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Chansky’s Notebook: The State of Basketball

As usual, the state of North Carolina will be punching well above its weight in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

There are no more UNC home games at the Dean Smith Center this basketball season, but the arena is still top of mind.

UNC fans can hope that finishing the season 18-0 in home games is a sign of more good things to come for the 2026 Tar Heels.

The UNC men’s and women’s basketball teams took important steps forward on Saturday and Sunday and have positioned themselves well for March.

UNC is still riding high after its win against Louisville, but one glaring flaw could be its downfall: free throw shooting.

Seth Trimble endeared himself even further with the UNC fanbase Monday night, scoring a career-high 30 points vs. Louisville.

At Syracuse, where UNC was once again without injured star freshman Caleb Wilson, the Tar Heels won largely because of experience.

This year’s only regular-season matchup between UNC and NC State in Raleigh barely got out of the starting gate.

Michael Koh discusses Will Wade’s first season at NC State, and notes the head coach and the program are a perfect fit.

On Super Bowl Sunday, Drake Maye experienced what unfortunately has become a familiar feeling for him, falling one step short of the prize.