The North Carolina Tar Heels moved up two spots to No. 12 in the latest college basketball rankings, which were released on Monday morning. North Carolina improved their record to 9-1 after defeating the USC Upstate Spartans on Saturday at the Dean E.
It has been an impressive 10-game start for the North Carolina Tar Heels, who boast a 9-1 record to open up the 2025 college basketball season. It was hard to imagine this type of start for the Tar Heels, especially after losing Seth Trimble to an injury before the third game of the season.
Over the weekend, the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the USC Upstate Spartans 80-62 at the Dean E. Smith Center. It was a perplexing performance, as the Tar Heels struggled to put away an inferior USC Upstate team that is driven by three undersized guards.
The North Carolina Tar Heels host East Tennessee State at Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday night. North Carolina enters the matchup with a 9-1 record, while East Tennessee State owns an 8-3 record.
The North Carolina Tar Heels' weekend win over USC Upstate was underwhelming. Despite winning by 18 points, the Tar Heels lacked in several areas, which allowed the Spartans to stay within striking distance throughout the course of the game.
What was once a problem for the Tar Heels has now become somewhat of a strength for the North Carolina Tar Heels, who can now say they can regularly depend on one to two players to contribute significant minutes off the bench.
Bench play has been monumental for the North Carolina Tar Heels in their current three-game winning streak. That continued to be a factor in the 80-62 win over USC Upstate on Saturday at the Dean E.
The North Carolina Tar Heels' calling card this season has been the ability to control the glass on both ends of the floor. North Carolina entered Saturday's contest, averaging nearly 40 rebounds per game, which ranks 14th in the country.
The North Carolina Tar Heels improved their record to 9-1 after defeating the USC Upstate Spartans 80-62 on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. It was not the most convincing win for the Tar Heels, who found themselves up 68-60 with just over four minutes remaining in the game.
The consensus from the North Carolina Tar Heels' coaching staff and players is that the 80-62 win over the USC Upstate Spartans on Saturday at the Dean E.
While the 2026 recruiting cycle is still winding down, North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick have already started to make significant progress with several top prospects in the 2027 class.
It was a mixed-bag performance by the Tar Heels in their 80-62 win over USC Upstate on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. While there were areas of improvement, specifically from bench production, there were also concerns that presented themselves throughout the course of the game.
It was a sluggish start for North Carolina in its 80-62 victory over USC Upstate on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. There were multiple stretches in the game when the Tar Heels struggled to contain the Spartans' perimeter offense, which allowed USC Upstate to stick around for the majority of the contest.
It was a closer matchup than expected, but the North Carolina Tar Heels eventually separated themselves in an 80-62 win over the USC Upstate Spartans on Saturday at the Dean E.
The start of the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season has not been kind to the ACC. The conference has seen two teams that began the season ranked in the top 10 tumble all the way out of the top 25.
On Friday, the North Carolina Tar Heels announced the dismissal of offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens, who spent three seasons in Chapel Hill. "We want to thank Coach Kitchens and Coach Priefer for their commitment and many contributions to our program and student-athletes," Belichick said in a statement.
The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the USC Upstate Spartans 80-62 on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. The margin of victory implies that the Tar Heels had complete control throughout the course of the game, but there were stretches where the Spartans showed their resilience and created issues for North Carolina.
The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the USC Upstate Spartans 80-62 on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. It was a slow start for the Tar Heels, who only led by nine points at halftime.
The start of the Bill Belichick era was supposed to bring a ton of hope to the North Carolina Tar Heels' football program, but this 2025 season has underwhelmed. That's to say it nicely, as well.