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 North Carolina Tar Heels returned to action after nearly a whole week off, with no scheduled games during the week. Last Sunday, the Tar Heels made a statement, defeating Georgetown 81-61 at the Dean E.
This week's matchup against USC Upstate is not the most challenging proposition, but the North Carolina Tar Heels need to treat this as just another game and not overlook their opponent.
As we near the start of conference play, the North Carolina Tar Heels have an interesting matchup against the USC Upstate Spartans on Saturday at the Dean E.
The North Carolina Tar Heels' floor will always remain significantly high with Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar leading the way. However, the team's ceiling can reach astronomical levels if the supporting cast continues to improve throughout the season.
It has been a tough slew of games in recent weeks for the North Carolina Tar Heels, which included Michigan State, Kentucky, and Georgetown. Despite the daunting competition in that stretch, the Tar Heels went 2-1, including a 20-point win over the Hoyas last Sunday.
Sunday's matchup will be a step down in competition, as the North Carolina Tar Heels' recent schedule has featured Michigan State, Kentucky, and Georgetown in the last four weeks.
The North Carolina Tar Heels have been incredibly impressive this season, earning an 8-1 record, with wins over Kansas, Kentucky, and Georgetown. That does not matter, as the Tar Heels have bigger aspirations this season than beating a couple of blue bloods early in the season.
The North Carolina Tar Heels host the USC Upstate Spartans on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center in what should be a comfortable win for the Tar Heels.
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.
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.
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.