With the 2026 season now as the main focus for the Tar Heels, which incoming freshmen can make immediate impacts on arrival?

No. 22 Louisville shut out 12th-ranked North Carolina in overtime, winning 76-66 on Sunday in the Tar Heels' ACC opener.

Although the losses to UCLA and Texas made clear that the Tar Heels are not yet ready to compete with the nation’s very elite, an authoritative win over the Cardinals can at least assert that UNC is clearly superior to the rest of the ACC.

North Carolina offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens had a heart issue to worry about before the start of the 2025 season.

Bill Belichick is making major changes to his staff entering his second year with the Tar Heels

Laura Ziegler and Elif Istanbulluoglu helped lead No. 20 Louisville women's basketball to its first top-25 win of the season vs. No. 11 North Carolina

The Georgetown Hoyas and No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels meet Sunday at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Tip-off is at 5 p.m. ET.

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the USC Upstate Spartans in a college basketball game to end exam week. Here are the highlights.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels NCAAW game from December 14, 2025 on ESPN.

UNC senior guard Seth Trimble should return to full-contact practice in the coming days, sources tell the News & Observer