2021 Basketball Off-Season

Heel Tough Blog: Elizabeth City State (Exhibition) Recap

Nov 5, 20213 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Elizabeth City State (Exhibition) Recap

For the first time under Hubert Davis, we got to see what Carolina Basketball will look like this year, and moving forward as they...

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Heel Tough Blog: Elizabeth City State (Exhibition) Preview

Joshua Marlow

Nov 4, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Elizabeth City State (Exhibition) Preview

The Hubert Davis gets unofficially underway tonight in the Smith Center, as Carolina will face Elizabeth City State in their second, and...

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Heel Tough Blog: 2021-22 Back Court Preview

Joshua Marlow

Nov 2, 20213 min read

Heel Tough Blog: 2021-22 Back Court Preview

The college basketball season starts next week, as one of the more anticipated seasons in the sport is ready to tip-off. Not only is...

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Heel Tough Blog: 2021-22 Front Court Preview

Joshua Marlow

Oct 30, 20214 min read

Heel Tough Blog: 2021-22 Front Court Preview

For the last 18 years, Carolina Basketball has featured some of the most talented and deepest frontcourts in college basketball, when Roy...

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC Picked 3rd in the ACC, Bacot & Love Earn ACC Honors

Joshua Marlow

Oct 19, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: UNC Picked 3rd in the ACC, Bacot & Love Earn ACC Honors

A sign that the college basketball season isn’t too far off is that the ACC conducted its ACC Tip-Off last week in Charlotte, yesterday...

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Heel Tough Blog: Heels Land 5 Star Combo Guard During Annual Late Night Festivities

Joshua Marlow

Oct 15, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Heels Land 5 Star Combo Guard During Annual Late Night Festivities

Tonight was all about celebrating Carolina Basketball, and getting ready to kick off the Hubert Davis Era, as UNC Basketball held its...

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Heel Tough Blog: Breakdown of North Carolina's 2021-22 ACC Schedule

Joshua Marlow

Sep 17, 20213 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Breakdown of North Carolina's 2021-22 ACC Schedule

The start of the college basketball season is less than two months, and a sign that the season is getting closer is the unveiling of...

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC Adds Tyler Nickel to 2022 Recruiting Haul

Joshua Marlow

Sep 15, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: UNC Adds Tyler Nickel to 2022 Recruiting Haul

When you look at all the national championship teams under Roy Williams, you immediately think of great point guard play, with a dominant...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tyler Nickel To Commit Tomorrow

Joshua Marlow

Sep 14, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tyler Nickel To Commit Tomorrow

Shortly after UNC hired Hubert Davis as Carolina’s new basketball coach, Davis spent the majority of his spring and summer at various...

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC A Finalist For Cam Whitmore

Joshua Marlow

Aug 31, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: UNC A Finalist For Cam Whitmore

UNC had a big month of recruiting back in June and July, landing three members of their 2022 class, and bringing in transfer Dawson...

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Heel Tough Blog: Jaden Bradley Releases His Top 5, Doesn't Include UNC

Joshua Marlow

Aug 26, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Jaden Bradley Releases His Top 5, Doesn't Include UNC

There haven't been many misses on the recruiting trail for Hubert Davis since he was hired back in April, as he solidified three...

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Heel Tough Blog: Hubert Davis 08/24 Press Conference Takeaways

Joshua Marlow

Aug 24, 20214 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Hubert Davis 08/24 Press Conference Takeaways

It has been some time since we last heard from the head coach of Carolina Basketball, as Hubert Davis spent his summer recruiting,...

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Heel Tough Blog: August Recruiting Update

Joshua Marlow

Aug 8, 20213 min read

Heel Tough Blog: August Recruiting Update

When Hubert Davis was announced as the successor after Roy William's retirement, he was adamant that the program was going to be...

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Heel Tough Blog: Sharpe Selected by Brooklyn in First Round

Joshua Marlow

Jul 30, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Sharpe Selected by Brooklyn in First Round

The Roy Williams Era officially came to a close last night, as Day’Ron Sharpe became the final player to be selected during his time as...

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Heel Tough Blog: Best Wins Over Duke During the Roy Williams Era

Joshua Marlow

Jul 24, 20215 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Best Wins Over Duke During the Roy Williams Era

Since the early 1960s, UNC and Duke have played in legendary contests that shaped the rivalry, and in a lot of ways the game of college...

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Heel Tough Blog: Will Shaver to Early Enroll at UNC

Joshua Marlow

Jul 18, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Will Shaver to Early Enroll at UNC

Will Shaver was the first commit of the Hubert Davis era back in June, laying the foundation for what’s turning into a special and...

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC Releases Full Non-Conference Schedule

Joshua Marlow

Jul 13, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: UNC Releases Full Non-Conference Schedule

It has taken some time, but the first non-conference schedule of the Hubert Davis Era is official, as Carolina will play 12 games out of...

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC Lands Marquette Transfer Dawson Garcia

Joshua Marlow

Jul 8, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: UNC Lands Marquette Transfer Dawson Garcia

From the moment Dawson Garcia announced he was entering the transfer portal, UNC was believed to be the leading candidate for his...

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Heel Tough Blog: Dawson Garcia Visiting UNC

Joshua Marlow

Jul 1, 20212 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Dawson Garcia Visiting UNC

It was first reported by Inside Carolina earlier this morning that Marquette transfer Dawson Garcia is on campus today, visiting the Tar...

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC to Host Michigan in 2021 ACC/Big 10 Challenge

Joshua Marlow

Jun 28, 20211 min read

Heel Tough Blog: UNC to Host Michigan in 2021 ACC/Big 10 Challenge

Last week UNC added Brown to their 2021 non-conference portion of their schedule, and today their schedule took one step closer to being...

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