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Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels will take on John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats. Below we will continue our college basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Kentucky prediction and pick. After a disappointing season, North Carolina is back in the top ten where they belong. Longtime Tar Heels RJ Davis and Armando Bacot lead […]

The real Greek Freak isn’t Giannis Antetokounmpo. His name is Nikos Galis, and one day, he dropped 50 points on Michael Jordan’s head. Before the likes of Nikola Jokic, Dirk Nowitzki, or Arvydas Sabonis, nobody changed European basketball more than Galis. Who is Nikos Galis? Greatest European shooting guard of all time? 🇬🇷 Nick Galis […]

In 2022, the North Carolina basketball team held a double digit lead against Kansas in the national title game, but they squandered said lead and lost the game. The next year in 2o23, UConn basketball made a surprise run and won the whole thing. Both of those teams want to get back to that game […]

A premier top-ten matchup is certain to be the talk of the college basketball world as the ninth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels tip-off with the fifth-rated UConn Huskies for the Jimmy-V Classic at the world-famous Madison Square Garden. Join us for our NCAAB odds series where our North Carolina-UConn prediction and pick will be made. Entering […]

North Carolina has the third-most national championships in college basketball history with six. UConn has the most national championships in the 21st century (four). Both programs are prestigious and incredibly important for the sport. They will face each other in early regular season action on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic. In this article, we […]

North Carolina basketball head coach Hubert Davis aptly summed up his team’s offense against Tennessee on Wednesday in four words. “It was pretty special,” Davis said. Hubert Davis thought North Carolina basketball dictated the tempo en route to a 100-92 win over Tennessee, per Heat Check CBB’s Brian Rauf. “Hubert Davis on UNC’s offense: ‘I […]

The Tennessee Volunteers will face the North Carolina Tar Heels in an exciting showdown. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make a Tennessee-North Carolina prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Volunteers lost 69-60 to Kansas in their last game. Ultimately, it was tied 35-35 at halftime. But the […]

North Carolina and Tennessee are two of the best college basketball programs in the nation, but last week didn’t treat them well. A couple of losses to other prestigious programs caused both schools to fall in the newest AP Poll, which makes their next matchup all the more important. Tennessee will face North Carolina on […]

Battle 4 Atlantis is in full swing and the exciting rivalry between North Carolina and Villanova happened in the Bahamas. Hubert Davis had a lot of expectations for his Tar Heels before they faced the Wildcats but one man stopped it all. He goes by the name of Eric Dixon and he completely demolished the […]

Last season was a tough year for the Villanova Wildcats. It was Kyle Neptune’s first year as head coach after the retirement of legendary head coach Jay Wright. Villanova finished with a record of 17-17 and 10-10 in Big East Conference play. The team missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in about a […]

The Radford Highlanders take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Radford North Carolina prediction and pick. Find how to watch Radford North Carolina. What will we see from North Carolina basketball this season? The Tar Heels have had two straight disappointing regular seasons under head coach […]

The North Carolina basketball program is at a loss on Thursday, as legendary player Walter Davis reportedly passed away. He will always be remembered for his playing days at UNC and the NBA. Walter Davis was 69 years old at the time of his death, according to basketball analyst Jeff Goodman. He was visiting with […]

After making a run to the NCAA Tournament championship a year prior, North Carolina basketball completely missed out on the Big Dance last season. Armando Bacot is looking to ensure North Carolina basketball doesn’t suffer the same fate in the 2023-24 season. Bacot will be anchoring a Tar Heels team that was ranked 19th in […]

The North Carolina basketball program is looking to rebound this season and get back to the NCAA Tournament without Caleb Love, and Armando Bacot had an honest conversation about what the departure means for both parties. “I definitely think it was for the best for him,” Armando Bacot said, via John Fanta of Fox Sports. […]

North Carolina basketball star Armando Bacot recently sat down with Jeff Goodman for an appearance on The Field of 68 and discussed why he believes the Tar Heels will bounce back this season, and he said better leadership from himself along with the leadership of Notre Dame transfer Cormac Ryan will help the team get […]

Kansas basketball and North Carolina have both agreed to have a home-and-home series in 2024 and 2025. The Jayhawks and the Tar Heels each announced the big news, via their respective official websites. The first part of the series will take place at the home of Kansas basketball, the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence on Nov. […]

Bruce Brown has become one of the most beloved role players in the NBA. In fact, the Indiana Pacers saw just how much Brown contributed to the Denver Nuggets’ championship win this past season that they rewarded him with a two-year, $45 million deal in free agency. But Brown wasn’t always this valued of a […]

With Bob Huggins resigning from his role as West Virginia men’s basketball head coach, there has been a mass exodus of players leaving the program. North Carolina has been the latest team to benefit off of West Virginia’s misfortune, landing one of the more exciting players in the transfer portal. James Okonkwo has transferred to […]

North Carolina basketball will get one of its top recruits from the Class of 2024 a year earlier. Elliot Cadeau, a consensus five-star recruit, will enroll early at North Carolina and reclassify with the Class of 2023, according to Jonathan Givony. “I think I’m ready,” Cadeau said. “I think that I can play in college […]

Former North Carolina basketball guard Caleb Love has been linked to Arizona, Gonzaga and Texas after he de-committed from Michigan, according to 247Sports’ Eric Bossi. Love, who played the last three seasons with the Tar Heels and helped them reach the 2022 Final Four, is seen as the best transfer prospect remaining. Bossi said Caleb […]

North Carolina basketball transfer Caleb Love has decommitted from the Michigan basketball program, and did not have the necessary academic credits to transfer to Michigan, according to John Fanta of Fox Sports. Caleb Love initially transferred from the North Carolina basketball program, and it seemed that it was a mutual parting of ways between him […]

The North Carolina Women’s Basketball program and head coach Courtney Banghart agreed to a 5-year contract extension through 2028, according to a Thursday tweet from WUNC Digital Producer Mitchell Northam. “Inbox: UNC and Courtney Banghart have agreed to a five-year contract extension through 2028,” wrote Northam. The former Princeton coach led the Tar Heels to a 76-43 […]

North Carolina basketball went from a near-national champion to a punchline in less than a full year. The program is now working hard to guarantee that its recent follies are quickly corrected and erased from memory after a busy week of scouring the transfer portal. The Tar Heels are adding Stanford transfer Harrison Ingram, according […]

With Mike Brey leaving Notre Dame, many of his former players are looking for new homes. North Carolina has become a beneficiary, as one of Brey’s top scorers has decided to join the Tar Heels. Point guard Cormac Ryan has committed to North Carolina, via CJ Moore, Sam Vecenie and Brendan Marks of The Athletic. […]

Former Louisville forward Jae’Lyn Withers committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday, according to a Tuesday report from Inside Carolina staff writer Sherrell McMillan. A former four-star recruit out of Cleveland, Ohio, Withers committed to the Cardinals over offers from Texas A&M, UConn, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma State and Virginia, among others, according to 247Sports. He […]

The Michigan Wolverines missed out on the NCAA Tournament and have been busy in the portal. Hunter Dickinson left Ann Arbor after a stellar career and threw his name in the portal, and the Wolverines added Seton Hall’s Tray Jackson. Now, Juwan Howard and company got a massive addition from former North Carolina star Caleb […]

The 2022-23 college basketball season may have come to an end, but the memories from it will last a lifetime. March Madness alone provided so many incredible games, including some shocking upsets no one saw coming. In the end, the UConn Huskies claimed their fifth national title in school history after dominating throughout the entire […]

The 2023 NCAA Tournament is officially in the books with the UConn Huskies taking home their fifth title. Now, programs are already eyeing the upcoming 2023-24 season. From recruiting to the transfer portal, many players could be on new teams soon. The latter is the case for Caleb Love. After three seasons at North Carolina, […]

The North Carolina basketball program had a disappointing season in 2022-2023, but Hubert Davis recently came out and said the team was still good this season, according to Ross Martin of Inside Carolina. “To win 20 games, it wasn’t where we wanted to be,” Hubert Davis said, via Martin. “But winning 20 games, you’re a […]

Brown basketball transfer guard Paxson Wojcik has committed to the North Carolina basketball program, he announced on Twitter. Paxson Wojcik garnered interest from Kansas, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Stanford, Butler, and more, according to on3.com. Wojcik bolster’s North Carolina basketball’s guard lineup on the same day that guard Caleb Love entered the transfer portal. […]

North Carolina basketball star Caleb Love has decided to enter the transfer portal. UNC’s junior guard announced his decision on social Monday, effectively ending his three years at Chapel Hill. Caleb Love led the North Carolina basketball team in scoring for the 2022-2023 season. Last year, Love helped take North Carolina to the national championship […]

The family of former North Carolina basketball star Eric Montross revealed the Tar Heels legend is being treated for cancer. Montross currently serves as a radio analyst for North Carolina basketball games. “We are all touched by the responses our entire family has received since the news became public,” Eric Montross’ family said in a […]

North Carolina basketball is running it back running it back. Although this season was a mammoth disappointment (they became the first ever preseason #1 to miss the tournament entirely since it expanded to 64 teams in 1985), star point guard RJ Davis announced on Friday that he will return to UNC for a senior season, […]

North Carolina senior forward Armando Bacot is returning to the Tar Heels for another season, Stadium basketball analyst Jeff Goodman wrote in a pair of Wednesday tweets. “The primary reason I am coming back is because I don’t want to leave North Carolina this way,” Bacot said. “But I also know I need to improve […]

The North Carolina basketball program ended up on the wrong side of history on Sunday after the team missed out on the NCAA Tournament. UNC finished the season with a 20-13 record, but they struggled mightily against ranked teams. The Tar Heels lost twice to Duke and just won one in three game against Virginia. […]

The North Carolina basketball program has declined an invitation to the NIT after missing out on the NCAA Tournament, the program announced in a statement. “All season our focus and goal have been on being the best team we can possible become and reaching our full potential to give us another opportunity to compete, play […]

North Carolina men’s basketball was already seemingly on the outside looking in when it came to March Madness heading into the ACC Tournament. Well, the Tar Heels didn’t help their case, falling to Virginia in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night- and the loss left star player Armando Bacot wondering what went wrong. But […]

Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels’ NCAA tournament hopes were hit hard on Thursday night, after the team lost 68-59 to No. 13 Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals. Davis realizes that the chances of North Carolina being involved in March Madness is fading. “It’s not a great feeling,” the second-year […]

Chances are, Armando Bacot and the North Carolina Tar Heels are not going to dance this March. A 68-59 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers Thursday night has seemingly doomed North Carolina basketball and its hopes of making it to the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels can still technically make it to the Big Dance if […]