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Harrison Ingram suffers minor injury setback in recent draft workout
Former UNC forward Harrison Ingram took an inadvertent elbow to the face in a pre-draft workout with the Orlando Magic on Sunday and will be sidelined for the next 3-5 days after receiving stitches. The injury prevented Ingram from working out with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. The 6-foot-6 forward is a potential second-round draft pick this year. (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu Jun 6, 2024 | Permalink
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Adds To Non-Conference Schedule
UNC Basketball has added American to its non-conference schedule. The only things we’re still waiting on are opponent, date, and location for the ACC/SEC challenge, Maui Invitational bracket, and confirmation that MSG is the location for the CBS Sports Classic. Is this non-con schedule less rigorous than last season's? (View Video)
Thu Jun 6, 2024
Projecting Roles for Ian Jackson, Drake Powell, James Brown at UNC in 2024-25
247Sports' director of scouting, Adam Finkelstein, addressed where UNC's freshmen stand in their development and what kind of impact they can make in Chapel Hill in 2024-25. "Ian Jackson is an alpha. He's shooting the ball at an unprecedented clip. Drake Powell still has so much untapped potential. James Brown can come in and bang down low." (Inside Carolina)
Thu Jun 6, 2024 | Permalink
UNC Basketball Freshmen Arrive in Chapel Hill to Start College Careers
UNC Basketball's three incoming freshmen have arrived in Chapel Hill. The long-awaited college careers of Ian Jackson and Drake Powell, and James Brown began Wednesday. They will now take part in all team activities and begin building toward the 2024-25 season. “Just to come in and be myself,” Jackson said, when asked what the coaches want from him. (Tar Heel Illustrated)
Thu Jun 6, 2024 | Permalink
What Cade Tyson and Ven-Allen Lubin Bring to UNC Basketball
Adam Finkelstein, 247Sports Director of Scouting, on Ven-Allen Lubin: "He's a mismatch problem. He's got broad shoulders, long arms, and can mismatch you because he can face up and put it on the floor. He added a post game at Vanderbilt, too." On Cade Tyson: "He can make pick-and-pop threes. He can make spot-up shots and shoot off the dribble." (Inside Carolina)
Wed Jun 5, 2024 | Permalink
UNC men's basketball to host American on Nov. 15, per report
The UNC men’s basketball team will have challenges in November, but the Tar Heels also will have three games that shouldn’t test them much. With CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein’s report Wednesday that UNC will face American at home on Nov. 15, the Tar Heels will play three nonconference teams that finished last season with NET rankings of 172 or lower. (Tar Heel Tribune)
Wed Jun 5, 2024 | Permalink
Ian Jackson Arrives in Chapel Hill Focused on Winning
It's no surprise Ian Jackson and Hubert Davis vibe. Jackson, the uber-talented guard/wing from Bronx, N.Y., has had two definitive goals after high school – play college basketball at the highest level and head to the NBA after one season. Jackson arrives on campus Wednesday as UNC's highest-rated incoming freshman since Caleb Love in 2020. (Inside Carolina)
Wed Jun 5, 2024 | Tar Heels in the NBA | Permalink
Drake Powell Reflects on Path to Carolina, Prepares for Next Level
A dream for Drake Powell is coming true. Wednesday, like his mother and father before him, Powell is making the short drive from Pittsboro, N.C. to UNC's campus. He's enrolling as the second-highest ranked freshman in Hubert Davis' tenure. Proximity to campus, though, doesn't change Powell's enthusiasm for everything that's in front of him. (Inside Carolina)
Wed Jun 5, 2024 | Permalink
Bill advances requiring UNC and NC State to play in basketball and football every year
Under the measure, which cleared the House committee on universities with no debate, the football and men's and women's basketball teams at UNC and N.C. State would be required to play each other at least once annually. The bill also would direct the Tar Heels and Wolfpack to play ECU, Appalachian State, or Charlotte at least once every year. (Associated Press)
Tue Jun 4, 2024 | Permalink
Michael Jordan trading card sells for $2.9 million
Another Michael Jordan trading card has broken a record. A signed one-of-one 2003-04 Upper Deck Jordan card sold Saturday for $2,928,000, according to Goldin Auctions. The figure sets a record for any Jordan trading card. Goldin's website shows nine bids were submitted on Saturday for the Upper Deck card. There were 38 total bids made on the card. (WRAL Sports Fan)
Tue Jun 4, 2024 | Permalink
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