After 15 games, the Tar Heels sit at 13-2 — their best start since the 2015-16 season. North Carolina has turned things around since last year and is proving that the increase in NIL allocation and the hiring of general manager Jim Tanner has paid dividends.

That prompted ESPN to reveal its latest college basketball power rankings. ESPN's basketball recruiting insider Jeff Borzello compiled his latest power rankings on Wednesday. North Carolina was ranked at No. 11 in the previous listing and stayed at that position in this week's power rankings.

Former North Carolina men’s basketball star Tyler Hansbrough, along with a pair of college basketball coaching greats in Gastonia native Leonard Hamilton and Pembroke native Kelvin Sampson, received nods as members of the 2026 induction class into the N.

Former North Carolina star Tyler Hansbrough has been elected as one of 11 members of the 2026 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame class, set for induction on May 1 in Greensboro.

The Tar Heels allowed the Mustangs to post a 71.7% effective field goal percentage while finishing with a 139.9 defensive rating. Both marks, according to the KenPom.com database that includes game data all the way back to 1997 (!!), are second-worst in a single game for an historically proud UNC program.

The North Carolina Tar Heels suffered their second loss of the season, falling to the SMU Mustangs 97-83 on Saturday afternoon at the Moody Coliseum. It was not