Point to the Passer

The Heels won the first leg of “The Charlotte Tournament” as Hubert Davis has referred to these opening round games and now look to familiar March rival Michigan State, led by Tom Izzo. The Spartans looked strong out of the gate and moved the ball well in their win vs. Mississippi State, while it took Carolina a bit of time to get rolling against Wagner. What can we expect from Saturday's mat...

Carolina advanced to the ACC Championship game but couldn’t capture an ACC Tourney title, running into a red hot NC State team that pulled off a 5-game miracle stretch, to steal a bid into the NCAA Tourney. With that said, the Heels still locked up a #1 seed in a West Region filled with storylines, and now we look ahead to their road to the Final Four. What's in store for the Heels and others...

Carolina finished out the regular season 6-0 and snagged the #1 spot in the ACC Tournament with a hard-fought win over Duke on Saturday. Cormac Ryan was impressive and carried the Heels to victory with a 31-point performance (surpassing his previous 28-point career-high at Cameron Indoor) and the bench provided a spark to help spoil the Blue Devils' senior night. We'll recap all of it an...

Andy Bagwell joins the pod this week to help preview the final ACC regular season game of the year at Duke, where the Heels are eager to get the win and get to top dog status alone atop the ACC. If you’re someone who can never get enough Duke trash talk, let’s just say you’ll enjoy this one. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouTube for new episode drops, score predictions, live game analysis, portal and...

Carolina needed a strong second half to come back against NC State in the Smith Center on Saturday, and it was the increased intensity on the defensive end of the floor that propelled the Heels to a 79-70 victory. Jonathan and Brian recap what we saw on Saturday afternoon, discuss how the team is trending as they head into the last week of the regular season, and preview the Heels' upcoming s...

RJ! RJ! RJ! The chants rang through the Dean Dome as loud as the GTHD chants you're used to hearing post-game during the singing of the alma mater. It was one of those nights where you'll remember where you were, who you were with, and how most importantly, how the senior guard from White Plains, NY put the team on his back to stretch Carolina's lead in the ACC standings with only t...

Carolina is now 12-3 in ACC play, and this week is a big one as the Heels head to Charlottesville where they haven’t won since the days of Kendall Marshall and Harrison Barnes back in 2012. With only five games left on the ACC slate, what will it take to come away with another Quad 1 win and carry that momentum into the final stretch of the season? (01:41) - Jonathan's Return to the Dean Dome...

Losses aren't fun, and losing three out of five in ACC play is especially discouraging, but the fact is this: Carolina sits atop the conference standings as we enter mid-February. Now say that line out loud again. Are there issues to address if this team is to reach its potential? Of course there are, and there always are this time of year. We'll offer our assessment of where the Tar Hee...

Orange alum Brian Neal joins the pod again to preview the second matchup of the season between UNC vs. Syracuse. What's changed since their 103-67 blowout loss in Chapel Hill in January? And how are we feeling about Carolina after an up and down week without Seth Trimble in the lineup due to injury? We'll deep dive into all of that, and be sure to keep an eye out for a 2nd episode later...

Carolina suffered its first loss of ACC play this week, but learned from it quickly and bounced back in a big way to beat rival Duke at home this past Saturday in a game where the Heels were down 2-0 and never lost the lead after that. Special point outs this week to Harrison Ingram for his instant classic performance and the return of Armando to what we known him. We’ll break down the big win and...

It's Duke-Carolina once again, and the stage is set for another instant classic as both teams rank in the Top 10 heading into Saturday. #3 UNC is coming off a tough 1-point loss to a feisty Georgia Tech team, while #7 Duke rolled on the road at Virginia Tech. There are only a select few Blue Devil fans we associate with, but we chose to extend an invite to one of them this week. He kindly acc...

Next time you think about complaining about a 9pm start time, think of Myroslav first, Ukraine's biggest Tar Heels fan. For him, a 9pm tipoff means the TV's on at 4am, but it's something he's done now for 15+ years. Literally zero games missed.  Impressive, right? Safe to say, he knows Carolina Basketball. He joins us for this week's pod to talk about his UNC fandom and ho...

Carolina sits atop the ACC at 7-0, two games up on NC State and Wake Forest both. What we've seen from this team has been impressive:  resilience, determination, and togetherness -- a bunch of Tough Little Nuts™ as ol' Roy would say -- but it's a long season and these late January games will tell us even more about this team's ceiling. The Deacs visit Chapel Hill on Monday to t...

Carolina is 5-0 in ACC play with two classic "trap" games this week -- the first at home vs. Louisville and then up to the northeast to face Boston College on Saturday. This year feels different than other years, though, as Carolina has been elite recently on defense and consistently good on the offensive end. We'll break down how UNC's defense has played a huge role in stiflin...

Joining the pod this week for a special bonus episode is Syracuse alum and friend of the pod, Brian Neal, Craig's friend and former co-worker from back in his media days. They share a passion for college hoops, particularly all things ACC. Tune in to hear Brian share some fun stories about life as a Syracuse fan over the last few decades and also get his take on the Orange's upcoming vis...

The Heels travel to Raleigh on Wednesday of this week to take on a 11-3 (3-0) Wolfpack team. That record sound familiar? Yes, the two teams are tied overall and both sit atop the ACC (shoutout to the Deacs as well!) PNC Arena is gonna be rockin'.  We'll preview the NC State matchup and recap two gritty road wins at Pitt and at Clemson. Also, remember that time you heard about Jonathan&ap...

Happy New Year, Tar Heels! January is upon us and that means a fresh slate of ACC games that will ultimately define this Carolina season, starting off with a true test on the road –– at Pitt, at Clemson, and at NC State. What did we learn the last two months from this team during their most difficult non-conference schedule ever and what needs to happen for this team to be at the top of the ACC co...

Five ranked teams in the span of six games. Talk about strength of schedule. And as we look back on this truly historic stretch in which the Heels came out 4-2, there's so much to talk about. At 8-3 on the season, Charleston Southern is next up at the Dean Dome and then it's back on the road for three games in what looks to be a difficult start to ACC play. Follow @PointPasserPod on YouT...

The Heels dropped their second game of the season this past week to a very talented UConn Huskies squad that showed why they're likely to be national title contenders once again come March. Despite the loss, there was still a lot of upside. We'll break that all down and preview UNC's upcoming trip to Atlanta to take on Kentucky in another CBS Sports Classic. Follow @PointPasserPod o...

As November-ball comes to a close and college basketball heads into December, the Heels are solidly in the AP Top 25 and only trending upward. With two big home wins this past week (Tennessee 100-92, Florida State 78-70), what and who is it that's making this team click so well early on this season? We'll break that down and also preview the toughest game of the season thus far coming up...

After finishing 2-1 at the Battle 4 Atlantis with the only loss coming in overtime to Villanova, the Heels look to keep the positive momentum going as they head into the first of many important weeks ahead. Carolina hosts #7 Tennessee and ACC opponent Florida State at home this week. We’ll break down what we saw from UNC in the Bahamas and other scheduled matchups in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challeng...

Happy Feast Week, college hoops fans! UNC is 3-0 on the season after picking up wins over Radford, Lehigh, and UC-Riverside, and we've already learned a lot about this team's upsides and where they may need some work. It's still early in the season, but we'll highlight our key takeaways from those wins and turn our eyes to the Bahamas for Battle 4 Atlantis, where the Heels will...

One week into the season the Tar Heels are 2-0. We'll recap the wins over Radford and Lehigh and look ahead to Friday's home game vs. UC-Riverside (aka, the last time the Heels will see the court until Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas).  And ICYMI, Caleb Love continues to frustrate Duke players and fans alike, even when he's not dressed in Carolina blue. His return to Cameron Indoor...

Happy college basketball tipoff day to all who celebrate! If you'r reading this, that's very likely you – and you already know it's us. We'll take a look at Carolina's first opponent, the Radford Highlanders, and highlight the ways in which they might challenge the Heels on the court. Also, we'll chat player watchlists and discuss who will lead this UNC team when it c...

Carolina’s 2023-24 season tipped off this past week against Division II opponent St. Augustine’s in Chapel Hill, and while you can only read so much into the stat lines of an exhibition game, what you can do is start to understand how a team plays together on the floor. Simply put, this team looked liked the classic Carolina Basketball teams you've known for decades. And when it comes to the...