Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the Carolina influence in the hiring of Michael Malone as the new head coach of North Carolina basketball. Barnes touts the importance of family ties and understanding the Carolina basketball tradition. Malone's connections, including coaching former players and having a daughter on the volleyball team, were crucial. Malone's imp...

New North Carolina head coaching Michael Malone was introduced in Chapel Hill on Tuesday with familiar dignitaries in attendance in the Smith Center and the long time NBA coach checked all of the necessary boxes on day one of his tenure at UNC. Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the process that led to Malone's hiring and the 24 hours surrounding the news the culm...

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With the news that North Carolina will hire former NBA coach Michael Malone, Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley is joined by former Tar Heels - and current Denver resident - Dewey Burke for immediate reaction discussion of the decision, the process and what Malone will bring to the table for Carolina Basketball in the coming days, weeks and months. Burke highlights Malone's NBA experience and cites hi...

North Carolina Baseball continued its winning ways the past week, closing out an in-state rival in extras before bouncing back against upstart Boston College, winning Saturday's rubber match in comeback fashion, 8-7. Carolina's 27-5-1 record has the Heels ranked in the top six nationally and third in the ACC (11-4 in league play). Head coach Scott Forbes joins Tommy Ashley for their weekly convers...

College basketball's season ends on Monday night with Michigan and UConn battling for the title in Indianapolis. The transfer portal opens on Tuesday and the chaos of the new era offseason begins. North Carolina sits in the middle of the chaos with a coaching search that continues into yet another week.  Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the latest and how the process has...

The Inside Carolina panel of Rob Harrington, Sean Moran and host Joey Powell discuss North Carolina coaching candidate Mark Byington as a potential UNC men's basketball coach. Byington has a strong track record at James Madison and Vanderbilt, and is known for building programs and maximizing rosters.   Moran highlights Byington's high-tempo offense, strong defense, and player development, noting...

As North Carolina's coaching search continues to evolve, Inside Carolina's Rob Harrington and Sean Moran join host Joey Powell to discuss Ben McCollum's potential as North Carolina's next coach. McCollum's success at Division 2 Northwest Missouri State propelled him to Drake and then Iowa and the IC crew highlights those successes as well as potential concerns as the level of play would ramp up at...

As the Final Four kicks off this weekend, North Carolina's coaching continues in wait and see mode. Top Tar Heel targets Tommy Lloyd and Dusty May, square off Saturday night in a game with added significance for the Carolina faithful as both coaches are viewed as potential home run hires for the seat left vacant by Hubert Davis.   Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to d...

Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the coaching carousel news of the past few days. Barnes and Ashley talking North Carolina State, highlighting Justin Gainey as a strong candidate due to his familiarity with the program and fan base.   The conversation touches on Bill Self's decision to stay at Kansas, which benefits North Carolina in its search as it puts t...

New subscribers get 75% off an annual subscription to http://www.insidecarolina.com. The best reporters delivering the trusted scoop, plus the leading message board community. Join now: https://www.on3.com/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels/join/ North Carolina's administration from current athletic director Bubba Cunningham, to future AD Steve Newmark to Chancellor Lee Roberts has mentioned the need...

North Carolina head baseball coach Scott Forbes and Carolina success on the baseball diamond go hand in hand these days. The UNC administration awarded that success with a contract extension and support going forward as the Heels power through the ACC slate.  Forbes joined Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to talk pressure to win, mound visits, 'soft tossing lefties' and the necessar...

As North Carolina fans await news - any news - on the search for a new head coach, Inside Carolina's senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the challenges for Tar Heel fans, followers and the reporter tasked to cover the news in this massive social media era. The longer the wait, the more those rumors and unsubstantiated reports flow across the Internet.  With those challenges,...

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New subscribers get 75% off an annual subscription to http://www.insidecarolina.com. The best reporters delivering the trusted scoop, plus the leading message board community. Join now: https://www.on3.com/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels/join/ North Carolina's coaching search extends beyond the college ranks as current Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan is among the candidates for the Tar Heel...

Since the firing of Hubert Davis, the 'Carolina Family' has been a topic of conversation across the fanbase, the alumni base and in the national media. For the first time in 60 years, North Carolina will reach outside that family to hire its next basketball coach.  Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley is joined by former Tar Heel Dewey Burke to get an inside look at how everything went down that resulte...

New subscribers get 75% off an annual subscription to http://www.insidecarolina.com. The best reporters delivering the trusted scoop, plus the leading message board community. Join now: https://www.on3.com/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels/join/ As his Michigan team has climbed the ladder of success this season, Dusty May has placed his name in the category of elite coaches in college basketball. The...

As the college basketball landscape has changed significantly over the past decade, the notion of 'Carolina Family' has not for most associated with the North Carolina basketball program. So what is the Carolina Family and what defines that term and how has the transfer portal affected the idea of who is 'family' and who is not? With UNC's coaching search focusing exclusively on coaches with non-C...

New subscribers get 75% off an annual subscription to http://www.insidecarolina.com. The best reporters delivering the trusted scoop, plus the leading message board community. Join now: https://www.on3.com/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels/join/  Leading Arizona into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 overall seed, head coach Tommy Lloyd has risen in the ranks of the college basketball community with t...

Roughly 36 hours after the dismissal of Hubert Davis, North Carolina is in search of the next head coach to lead the Tar Heel program into the future. While timing is of the essence given the nature of the transfer portal era, making this big hire will shape the next 10-20 years and beyond, so finding and securing the right fit on a multitude of levels is paramount in Chapel Hill.  Inside Carolina...

Year two in the Bill Belichick era kicked off on Tuesday with the first spring practice of 2026 in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina's football analyst Jason Staples joins Tommy Ashley to share his takeaways from the brief portion of practice the media was allowed to view.  Staples discusses the defensive and offensive line and his observations of the North Carolina quarterbacks and new offensive coord...

North Carolina announced on Tuesday evening that Hubert Davis has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the UNC Basketball program. Davis coached the Tar Heels for five seasons, making the national championship in his first season but struggling with consistency throughout his time on the UNC bench. This season, Carolina ended the season with three straight loss for the first time in 56 yea...

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to discuss his team's progress on the mound as they face South Carolina on Tuesday night and a strong Notre Dame team in South Bend this weekend.  After winning the Louisville series in dramatic fashion on Sunday afternoon, Carolina is 20-4-1 overall and 6-3 in the ACC. The Heels trail 5-1 Florida State an...

North Carolina's process of determining head coach Hubert Davis's fate continues on Tuesday. As highlighted in yesterday's IC Daily, there are many facets to the process and UNC officials are working through every detail to manage the best path forward for the basketball program.  Inside Carolina's senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley for a discussion on the situation and how the delay i...

As the college basketball world awaits definitive news on the future North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis, Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss all aspects of the process and how those details have contributed to the wait times for any annoucement on a decision.  Barnes and Ashley get into the past Carolina coaching changes and contrast those with how this pr...