The North Carolina Tar Heels have been one of the most interesting teams to keep tabs on this season, as the roster is constructed around seven newcomers.
This could be labeled as a putting-the-cart-before-the-horse topic, but the North Carolina Tar Heels' current odds of winning the regular season ACC title are criminally low.
It has been an impressive start for the North Carolina Tar Heels, who boast an 8-1 record, which includes wins over Kansas, Kentucky, and Georgetown. The Tar Heels' last two wins have come against the last two teams mentioned in the previous sentence, and that led to North Carolina jumping to No.
When people evaluate the success of teams, more often than not, it is correlated with player performances and effectiveness on the court. The one aspect that gets overlooked at times is coaching.
While North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick still have some work to do to finish off their impressive 2026 recruiting class, the Tar Heels are now
Each and every year, head coaches relay to their players what their statistical goals are for that respective season. Some of these goals may correlate with the personnel of the roster, while other goals may simply be expectations for any group of players, regardless of skill and talent.
Despite not being at full strength for over a month, the North Carolina Tar Heels are 8-1 at the midway point of December. Yes, the opponents have not always been blue-blood programs, but with a roster consisting of seven newcomers, North Carolina should be more than happy about their current status.
Constructing a championship-caliber roster through the transfer portal is exactly what the North Carolina Tar Heels orchestrated this past offseason. The Tar Heels' current starting lineup consists of four transfers and an incoming five-star freshman.
The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 81-61 on Sunday night at the Dean E. Smith Center. It was a defensive clinic by the Tar Heels, who completely suffocated and marginalized Georgetown's offense.
It has only been nine games, and this may be a product of recency bias, but the North Carolina Tar Heels could be playing their best basketball of the season.
The North Carolina Tar Heels do not win each of their last two games without freshman guard Derek Dixon. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound shooting guard hit the game-winning shot against the Kentucky Wildcats last Tuesday, following that with an all-around performance against the Georgetown Hoyas with 14 points and four assists.
The North Carolina Tar Heels moved up two spots to No. 14 in the latest college basketball rankings released on Monday. Entering last week, the Tar Heels were coming off a disappointing double-digit loss to the Michigan State Spartans on Thanksgiving Day , which was the most-watched college basketball game ever on Fox.
The North Carolina Tar Heels' backcourt has been viewed as the team's weak link, and rightfully so. The overall production from that department has been underwhelming, to say the least.
It has only been nine games, and conference play will not start until late December. But the ACC seems to be shaping into a potential three-horse race.
Caleb Wilson has been a revelation for the North Carolina Tar Heels this season. Yes, it has only been nine games, but the freshman forward has instantly established himself as an elite player with only a handful of games under his belt.
Fresh off signing one of the best classes in the 2026 recruiting cycle, North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick are now shifting their focus toward
College football is at a crisis point. It has been there for a couple of years, festering itself into the lifestyle of the sport that makes it unique from any other.
North Carolina freshman Derek Dixon became the star of the night as his driving layup with 16 seconds left lifted the 16th-ranked Tar Heels to a 67-64 victory over No. 18 Kentucky on Tuesday in Lexington, Kentucky.
Bill Belichick has insisted he has no intention of pursuing another NFL coaching opportunity next season, but that does not mean teams are giving up on him entirely.
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.