Category Archives: UNC Basketball
Seth Trimble scores a career-high 30 points as No. 18 UNC holds off No. 24 Louisville 77-74
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Seth Trimble scored a career-high 30 points and hit two key free throws with 12.3 seconds left to help No. 18 North Carolina hold off No. 2...
Associated Press Feb 23, 2026
Henri Veesaar's return from missing 2 games marks a big gain for No. 16 Tar Heels
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina's Henri Veesaar went from barely practicing or working out due to a nagging lower-body injury to playing nearly a full allotment of minutes in his re...
Associated Press Feb 22, 2026
No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels host No. 21 Louisville Cardinals
By The Associated Press Louisville Cardinals (20-7, 9-5 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (21-6, 9-5 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 North Carolina plays No. 21...
Associated Press Feb 22, 2026
No. 16 UNC bounces back with 77-64 win over Syracuse
By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Henri Veesaar returned to the starting lineup and scored 19 points in leading No. 16 North Carolina to a 77-64 win over Syracuse on Saturday. The 7...
Associated Press Feb 21, 2026
UNC's Veesaar increasing practice work ahead of Syracuse game; Wilson due for evaluation next week
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Henri Veesaar would return to limited practice Friday while freshman star Caleb Wilson will have another evaluation next week as both playe...
Associated Press Feb 20, 2026
NC State rolls past 16th-ranked and injury-depleted rival North Carolina 82-58
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Quadir Copeland scored 20 points while N.C. State held 16th-ranked North Carolina to 31.7% shooting in a 82-58 rivalry win on Tuesday night. Fr...
Associated Press Feb 17, 2026
No. 16 North Carolina won't have top scorers Wilson and Veesaar against NC State
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - No. 16 North Carolina will again be down its top two scorers and rebounders for Tuesday's trip to rival N.C. State. The school announced junior 7-footer Henri Veesaar would miss h...
Associated Press Feb 17, 2026
Tar Heels adjust without freshman star Wilson
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina will need to learn to play without freshman sensation Caleb Wilson for an undetermined period of time, but coach Hubert Davis sai...
Associated Press Feb 14, 2026
Stephenson and Trimble carry No. 11 North Carolina past Pittsburgh, 79-65
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points each to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65 on Saturday and secure another 20-win...
Associated Press Feb 14, 2026
No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture; timetable for return unclear
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Caleb Wilson has powered No. 11 North Carolina all year. The Tar Heels will now have to figure out how to play without their freshman star. The team said Thursday t...
Associated Press Feb 12, 2026