• Carolina will conclude the month of February on Saturday by hosting Virginia Tech at 8:30 p.m.
• This marks their second-to-last home game of the season. The Tar Heels boast an undefeated 16-0 record at the Dean E. Smith Center. After facing the Hokies on Saturday, they’ll welcome Clemson for Senior Night at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, before concluding the regular season at Duke on March 7.
• Reminder: parking permits printed for the Clemson game initially showed a 9 p.m. start time; this was prior to the schedule adjustment to 7 p.m.
• UNC holds an overall record of 22-6 and is tied for fourth in the ACC at 10-5, whereas the Hokies stand at 18-10 overall and 7-8 in conference play.
• With just one more home victory, Carolina will match its record for most wins in a single season at the Smith Center (17-1 in 2011-12). This season already represents the third instance UNC has achieved at least 16 home wins at the Smith Center (17 in 2011-12 and 16 in 2006-07).
• UNC has achieved a 16-0 start at the Smith Center for the first time in program history (the 2004-05, 2010-11, and 2016-17 teams each concluded their seasons 15-0 at the Smith Center, with the 2016-17 team also securing a home victory at the Greensboro Coliseum).
• Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPN, featuring Wes Durham and Dennis Scott on commentary. The UNC-Virginia Tech matchup is part of a streak of 10 consecutive regular-season games for the Tar Heels aired on ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC.
• Caleb Wilson, the team’s top scorer and rebounder, will be sidelined for his fifth consecutive game. The 6-10 freshman forward from Atlanta sustained a broken bone in his left hand during the February 10 game at Miami. Even without Wilson, the Tar Heels have secured victories in three of their last four outings.
• Over the past four games, five Tar Heels have averaged double-digit points: Seth Trimble (16.5), Henri Veesaar (15.5), Luka Bogavac (12.3), Jarin Stevenson (12.0), and Zayden High (10.3). Veesaar was absent for two of these four games due to illness and a lower-body injury.
• UNC ranks 18th in the Associated Press poll (as of its release before Monday night’s 77-74 victory against Louisville) and 27th in the NET rankings.
• Carolina boasts six Quad 1 victories in the NET system and has overcome four teams presently ranked higher: Duke (1), Virginia (13), Kansas (14), and Louisville (16).
• Duke and Virginia, leading the ACC standings, collectively hold a 27-3 record in ACC play and 51-5 overall. The Tar Heels account for two of the three conference victories against these two powerhouses. Notably, Carolina is the only team to have triumphed in Charlottesville this season.
• This season, the Tar Heels have competed in 14 of 28 games with all three of their primary scorers active, achieving an 11-3 record in those matches.
• UNC posted an 8-1 record during Trimble’s nine-game absence from November 11 to December 16, went 1-1 against Pitt and NC State without both Veesaar and Wilson, and registered a 2-0 mark solely without Wilson (defeating Syracuse and Louisville).
• Senior guard Seth Trimble delivered a career-best 30 points (shooting 11 of 16) as Carolina limited 24th-ranked Louisville to 38.8% shooting in Monday’s victory. Despite an early 10-point deficit for Louisville, the Tar Heels shot 60.7% in the first half, with Trimble contributing 16 points, leading to a one-point halftime advantage.
• During the second half, UNC extended its lead to 16 points and then fended off a comeback to secure its third single-possession home win of the season (following victories against Wake Forest and Duke).
• This marked the fourth occasion this season that the Tar Heels overcame a double-digit deficit to win (previously trailing Kansas by 10, Virginia by 16, Duke by 13, and Louisville by 10).
• This win extended the Tar Heels’ streak to 28 consecutive victories when limiting opponents to under 40.0% shooting from the field.
• UNC recorded a season-low 47.4% free throw percentage, marking the second consecutive game they established a new season low from the charity stripe.
UNC-VIRGINIA TECH
• Historically, the Tar Heels hold a 74-17 record against the Hokies, with a 21-7 advantage since Virginia Tech’s entry into the ACC in the 2004-05 season.
• Carolina’s all-time record in Chapel Hill stands at 34-6, including 9-1 at the Smith Center.
• UNC has achieved two consecutive overall wins and nine straight victories at home.
• Their sole meeting last season resulted in a 91-59 Tar Heel triumph in Blacksburg. Carolina shot an impressive 58.9% from the field (64% in the second half) and drained 15 three-pointers, matching the highest total for a team coached by Hubert Davis.
WITHOUT CALEB
• Caleb Wilson, Carolina’s exceptional freshman, participated in the first 24 games before a hand injury forced him to miss the subsequent four matches.
• With Wilson in the lineup, the Tar Heels compiled a 19-5 record, averaged 81.9 points (82.5 in ACC games), shot 47.7% from the field, maintained a +5.1 rebound margin, and hit 68.8% from the free-throw line (Wilson himself accounted for 32.4% of the team’s free-throw attempts, converting 71.3% of them).
• Without Wilson, the Tar Heels hold a 3-1 record, averaging 72.8 points, shooting 45.7% from the field, facing a 2.0 per game rebounding deficit, and making 62.4% of their free throws.
• During the initial 24 games, three Tar Heels averaged double-digit points: Wilson (19.8), Henri Veesaar (16.4), and Seth Trimble (13.5). In the most recent four games, five Tar Heels have reached double figures, with Trimble leading at 16.5 points per contest.
• In Wilson’s final six games (where UNC went 5-1), the Tar Heels ranked 17th nationally in offensive efficiency and 56th defensively. Over the last four games, Carolina’s offensive efficiency is 86th, and its defensive efficiency is 49th.
HUBERT THE FIRST WITH FIVE
• Achieving 22 wins this season, Carolina has now recorded 20 or more victories a record 66 times in the ACC (Duke ranks second with 60).
• On a national scale, Kentucky leads with 68 20-win seasons (the Wildcats’ record is 18-10 heading into Saturday). UNC follows in second place, with Duke in third.
• Hubert Davis has made history as the first men’s basketball coach in ACC history to achieve 20 or more wins in each of his initial five seasons.
• Just three other ACC coaches have ever reached 20 or more wins in their first four seasons: Jon Scheyer of Duke, Mark Gottfried of NC State, and Skip Prosser of Wake Forest.
• Bill Guthridge secured 20 or more wins in each of his three seasons as the Tar Heels’ head coach.
• Davis has guided the Tar Heels to 19 victories against nationally-ranked opponents, featuring nine triumphs over top-10 teams (No. 4 Duke, No. 4 Baylor, and No. 9 Duke in 2022; No. 6 Virginia in 2023; and No. 10 Tennessee, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 7 Duke, No. 9 Duke in 2024, and No. 4 Duke in 2026).
• This season, Carolina has defeated Kansas, Kentucky, and Duke, marking only the second time in history and the first since 1981-82 that the Tar Heels have secured wins against all three in a single season.
CAROLINA & THE ACC
• This marks the 73rd season of competition for the Atlantic Coast Conference. As a charter member, the Tar Heels have been part of the league since its inception in the 1953-54 season.
• Carolina stands as the sole institution to hold 50 or more combined ACC men’s basketball championships (comprising 33 regular season and 18 Tournament titles). Duke follows with 44 (21 regular season, 23 Tournament), and NC State is third with 18 (seven regular season, 11 Tournament).
• Hubert Davis‘s record in regular-season ACC games is 66-29. Only one other team has accumulated more ACC victories over the past five seasons.
• In his preceding four seasons, Davis guided the Tar Heels to ACC records of 15-5, 11-9, 17-3, and 13-7. The 2023-24 squad claimed the regular-season title, marking Carolina’s 33rd such achievement.
• Carolina boasts a 781-325 (.706) record in regular-season ACC contests, with their 781 wins being an ACC record. Duke holds the second spot with 751 victories.
SETH’S 30-PIECE
• Senior guard Seth Trimble achieved a career-high 11 field goals (11-of-16 shooting) and netted a personal-best 30 points in the Tar Heels’ triumph against Louisville.
• This performance marked the highest point total by a Tar Heel this season and the first 30-point game since RJ Davis scored 30 against Dayton in Maui last season. Coincidentally, Trimble’s prior career best of 27 points was also set in that same contest, a 92-90 victory over the Flyers.
• Trimble is averaging a career-best 14.2 points this season, an improvement of 2.6 points per game compared to last season. He averaged 1.8 points as a freshman, 5.2 as a sophomore, and 11.6 as a junior.
• His 30-point display against the Cardinals was his third game this season with at least 20 points. He previously scored 20 against Florida State and 22 at SMU in the Tar Heels’ initial two ACC matchups.
• This marked the first 30-point game by a Tar Heel in the Smith Center since RJ Davis established the arena record with 42 points against Miami on 2/26/2024.
• Trimble earned KenPom’s MVP honors for the Louisville game, his second such recognition this season (the other was at Virginia).
WILSON REWRITING THE RECORD BOOK
• Caleb Wilson has been named to the Late-Season Watch Lists for the John R. Wooden National Player of the Year and Naismith Trophy. Earlier, he was a mid-season contender for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, USBWA’s Oscar Robertson Trophy, and Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year awards.
• The 6-10 freshman from Atlanta has quickly left his mark on the Tar Heel record books, becoming the first freshman to record 20-plus points in six consecutive games (spanning from Georgetown to Florida State). Phil Ford previously held the record with five straight in 1974-75.
• Wilson’s subsequent five-game streak of 20-point performances concluded with the loss at Miami. He stands as the sole UNC freshman to achieve two separate streaks of five or more 20-point games.
• Wilson has reached 20 or more points in 17 contests, including a season-best 26 at Stanford. His 17 such games have already eclipsed Tyler Hansbrough’s previous UNC single-season rookie record. Hansbrough achieved 20 or more points 14 times en route to first-team All-America and first-team All-ACC recognition in 2005-06.
• Only Wilson, Hansbrough, Rashad McCants, and Ford are UNC freshmen who have recorded 10 or more 20-point games.
20-Point Games by a UNC Freshman
Caleb Wilson, 2025-26 17
Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-06 14
Rashad McCants, 2002-03 12
Phil Ford, 1974-75 10
• Wilson leads the Tar Heels in multiple categories: scoring, rebounding, offensive rebounds, steals, free throws (both made and attempted), and blocks. He also ranks second in assists and field goal percentage.
• His current scoring average of 19.8 points per game is projected to establish a new UNC freshman record.
SINGLE-SEASON SCORING, UNC FRESHMAN
19.8 Caleb Wilson, 2025-26
18.9 Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-06
18.5 Cole Anthony, 2019-20
17.0 Rashad McCants, 2002-03
16.7 Joseph Forte, 1999-2000
• Hansbrough (2005-06) remains the sole Tar Heel freshman to have led the team in both scoring and rebounding, and he also topped the team in steals that year. No UNC freshman has ever led the team in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and steals simultaneously.
• As freshmen, Joseph Forte (16.7 ppg in 1999-2000), McCants (17.0 in 2002-03), Hansbrough (18.9 in 2005-06), Harrison Barnes (co-leader at 15.7 in 2010-11), and Cole Anthony (18.5 in 2019-20) have all paced UNC in scoring.
• Hansbrough (7.8 rpg in 2005-06), Antawn Jamison (9.7 in 1995-96), and J.R. Reid (7.4 in 1986-87) were all freshman rebounding leaders for UNC.
• Wilson’s 9.4 rebounds per game rank as the second-highest average for a UNC freshman, trailing only Jamison.
SINGLE-SEASON REBOUNDING, UNC FRESHMAN
9.7 Antawn Jamison, 1995-96
9.4 Caleb Wilson, 2025-26
8.3 Armando Bacot, 2019-20
7.8 Tyler Hansbrough, 2005-06
7.8 Sam Perkins, 1980-81
• He achieved double-digit scoring in his initial 24 games and has accumulated 11 double-doubles, placing him second among Carolina freshmen. In 10 of his 11 double-doubles, he grabbed 12 or more rebounds, highlighted by a season-best 16 against Florida State.
Double-Doubles by a UNC Freshman
(all points and rebounds)
13 Antawn Jamison, 1995-96
11 Caleb Wilson, 2025-26
11 Armando Bacot, 2019-20
9 J.R. Reid, 1986-87
9 Sam Perkins, 1980-81
• Wilson ranks second in the ACC for rebounding, third in double-doubles, fourth in scoring, and fifth in field goal percentage.
• Wilson and Duke’s Cameron Boozer are the sole players to appear in the top five across scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, and double-doubles.
• Wilson established a new UNC freshman record by recording four consecutive double-doubles against Radford, NC Central, Navy, and St. Bonaventure. Previously, only Bacot (twice), Jamison, and O’Koren had achieved three consecutive double-doubles as Tar Heel freshmen.
VEESAAR MAKING ACC HISTORY
• Red-shirt junior center Henri Veesaar, who transferred from Arizona, paces the team in field goal percentage (61.4%) and three-point accuracy (43.1%), while also ranking second in scoring (16.3), rebounding (8.5), and blocks (32).
• Veesaar is on the verge of becoming the first player in ACC men’s basketball history to achieve at least 30 blocks, 30 three-pointers, and a 60% field goal percentage in a single season. Heading into the Virginia Tech game, he has 32 blocks, 31 threes, and is shooting 61.4% from the field.
• Veesaar joins an exclusive group of seven Tar Heels who have recorded at least 30 three-pointers and 30 blocks in the same season. This list features Jerry Stackhouse (1994-95), Vince Carter (1997-98), Jawad Williams (2002-03), Danny Green (2007-08 and 2008-09), Luke Maye (2017-18), Pete Nance (2022-23), and now Veesaar.
• Veesaar ranks 16th nationally with 49 dunks. He is one of only two players in the nation to have accumulated 45 or more dunks and 30 or more three-pointers (Marshall’s Wyatt Hicks being the other).
• The Estonian national almost achieved a double-double in the second half during the victory against Duke. In the first half, as Duke established a 41-29 lead, Veesaar went 0-for-2 from the field, remained scoreless, grabbed two rebounds, and posted a minus-20 rating. Yet, in the second half, he converted six of seven field goal attempts, tallied 13 points, secured nine rebounds, sank the game-tying three-pointer with 1:40 left, and finished with a plus-15 rating.
• Veesaar ranks second in the ACC and 16th nationally with 13 double-doubles, all of which are the first of his collegiate career. He previously appeared in 66 games during two seasons at Arizona.
• He also holds the second spot in the ACC and 20th nationally for field goal percentage, is fifth in ACC rebounding, and 11th in points per game.
• He has achieved double-digit scoring in 25 of his 26 appearances (the exception being a seven-point outing against Virginia).
• As a Tar Heel, Veesaar has established multiple career highs, including points (26 vs. ETSU and Stanford), rebounds (15 vs. Georgetown), offensive rebounds (six vs. Florida State), blocks (five vs. NC Central), assists (five vs. Ohio State), and three-pointers (four vs. ECU).
• He has recorded six games with 20 or more points: 26 vs. ETSU and Stanford, 25 vs. Wake Forest, 24 vs. the Bonnies, 20 vs. Kansas, and 20 at Georgia Tech. In contrast, he had only one 20-point game during his first two seasons at Arizona.
• Veesaar paces UNC in plus/minus with a rating of +314 and has led the team in this metric eight times, more than any other player.
HENRI FROM 3
• Henri Veesaar holds the distinction of being Carolina’s first 7-footer to successfully make multiple three-pointers.
• Veesaar is shooting 31-for-72 from beyond the arc, leading the team with a 43.1% three-point percentage.
• He is tied for fourth on the team in total three-pointers made.
• Before this season, only two 7-footers had each made a single three-pointer: Serge Zwikker against Tim Duncan’s Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the ACC semifinals on 3/8/1997, and Walker Kessler against Northeastern on 2/17/2021.
• Veesaar has hit two or more three-pointers in eight games this season, including a career-best four against ECU.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• On offense, the Tar Heels rank 15th nationally in turnovers and turnover percentage, 16th in assist/turnover ratio, and 33rd in offensive efficiency.
• UNC’s defense is 43rd nationally in field goal percentage defense, limiting opponents to a collective 41.2% from the field. They have restricted seven opponents to under 35% shooting and 12 to under 40%.
• Factoring in the Louisville victory, UNC is 12-0 this season and 57-4 under head coach Hubert Davis when opponents shoot below 40% from the field. Conversely, Carolina is 0-4 this season and 6-19 under Davis when opponents shoot 50% or better.
• The Tar Heel defense ranks 12th nationally in two-point field goal percentage defense (45.4%) and 33rd in effective field goal percentage (47.5%).
• Louisville entered the game shooting 60.1% on two-point attempts, but the Tar Heels restricted the Cardinals to just 46.2% from inside the arc.
THREES
• Carolina averages 8.43 three-pointers per game, a rate that would be the second-highest in a season, trailing only 2018-19, when the lineup featured Cameron Johnson, Coby White, Kenny Williams, and Luke Maye.
• Five different Tar Heels have each connected on at least 30 three-pointers: Luka Bogavac (43), Derek Dixon (35), Jonathan Powell (32), Henri Veesaar (31), and Kyan Evans (31).
MOST THREE-POINTERS MADE PER GAME
8.67 in 2018-19 (312 in 36 games)
8.43 in 2025-26 (236 in 28 games)
8.41 in 2021-22 (328 in 39 games)
8.29 in 2002-03 (290 in 35 games)
8.25 in 1982-83 (132 in 16 games – ACC games only)
• Carolina is attempting 25.0 three-pointers per game, a figure that would surpass the previous school record of 23.9 set in 2018-19.
• UNC is projected to attempt more three-pointers than free throws for only the second time in program history. The Tar Heels have currently taken 700 threes and 643 free throws. This would mark the first season since 2001-02 where their three-point attempts outnumber their free throw attempts.
• The Tar Heels recorded a season-high 34 three-point attempts against Notre Dame and converted a season-best 13 threes against the Irish on January 21.
MOST THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED PER GAME
25.00 in 2025-26 (700 in 28 games)
23.94 in 2018-19 (862 in 36 games)
23.49 in 2021-22 (916 in 39 games)
23.49 in 2002-03 (822 in 35 games)
22.95 in 2017-18 (849 in 37 games)
• The Tar Heels are sinking 8.4 threes per game while conceding 7.9, putting UNC on course to make more three-pointers than their opponents for the fifth straight year. Between 2006-07 and 2019-20, Carolina surpassed its opponents in three-point makes only once (in 2012-13).
TURNOVERS
• UNC is currently averaging 9.39 turnovers, a new program low (the previous record was 10.08 in 2023-24).
• This season, the Tar Heels have had fewer than five turnovers in three games (four at Virginia, two at Georgia Tech, and four vs. Pitt). This marks the first time in UNC history that they’ve recorded three games in a single season with four or fewer turnovers. The 2014-15 Tar Heels had two such games, and no other season saw more than one.
• Carolina has committed fewer than 10 turnovers in 12 of 28 games, and they are 11-1 in those 12 contests, including 11 consecutive wins.
• In each of their last five losses, Carolina has recorded 10 or more turnovers.
• With this season factored in, Hubert Davis‘s teams are responsible for the four lowest and five of the six lowest turnover per game averages in UNC history.
• The Tar Heels force 9.5 turnovers per game, placing Carolina 339th nationally in forced turnovers. The 9.5 turnovers forced from opponents this season represent the lowest average in a season for the Tar Heels (the prior low was 9.7 in 2021-22).
ASSIST/TURNOVERS
• Carolina’s impressive 1.72 assist/turnover ratio sets a new program record (surpassing the previous best of 1.65 in 2015-16).
• Remarkably, every player on the team who logs at least 10 minutes per game boasts more assists than turnovers.
• This season, the Tar Heels are poised to achieve a historical first: every player averaging double-digit minutes having more assists than turnovers, a feat not accomplished since official turnover tracking began in 1979-80.
• Of the eight players averaging 10 minutes or more, Kyan Evans leads with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.47, followed by Jonathan Powell (2.44), Luka Bogavac (2.37), and Derek Dixon (2.18).
• Caleb Wilson has registered 64 assists against 47 turnovers (a 1.36 ratio). He is the first Tar Heel since Luke Maye (2017-18 and 2018-19) to average 9.0 or more rebounds while maintaining a positive assist-to-turnover ratio. Maye remains the only other Tar Heel to achieve this.
WINS VS. LOSSES
• Key statistical comparisons between Carolina’s 22 victories and six defeats include:
• UNC averages 82.9 points in their wins, compared to 72.2 points in their losses.
• The Tar Heels concede 67.0 points in victories but 84.5 points in defeats.
• In the six losses, opponents shot 52.2% from the field, including 49.2% from three-point range, whereas in Carolina’s 22 wins, opponents shot 38.4% from the field and 30.5% from three.
• The Tar Heels boast a +5.1 rebound margin in their wins, but they’ve matched opponents in rebounding in their losses.
• Carolina converts 1.4 more three-pointers than opponents in victories, while opponents have averaged 2.9 more in defeats. Across the six losses, the Tar Heels have been outscored by a combined 51 points from beyond the arc.
500+ WINS IN THE SMITH CENTER
• This marks the 41st season the Tar Heels have played at the Dean E. Smith Center.
• UNC achieved its 500th victory in the Smith Center with the win over Wake Forest on January 10.
• Carolina holds a 505-90 record in regular-season and NIT games played at the Smith Center.
• UNC is now the ninth current ACC team to reach 500 or more wins in its home arena.
• Carolina has a winning percentage of 84.9% in games played at the Smith Center. Among ACC teams with 500+ wins in their current venues, only one boasts a higher winning percentage.
• In ACC games held at the Smith Center, Carolina’s record stands at 264-71 (.788).
• The Tar Heels are on a 16-game winning streak at the Smith Center, with all victories occurring this season.
• This 16-game winning streak at the Smith Center is the longest since a 22-game run from February 20, 2016, to December 20, 2017.
• UNC has contested 46.5% of its home games at the Smith Center (595 out of 1,279 total).
• Carolina has faced 154 distinct opponents in regular-season or NIT contests at the Smith Center.
• The Smith Center serves as the Tar Heels’ fifth home venue. Carolina has achieved 505 wins and four NCAA titles at the Smith Center, 210 wins and one NCAA title at Woollen Gym (1939-65), 170 wins and one NCAA title at Carmichael Auditorium (1965-86, 2010), 130 wins at the Indoor Athletic Court (1924-38), and 63 wins at Bynum Gym (1911-23).
IN-SEASON AWARDS
• Freshman forward Caleb Wilson has received National Player-of-the-Week accolades three times this season. He was among five players honored by the USBWA for the week of November 3-9, recognized by Andy Katz of NCAA March Madness for his performance the week of December 15-21, and selected by the Naismith Trophy for his games against Syracuse and Duke.
• Wilson was also named ACC Freshman of the Week on three occasions, for his play against Central Arkansas/Kansas, ETSU/Ohio State, and Syracuse/Duke.
• He is the first Tar Heel to secure three ACC Freshman-of-the-Week awards since Coby White, who earned the honor five times in 2018-19.
• Wilson also shared the ACC’s Co-Player of the Week award after the games against Central Arkansas and Kansas.
• Wilson became the first Tar Heel freshman to also claim ACC Player-of-the-Week honors since Cole Anthony did so in 2019-20.
• Wilson is the eighth Tar Heel freshman to be named ACC Player of the Week, joining a distinguished list that includes Jerry Stackhouse (1994), Antawn Jamison (1996), Rashad McCants (2003), Tyler Hansbrough (2006), Brandan Wright (2007), White (2019), and Anthony.
CAROLINA-DUKE A RATINGS HIT
• The Tar Heels’ 71-68 victory against Duke on February 7 garnered the highest viewership for an ESPN college men’s basketball game in the past four seasons.
• The contest attracted an average of 3.5 million viewers, peaking at 4.8 million.
PRESEASON ALL-ACC, POLL
• At the ACC’s preseason media day in Charlotte, the Tar Heels were projected by the media to finish third in the 18-team Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Caleb Wilson earned a spot on the league’s preseason All-ACC second team and the All-Freshman team through voting.
• UNC was ranked 25th nationally in the Associated Press preseason poll.
• This marks the 69th season in the 78-year history of the AP poll that the Tar Heels have appeared in the rankings at some point.
HUBERT DAVIS: YEAR FIVE
• The 2025-26 season represents Hubert Davis‘ fifth year as head coach at the University of North Carolina and his 14th overall as a member of his alma mater’s coaching staff.
• He is the sole head coach in ACC men’s basketball history to achieve 20 or more victories in each of his initial five seasons.
• Davis, who is 55 (and will turn 56 on May 17, 2026), has garnered National and ACC Coach-of-the-Year distinctions, guided the Tar Heels to a national championship game, accumulated 120 wins, achieved a 66-29 record with 27 road victories in ACC regular-season action, secured a regular-season ACC title, and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Only one other team has amassed more ACC wins over the past five years.
• Two of his players, RJ Davis and Armando Bacot, hold the second and third positions, respectively, in all-time UNC scoring, having established numerous records and earned national and All-ACC accolades.
• Carolina secured its 100th victory under Davis during the 2025 ACC Tournament, making him the third-fastest coach in UNC history and the sixth-fastest in ACC history to reach 100 wins. Only Vic Bubas (Duke), Roy Williams (UNC), Frank McGuire (UNC), Skip Prosser (Wake Forest), and Lefty Driesell (Maryland) achieved 100 wins in fewer games than Davis, who reached the milestone in 143 games.
• Under Davis’s leadership, Carolina holds an 8-3 record in NCAA Tournament competition, featuring victories over three national championship-winning coaches (Baylor’s Scott Drew, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo) and three other coaches who have guided teams to the Final Four (Marquette’s Shaka Smart, UCLA’s Mick Cronin, and San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher).
• Davis has guided the Tar Heels to 19 victories against nationally-ranked opponents, including nine over top-10 teams (No. 4 Duke, No. 4 Baylor, and No. 9 Duke in 2022; No. 6 Virginia in 2023; and No. 10 Tennessee, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 7 Duke, No. 9 Duke in 2024, and No. 4 Duke in 2026).
2025-26 SCHEDULE NOTES
• For the first time since the 2009-10 season, the Tar Heels played 10 home games before New Year’s Day.
• UNC’s schedule did not include a matchup against Boston College.
• This marks the first occasion since 1919 that the Tar Heels are not scheduled to face NC State in Chapel Hill.
• The Tar Heels hosted Kansas in Chapel Hill for the very first time. Last year, the Jayhawks secured a victory over UNC in Lawrence. The November 7 contest represented only the third on-campus meeting in 14 overall games between the Tar Heels and KU.
• The Tar Heels made their inaugural visits as ACC opponents to SMU, Stanford, and Cal.
TAR HEELS IN THE NBA
• Eleven former Tar Heels were either on NBA Opening Day rosters or are currently active in the league: Cole Anthony (Phoenix), Harrison Barnes (San Antonio), Tony Bradley (Indiana), Harrison Ingram (San Antonio), Cameron Johnson (Denver), Walker Kessler (Utah), Caleb Love (Portland), Pete Nance (Milwaukee), rookie Drake Powell (Brooklyn), Day’Ron Sharpe (Brooklyn), and Coby White (Charlotte).
• Leaky Black (Washington/Capital City) and Cormac Ryan (Milwaukee/Wisconsin) have recently inked two-way contracts.
• Additional Carolina alumni are competing in the G League, including Garrison Brooks (Birmingham), RJ Davis (South Bay), and Ingram (Austin).
• A minimum of twelve Tar Heels are playing professionally overseas: Armando Bacot (Turkey), Ty Claude (Serbia), Isaiah Hicks (South Korea), Brice Johnson (Dominican Republic), Christian Keeling (Finland), Nassir Little (Japan), Brady Manek (China), Luke Maye (Japan), James Michael McAdoo (Japan), Kennedy Meeks (Taiwan), J.P. Tokoto (Poland), and Jae’Lyn Withers (The Netherlands).