Point to the Passer

Now that we've made it to July, college basketball rosters have mostly taken shape, and former Tar Heels are participating in summer league games, including Caleb Wilson in his Chicago Bulls debut on Friday, July 10th. We cover all that and more on our latest episode. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode drops, score predictions, live game analysis, portal and recruiting updates,...

A look at UNC's current roster, including Virginia Tech transfer Neoklis Avdalas, other portal targets (looking at you, guards!), and an overall vibe check on where things are headed the next couple of weeks. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode drops, score predictions, live game analysis, portal and recruiting updates, and more.

Head coach and staffing changes, a look at the current roster status, and evaluating the best available players in the transfer portal. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode drops, score predictions, live game analysis, portal and recruiting updates, and more.

Carolina struggled on Thanksgiving Day vs. Michigan State but clearly learned some lessons that helped them to a big win against Kentucky this past week. The Heels are now 7-1 on the season with two big wins over fellow blue bloods, and now look ahead to a 1982 Natty rematch with Georgetown in Chapel Hill on Sunday. We break down all of these games, talk lineups, stat trends, and wish Jonathan a h...

It's been months since we've put out an episode, but this 5-0 start, including the big win vs. Kansas, has us hyped to be back! We'll talk the best week of college basketball outside the month of March, what this team needs to improve upon in the next five weeks leading up to ACC play, and where we think their ceiling might be. Also, a few reminders throughout to enjoy Caleb Wilson...

As we head into July, we're linking up with Isaac Schade, host of Locked On Tar Heels, your only daily Carolina podcast. We're thankful he took the time to join us for this one, because we had a lot to break down -- roster costs, front court and back court assessments, summer games and practices, the non-con schedule, and why not add in some UNC AD news. Thanks, Bubba. Follow @PointPasse...

Carolina Baseball dropped Game 3 of the Super Regionals series to Arizona 4-3, and despite outscoring the Wildcats 29-15 in those three games, their season comes to an end. We'll take a look back on the season with Diamond Heels legend Chad Flack who helped the Heels get to the College World Series multiple times in his years at UNC with some truly clutch moments. Follow @PointPasserPod on Yo...

The Heels landed a huge international player and professional baller in Luka Bogavac from Montenegro as well as Virginia Tech transfer guard Jaydon Young. With these pickups, this team is looking like it has the roster pieces that Hubert needs to play with. Plus, it's Carolina Baseball season as they look to win two games vs. Arizona for another bid to Omaha. We'll break down the Regiona...

After a calmer week or two since Carolina’s last transfer get, the player news has picked back up with outbound transfer and NBA Draft announcements from Carolina’s stud freshmen last season, Ian Jackson and Drake Powell. Plus, some news from Ven-Allen Lubin, including a statement he put out that, in a nutshell, summarizes why the NIL era is so complicated. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for ne...

Carolina secured possibly its biggest transfer ever from the portal in Henri Veesaar from Arizona and got an exciting wing in WVU's Jonathan Powell as well. Point guards, however, are getting taken quickly or hitting the NBA Draft, and that could be an issue for Hubert Davis, Jim Tanner, and their staff. We'll break down all of it in under 45 minutes. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube fo...

This is March! One of the most exciting time of the year. And it is indeed Portal Madness at this point in the year. Lenzell Graham, host of '94ftofunc' joins Craig and Jonathan to try and make sense of the chaos and potential upcoming roster moves. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode drops, score predictions, live game analysis, portal and recruiting updates, and more.

Just a few days after Carolina's loss to Ole Miss in the First Round of the NCAA Tourney, the transfer portal has come to life. Elliot Cadeau and Jalen Washington have entered already and others still have until April 22nd to land somewhere else. One thing's for sure in all this -- college basketball looks way different than it did even five years ago. We'll discuss what needs to ha...

After 48 hours taking it on the chin from the entire sports media world, Carolina nation got the game it deserved as the Heels played their most complete game of the entire season at the time they needed it most. Between RJ's 26 points on 6-6 three-point shooting and Elliot's 12 assists, some of them absolute beauties, this team's offense looked unstoppable. And its defense shined j...

What a week it's been for Carolina fans holding their breath on the bubble and college basketball fans in general awaiting a look at their potential road to the Final Four. With so many bubble teams, there were always gonna be some broken hearts, but we did not expect things to escalate the way they did, at least in the sports media world. We start there, then dive into UNC's Tuesday opp...

Carolina is in Charlotte for the ACC Tourney this week looking for at least three straight wins, including one over likely opponent Duke. They'll face Notre Dame on Wednesday afternoon and take things from there. We break down what needs to happen based on takeaways from this past Saturday's Duke game to get this team into March Madness. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode...

Carolina is on a 4-game win streak and it comes at an essential time, as the Heels are fighting for an NCAA Tourney bubble bid. We'll break down what's changed during the last four games to get to this point and what's still needed the next three games before it's ACC Tourney time in Charlotte. We'll also discuss the news around Hubert Davis' extended coaching contrac...

Carolina is halfway through ACC play and we’re back on the mic to break down what we’ve seen and what needs to happen for this team to make the NCAA Tournament. The rollercoaster ride has been more intense than ever with this year’s squad. Is it team chemistry? Is it coaching? Is it NIL and the ever-changing college basketball landscape? Chances are it’s a bit of everything, so we’ll try to make s...

The PTTP crew is joined this week by Milligan University Head Coach Bill Robinson to break down Carolina’s showing at the Maui Invitational and what to look out for this December leading up to full-time ACC play. He also recently authored “Carolina Basketball School,” a book about the legendary program that runs each summer in downtown Chapel Hill. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode...

New episode drop just in time for Carolina's first Maui Invitational game vs. Dayton. Get our full breakdown and recap Dan Hurley's technical foul and Izzo's big win over Colorado. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode drops, score predictions, live game analysis, portal and recruiting updates, and more.

The Heels got to 2-1 on the season last week with a win over American University and now look ahead to a business trip to Hawaii. First up, a true road game against the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu and then it's down to the Maui Invitational for the best November-ball you can find and a stacked field. We'll have a full breakdown of the Maui Invitational field releasing on Monday, 11/25....

We're just back from an epic weekend in Lawrence with the pod crew to see the Heels take on the Jayhawks at one of the best venues in all of college basketball. From the classic spots on downtown Mass Street and the KU Basketball Hall of Fame to game day vibes at Free State Brewery and The Wheel, we made the most of our 72 hours together taking in the full Kansas experience. We'll share...

With only a few weeks left to go in the offseason, Jonathan is joined by Riley Davis, college hoops writer and podcaster for Heat Check College Basketball, Sleepers Media, and The Field of 68. The duo breaks down what they liked from UNC's 84-76 exhibition win over Memphis in the Hoops St. Jude® Tip Off Classic and offers their thoughts on the upcoming 2024-25 season. We close the show with a...

After two months off, we start with a 30,000-foot view of the latest roster as we've now passed the 100 days mark 'til tipoff of the 2024-25 season. The PTTP crew focuses in on starting lineup options as Carolina looks to run small even with the addition of Vanderbilt big man Ven-Allen Lubin. Jonathan also gives a recap of the alumni/player scrimmage that he attended. And last but not le...

Carolina continues its search for another big man and is reportedly in contact with three targets  to potentially fill the 4/5 spots –– Coleman Hawkins, Ugonna Onyenso, and Ven-Allen Lubin. Each brings a slightly different skill set and we'll break it all down as the NCAA offseason enters a 10-day dead period in recruiting. Patience, y'all ... patience. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube...

The episode title says it all ... we're back. It's been over a month since we've released a new episode (we had to process the Alabama game like the rest of you), but we're so stoked to tip off PTTP's sophomore season. Similar to last year's offseason, you can expect transfer updates, individual player profiles, season predictions and more to hold us over until the He...