With North Carolina at 13-9 and in danger of missing out on the NCAA Tournament, ESPN's Scott Van Pelt shared his thought on the current state of the program.

North Carolina is in the midst of a disappointing season, and there are shortcomings on both sides of the ball.

As the first of the fated Tobacco Road games this season fast approaches, Duke finds itself at No. 2 in the country and riding a 14-game winning streak, while North Carolina has completely disappeared from the polls.

No. 15 North Carolina faces the No. 19 California Golden Bears after Maria Gakdeng scored 21 points in the Tar Heels' 86-84 loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

The Duke Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 ACC) will attempt to extend a 14-game winning streak when they host the North Carolina Tar Heels (13-9, 6-4 ACC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Cameron Indoor

As Duke men’s basketball prepares for its biggest game of the season against archrival North Carolina, The Chronicle previews the highly-anticipated matchup with an overview, key stat, X-Factor and 3 keys for Duke.

North Carolina got off the losing skid this past weekend and that's ultimately all that going to matter, for now.

North Carolina pushes tempo at one of the fastest paces in the land, looking to score in transition and get high-percentage looks at the rim. The Heels are also very active in the half-court set and fire up plenty of attempts early into the shot clock.

On Wednesday night, Wolfpack offensive line coach Garett Tujague, who powered the recruitment of NC State's now-premier 2025 signee in Louisville Male High School (Ky.) four-star center Isaac Sowells Jr., had dinner with Ogboko and his mother.

Even so, Brown, currently leading the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0) with his 1.5 steals per game while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a workmanlike spark plug off the bench across his 15 outings to date, made another positive stride on Wednesday.

The reeling UNC basketball squad (13-9, 6-4 ACC) experienced a further-deflating 73-65 road defeat at the hands of the Pitt Panthers on Tuesday night. Around the same time, though, recent Tar Heel pledge Caleb Wilson was providing a preview of what's in store for the proud blueblood program next season.