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Tar Heel Forward Ivan Matlekovic Entering Transfer Portal
Ivan Matlekovic has become the most recent Tar Heel to enter the transfer portal. On3’s Pete Nakos confirmed Wednesday that the Sisak, Croatia native has officially entered his name. Matlekovic spent his lone season at North Carolina in a reserve role, appearing in four games and logging seven total minutes before suffering a season-ending hand injury. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: IC Podcast - Michael Malone's First Week at UNC
Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss Michael Malone's first week as UNC Basketball coach, assistant coaching hires, retention of Jarin Stevenson, addition of Neoklis Avdalas, parting of ways with
Dylan Mingo, exit of
Derek Dixon, potential for
Isaiah Denis and incoming freshman Maximo Adams.
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Thu Apr 16, 2026
Coby White went nuclear for the Charlotte Hornets in Play-In Game
The Charlotte Hornets swinging a trade-deadline deal with the Chicago Bulls to bring
Coby White back to his home state was immediately both an obviously great basketball move and a feel-good story, doubly so for those of us who are UNC fans. As both a microwave scorer and secondary point guard, he looked like exactly what they needed. (
Tar Heel Blog)
Malloy Smith Continues Family Legacy, Signs With UNC Men's Basketball
Malloy Smith, a 6-5 guard from Encino, Calif., has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend North Carolina and play men's basketball for the Tar Heels. Smith attends Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. He is the son of
Kenny Smith and Gwendolyn Osborne Smith. Malloy's brother, K.J., played three seasons for the Tar Heels from 2018-21. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Matt Norlander, Gary Parrish Discuss UNC and The Transfer Portal
Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish of CBS Sports discuss the latest national events in the transfer portal and UNC topics including
Michael Malone's early reviews, the Tar Heels' big-name targets, Neoklis Avdalas, Chuck Martin,
Henri Veesaar,
Dylan Mingo's new injury, and more.
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Wed Apr 15, 2026
Video: IC Podcast - Retention, Continuity, and UNC's Jarin Stevenson
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley from Inside Carolina discuss UNC forward
Jarin Stevenson's role, the importance of player carryover for the Tar Heels, and the transfer portal system that continues to evolve while the money factor continues to explode across the country.
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Wed Apr 15, 2026
How A Stop In Oklahoma City Changed UNC Basketball Associate Head Coach Chuck Martin
The grass isn’t always greener, and new UNC associate head coach Chuck Martin learned that the hard way. After two seasons at Memphis as an assistant under John Calipari from 2006-08, Martin took the head coaching job at Marist University. But after going a combined 41-118 in five seasons at Marist, Martin was fired, leaving him at a crossroads. (
Inside Carolina)
Discount Michael Malone’s North Carolina prospects at your peril
Michael Malone has managed 984 games as a head basketball coach. That’s the equivalent of 25-plus college seasons and more games than
Roy Williams worked at Kansas or UNC, Tony Bennett at Virginia, and Gary Williams at Maryland, Ohio State, and Boston College combined. Dismissing Malone’s prospects in the college game would be foolish. (
MSN.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - What Avdalas, Mingo, Stevenson Decisions Reveal About Michael Malone
Monday saw a flurry of UNC Basketball activity with Neo Avdalas committing, Jarin Stevenson returning, Kim English joining the staff,
Dylan Mingo and UNC parting ways,
Derek Dixon and Luka Bogavac committing elsewhere, and
Caleb Wilson declaring for the NBA. What did we learn about Michael Malone from these moves?
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Coby White Returns Home to North Carolina, Grounded in Goldsboro Roots
In Goldsboro, North Carolina, community is everything. For
Coby White, it is where everything began. "Just growing up there, it’s a small community, a very, very small town. Not many people even know where it is. I have to explain to people a lot. They ask where I’m from, they always think I’m from Greensboro. I’m like, no, I’m from Goldsboro." (
WCNC)