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What new or historic venues would you want to see UNC play in?
Earlier this week, we got some fun news about the UNC men’s basketball schedule for the new season starting later this year. It was announced that on January 30th, the Tar Heels will take on Illinois at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in an event dubbed the Nashville Hoops Showdown. Now, we don’t have to pretend […]
Seth Trimble signs with the Washington Wizards as an undrafted free agent
Welcome to the NBA Seth Trimble. Trimble, who is signing as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Wizards, becomes the third former Tar Heel to join the NBA this offseason after Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar were drafted by the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks respectively. It is unknown exactly what kind of undrafted […]
Batting Practice
It’s wild, the way the ping of an aluminum bat echoes around an empty stadium. Rows of bleachers and seats and interminable stretches of concrete, all unknowing and uncaring as to the flight of the ball, reflecting that sharp sound back to the field and up into the early summer air, outwards and upwards and […]
What sport would you add to UNC’s list?
UNC sponsors 28 varsity sports, making it one of most committed athletic departments in the country to athletic success, even when a TV money spigot doesn’t come attached. Most Tar Heel fans appreciate that commitment, while some would prefer most of our financial eggs invested in men’s basketball and football. For comparison, Mississippi State, with […]
Three reasons Caleb Wilson won’t repeat Coby White’s Chicago Bulls experience
UNC’s connection with the Chicago Bulls has been a fascinating one over the last 40+ years. In 1984, the Bulls selected Michael Jordan as the third overall pick in the NBA Draft. Things went extremely well to say the least, and ultimately Jordan went on to become arguably the greatest NBA player of all time. […]
UNC finishes fourth in the final Learfield Directors’ Cup standings
UNC athletics wrapped up another mostly successful year by finishing fourth in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. It’s the second year in a row that the Heels have finished fourth in the competition. The Directors’ Cup competition measures a school’s postseason success in 19 different sports, allocating points based on how far they advance in […]
Takeaways from Henri Veesaar’s NBA Draft plummet
When a kid from Estonia grows up dreaming of being in the NBA, that decision goes well beyond simple salary math. A NBA team or teams, possibly the Lakers and/or Knicks, likely gave Veesaar’s representatives a strong indication they valued him as a first round pick. Veesaar recently married, and after three years of college […]
Where would you have drafted Wilson and Veesaar?
The 2026 NBA Draft is now in the books, and two North Carolina Tar Heels now have new destinations in the pros. The Chicago Bulls selected Caleb Wilson fourth overall, which is the highest a UNC has been selected in the draft in some time. Meanwhile, Henri Veesaar had an unexpectedly longer wait, going at […]
Checking in on the Major League Tar Heels
Monday night saw the conclusion of the 2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball season. While Carolina made it to the very last game possible, it ended in sadness. A defeat to Oklahoma in Game 3 of the College World Series championship series left the Heels a victory short of the program’s first ever national championship. […]
What’s the most painful Tar Heel championship game you’ve experienced?
In 1977, my father suffered a trauma. The infamous “four corners” title tilt against Marquette became his reference point for “sports pain,” the game he’d refer for the rest of his life as the end-all-be-all for disappointment. “That was almost as bad as that damn game against Marquette,” he’d grouse after every gut-wrenching loss in […]
NBA Draft: Henri Veesaar selected 52nd overall by the Atlanta Hawks
Welcome to the NBA Henri Veesaar. With the 52nd pick in the second round, the Atlanta Hawks selected the former Tar Heel center and starting his NBA career. So what does Veesaar bring to the NBA? Strengths In today’s NBA there is nothing more valuable than a stretch four and despite playing the five at […]
UNC Connections to the Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes
The team plays in the same building as NC State, across the street from their football stadium. They have the same colors. Their band helped them introduce their new jersey as well as march in this past weekend’s parade. The Carolina Hurricanes home crowd has even taken to yelling “red” during the national anthem much […]
How do you think Caleb Wilson will do as a Chicago Bull?
After having one of the best freshman seasons in UNC basketball history, Caleb Wilson didn’t have to wait very long to hear his name called in the 2026 NBA Draft. Wilson was selected fourth overall by the Bulls and will join Chicago next season. Wilson had arguably the best freshman season in UNC history, averaging […]
2026 NBA Draft: Caleb Wilson selected fourth overall by the Chicago Bulls
UNC star freshman and second-team All-American Caleb Wilson has been selected by the Chicago Bulls as the fourth-overall pick in the NBA Draft. He is now the 56th first-round NBA Draft pick for the Tar Heels, and this number does not include players that transferred to other schools and were later drafted. What the Bulls […]
How to watch the Tar Heels in the NBA Draft
If you’re still dejected over UNC baseball’s loss to Oklahoma in the College World Series finals yesterday, UNC men’s basketball has something to lift your spirits: Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar are set to be selected in this year’s NBA Draft, which begins with the first round tonight. Wilson is almost unanimously projected to be […]
UNC baseball falls flat in College World Series decider
An abysmal middle-inning stretch saw Carolina baseball come up short of a national championship yet again, losing to Oklahoma 13-2 in the deciding third game of the College World Series finals. The Tar Heels are now in sole possession of second-most CWS appearances by teams without a title at 13. Florida State holds the top […]
How to watch UNC Baseball play Oklahoma for the national championship
Can Carolina do it one more time? Four other times this season they opened a three game series with a loss. Three times in a row they’ve completed the “reverse sweep,” including a couple of weeks ago against USC. They look to make it four for five today. The Tar Heels got their first win […]
Tar Heels even series against Oklahoma, force game 3
The Tar Heels aren’t done just yet. After a horrible opening 9-3 loss, UNC comes out slow but then gets hot in series tying 6-2 win over the Oklahoma Sooners. The win ends a five game College World Series finals losing streak and sets up a winner takes all match on Monday night for the […]
How to Watch UNC Baseball try to continue their season against Oklahoma
It’s now or never. There may be no tomorrow. Can’t win tomorrow unless you win today. Pick whatever cliche you like, the Tar Heels are down to their last chance. Thanks to Oklahoma winning Game One yesterday, the Tar Heels are down to their last chance to win the 2026 NCAA Championship, and they’ll have […]
Can UNC force a decisive Game 3?
Saturday marked the first game of the 2026 men’s College World Series championship series between North Carolina and Oklahoma. In case you missed it, you didn’t miss a ton of good for the Tar Heels. The Sooners knocked UNC starting pitcher Jason DeCaro out after just 3.2 innings, having jumped out to a 7-3 lead […]
UNC Baseball drummed by Oklahoma 9-3 in MCWS Final Opener
Oklahoma continued their home run party in Omaha by smashing two against starter Jason DeCaro, took advantage of a couple of Carolina mistakes, and put themselves one game away from a national title by beating Carolina in the Men’s College World Series Finals opener 9-3. Saturday’s game time was moved up from the evening to […]
How to watch UNC baseball against Oklahoma in Game 1 of the MCWS finals
If there’s one piece of advice I’d give Carolina fans heading into Game 1 of the Men’s College World Series finals, it’s not to put too much weight on the result. Here’s a stat that will blow your mind: six of the last 10 national champions lost Game 1 of the finals. Four of those […]
Three keys to UNC’s MCWS Championship Series matchup against Oklahoma
For the first time since 2007, the North Carolina Tar Heels are back in the Men’s College World Series Championship Series. Waiting for them on the other side is Oklahoma, who went on a tear through the NCAA Tournament, knocking out teams that many people couldn’t have expected them to eliminate. The Sooners are trying […]
Men’s College World Series Opponent Preview: The Oklahoma Sooners
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Diamond Heels of North Carolina are one of college baseball’s last two teams standing. Standing across from them, ready to compete for the sport’s crown starting Saturday, are Skip Johnson and his Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma are a familiar foe, having been UNC’s 2-seed in a competitive […]
Bill Belichick ranked second-worst head coach in ACC in latest On3 rankings
Last season’s opening drive seems a lifetime ago. The hype leading into the game one, and then that first sequence of plays allowed most of us to start dreaming the impossible dream of a dominant UNC football team. And then… The first five games we didn’t look like even a competent P4 team. Our next […]
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