Tech, help the Hokies compete in the ACC and then declare for the NBA Draft, where he’d be selected in the lottery. Well, none of that happened. The Hokies finished 19-13, including 8-10 in ACC play. Avdalas finished his first season in […]

Women’s Basketball: North Carolina G Lanie Grant commits to TCU

Head coach Mark Campbell and the TCU Horned Frogs added a sharpshooter to the backcourt on Thursday, gaining a commitment from North Carolina sophomore guard Lanie Grant. The 5-foot-9 guard from Midlothian, Virginia played in 71 games and made 31 starts over her two years with the Tar Heels. Grant averaged 10.8 points, 2.3 assists […]

North Carolina to Hire Michael Malone as Head Coach

North Carolina is slated to hire former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone as its next men’s basketball head coach, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. Malone will replace Hubert Davis, who North Carolina fired almost two weeks ago following a NCAA Tournament first-round loss. Malone, 54, is the winningest coach in Nuggets franchise history. He accumulated […]

Telling statistics from UNC’s basketball season

Normally, there is a lot of dissection and analysis at the end of a UNC basketball season. This season ended a little differently; Hubert Davis’s abrupt firing has put most of the focus on the coaching search for the next Carolina head coach. And rightly so; as a fan, I’d rather look forward than relive […]

Tommy Lloyd agrees to contract extension with Arizona, ending speculation about UNC opening

INDIANAPOLIS—Relax, Wildcat Nation. He’s not going anywhere. Arizona has announced a contract extension for men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd, locking him in through the 2030-31 season and putting an end to a 2-week saga where he was considered a top candidate for the opening at North Carolina. “I’m happy to announce I’m staying at Arizona,” […]

ACC Coaching Is Trending Up, And Sharply

With Duke’s loss to UConn in the Elite Eight, every team in the ACC is now in off-season mode, other than Boston College, which is waiting for Huskies assistant Luke Murray to move to Beantown, which he can’t do until UConn’s season ends. Over the last few years, we’ve argued that the issue with the […]