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Two hot teams in North Carolina, Oklahoma clash in MCWS final
North Carolina coach Scott Forbes and Oklahoma's Skip Johnson took a similarly long path toward becoming Division I head coaches.,Beginning Saturday, Forbes' Tar Heels will square off with Johnson's Sooners in the best-of-three Men's College World Series Championship Series in Omaha, Neb.,Forbes was...
North Carolina routs West Virginia, rolls into MCWS final series
Owen Hull and Gavin Gallaher had four hits each, helping lift North Carolina reach the title round with a 12-7 win over West Virginia in the Men's College World Series on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,The No. 5 Tar Heels will take on either Oklahoma or Georgia in the best-of-three championship series beg...
Indiana, UNC to play October exhibition game
Indiana and North Carolina, two of the only six men's basketball teams to win at least five NCAA championships, will meet Oct. 18 in a preseason exhibition game.,The game will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The start time and broadcast information will be announced at a later da...
No. 5 Tar Heels top No. 16 W. Virginia, move on at MCWS
Gavin Gallaher hit a tiebreaking two-run triple during a three-run seventh inning to help No. 5 North Carolina produce a 5-2 victory over No. 16 West Virginia on Sunday night in Men's College World Series play at Omaha, Neb.,Owen Hull had two hits and one RBI and Carter French also had two hits for ...
North Carolina uses late surge to get past Ole Miss
North Carolina's Gavin Gallaher hit a tiebreaking RBI single, and the fifth-seeded Tar Heels scored six times in the final three innings, winning their opening Men's College World Series game 6-2 over Ole Miss on Friday night in Omaha, Neb., ,Trailing 2-1 in the seventh, the Tar Heels used two walks...
Report: Ex-MLB player, 2018 5-star WR to play at SMU
After appearing in 38 Major League Baseball games, Jordyn Adams apparently is shifting careers.,CBS Sports reported Tuesday that Adams, 26, intends to play football at SMU this fall.,He was not listed on the Mustangs' online roster as of early Tuesday afternoon.,Eight years ago, 247Sports ranked Ada...
Top-10 G Dylan Mingo, ex-UNC commit, joins brother at Baylor
Dylan Mingo, a top-10 recruit in the Class of 2026 who decommitted from North Carolina after its coaching change, will play for Baylor next season.,Mingo joins his brother Kayden Mingo, a fellow guard who transferred from Penn State to Baylor earlier this month.,Dylan Mingo committed to the Tar Heel...
Utah's Terrence Brown, NC State G Matthew Able commit to North Carolina
Utah guard Terrence Brown and North Carolina State guard Matthew Able both pledged to join North Carolina on Tuesday.,Brown was third in the Big 12 with a 19.9 scoring average last season. Able averaged 8.8 points off the bench for the Wolfpack.,Brown has three years of college experience - two comi...
Caleb Wilson bids good-bye to North Carolina, hello to NBA
It turns out Caleb Wilson's final game with North Carolina occurred on Feb. 10.,The freshman star formally became a one-and-done player by declaring for the NBA draft this week. He's a likely top-five draft pick.,"I am grateful for the opportunity I had to represent North Carolina," Wilson said in a...
Transfer roundup: Arizona adds Derek Dixon, JJ Mandaquit
Halfway through college basketball's transfer window, national semifinalist Arizona picked up a pair of portal participants Monday in North Carolina guard Derek Dixon and Washington guard JJ Mandaquit.,Dixon and Mandaquit were four-star prospects in the high school Class of 2025. They were Nos. 44 a...
Reports: UNC lands Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas
North Carolina head coach Michael Malone landed his first portal pickup, with Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas joining the Tar Heels, according to reports by On3 and ESPN on Monday.,Avdalas, a 6-foot-9 guard who hails from Greece, played professionally in his home country and tested the NBA dr...
Why the Tar Heels Made a $50M Gamble on Michael Malone
The North Carolina Tar Heels hired Michael Malone as their next men's basketball coach. Here's why they took a massive swing at a man who has never coached college hoops....
North Carolina officially names Michael Malone as head coach
Michael Malone, who won an NBA championship in 2025 with the Denver Nuggets but has never been a collegiate head coach, was hired by North Carolina to lead its men's basketball team, the university announced Tuesday.,Malone, a 24-year NBA coaching veteran, has been working as a studio analyst for AB...
Reports link UNC search to Billy Donovan, Michael Malone
Conflicting reports have linked North Carolina's coaching search to Billy Donovan and Michael Malone.,The Field of 68 reported Sunday that the Tar Heels were focused "solely" on Donovan, the current Chicago Bulls coach who led Florida to back-to-back national championships in 2006-07.,ESPN reported ...
Report: North Carolina search focuses on Billy Donovan
North Carolina's coaching search is focused "solely" on Billy Donovan, The Field of 68 reported.,Donovan, who currently coaches the Chicago Bulls, led Florida to back-to-back national championships in 2006-07.,Sunday's report said the Tar Heels are "going to go hard after him" and "expect to know mo...
Dusty May informs Michigan officials of intention to stay put, spurn UNC
Michigan head coach Dusty May informed Michigan officials that he would not take part as a candidate in North Carolina's coaching search -- nor any other -- ESPN reported on Sunday.,May, 49, has guided the Wolverines to the NCAA Championship Game in his second season in Ann Arbor. A year after he to...
UNC target Tommy Lloyd: 'Full focus' on Arizona, Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS -- North Carolina needs a head coach and Arizona's Tommy Lloyd continues to come up as a candidate. ,As the Wildcats readied to hit the court at Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of the Final Four, Lloyd is facing questions about his commitment to Arizona. ,"Listen, I've got my full focus on this...
North Carolina F Caleb Wilson declares for NBA draft
North Carolina freshman star Caleb Wilson officially declared for the 2026 NBA Draft.,The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds in 24 games before missing the last nine games of the season with hand and thumb injuries.,Wilson captioned a group of photos posted on Instagram on Frida...
No. 1 UConn wins low-scoring fight vs. North Carolina to reach Elite Eight
Sarah Strong's 21-point, 10-rebound effort propelled top-seeded UConn to a 63-42 victory against fourth-seeded North Carolina in the Fort Worth Regional 1 semifinal of the NCAA Tournament Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Blanca Quinonez shot 7 for 11 for 16 points off the bench and Azzi Fudd had 10 poin...
UNC might call, but Nate Oats 'not looking to leave' Alabama
CHICAGO -- Nate Oats planted Alabama in another Sweet 16 and has taken the Crimson Tide to the Final Four. Does that mean he won't pick up if North Carolina calls with a job offer?,"Yeah, names are going to get mentioned. I'm probably one of 10 or 12. Like whatever. It is what it is," Oats said Thur...