Inside Carolina Podcast

North Carolina begins the stretch run in the ACC regular season with two home tilts, a rivalry game against NC State on Saturday and Senior Night on Tuesday against Notre Dame. The Inside Carolina crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley for the latest news and notes from the Carolina Basketball beat on this edition of On the Beat. Quotes, stories and moments from the week's beat covering Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Miami. He discusses RJ Davis’ legendary performance against the Hurricanes, dropping 42 points to help UNC to the victory. And, Justin discusses a need for more offensive consistency from the rest of the roster. At the end of the show, Justin talks about signing a 10-day contract with the Timberwolves. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win against Miami in which RJ Davis scored a Dean Dome record 42 points. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley host author Ron Smith on this edition of Next Level. Smith's newest book, The Tar Heels, Vol. 2 was released in November and documents the early years of Dean Smith's North Carolina coaching career. Ron shares stories of how this book project became a reality and the painstaking work it took to produce what should be considered as Volume 2 of an unprecedented look at the North Carolina Basketball program. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a special Postgame Edition of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to break down the Tar Heels' 75-71 home win over Miami. In a game that saw RJ Davis get a UNC Smith Center record 42 points, UNC would need every one of them to hold on for the win.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Early season baseball games are all about the feeling out process for a coaching staff and roster and playing in high intensity, high leverage games aids in speeding up the process and progress of a team. North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the positives and the work that remains following the showcase series against East Carolina. The Diamond Heels face VCU and Longwood midweek before the Princeton Tigers come calling in Boshamer Stadium for a three game series beginning on Friday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cormac Ryan never lacked confidence and in Saturday’s performance at Virginia, his confident stroke paid big dividends for North Carolina as the Tar Heels used that hot shooting and a suffocating team defense to beat the Cavaliers, 54-44. Inside Carolina’s Postgame podcast features Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley breaking down the how and why it all happened and what the Heels have left on the ACC schedule to make the goal of a conference regular season championship a reality. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Judgement Day' in the Atlantic Coast Conference arrives on Saturday as the league's top four teams all face off in the a day that could decide conference tournament double byes and NCAA tournament bids in a conference aiming for some positive national pub in late February. The Inside Carolina beat crew of Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman to talk the Virginia matchup along with quotes and anecdotes from the week in Carolina basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss the impact of UNC getting a chance to reset with no midweek game before previewing the matchup in Charlottesville against Virginia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest edition of Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish features a look at the college football recruiting landscape as special guest and national college football recruiting expert Tom Lemming joins the show. Lemming, Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss stories from recruiting years past and look ahead at the headliner of North Carolina’s 2025 class, quarterback Bryce Baker. Lemming shares his thoughts on Baker and takes listeners on a trip down to the beginnings of how he began covering football recruiting 45 years ago. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With North Carolina’s Spring practice just a month away, expert analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a breakdown of Mack Brown’s incoming transfer class. With his in-depth scouting reports complete, Staples highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the eight players that will be additions to the 2024 Tar Heels. Segments on the four offensive linemen (Blaske, Sampson, Leftwich, Greenberg), safety (Harris), running back (Barlow), tight end J. Johnson) and quarterback Max Johnson highlight the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina set modern day records at the plate in the weekend sweep of the Wagner Seahawks scoring 46 runs in the three game series, the most on opening weekend since 1899. Diamond Heel head coach Scott Forbes joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss his team's success and what they can improve on heading into a midweek tilt against Elon and a heated rivalry series with East Carolina. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another week brings another mixed bag, but the UNC Tar Heels got the win they needed prior to getting a week of. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to analyze where Carolina falls in some conference stats, and to look toward the final five games of the regular season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Virginia Tech knew it would have trouble in the paint against North Carolina. Harrison Ingram, with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the first half, and Armando Bacot, 25 points and 12 rebounds for the game, made sure those pregame worries became a reality, as the Tar Heels wore down the Hokies 96-81 in the Smith Center. Dewey Burke and Tommy Ashley break down the 15-point win while digging into the details of Bacot’s big game and what the future holds for a Carolina team trying to win its first ACC regular season crown since 2019. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of On The Beat, Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join special guest host Joey Powell to highlight the week’s quotes and stories from the UNC Basketball beat. The crew looks at some of the transfers on last year's team and looks ahead to the Tar Heels' matchup against Virginia Tech at home this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's road loss to Syracuse on Tuesday night. He discusses whether or not UNC peaked at the wrong time in the season, as the Tar Heels have now lost three of their last five games. At the end of the show, Justin talks through his approach as a player when it came to closing out the ACC season and shooting for a regular season championship. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rinse and repeat performance by the North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday night allowed the Syracuse Orange to control the game throughout and ultimately led to a court storming win in the upstate, 86-76. RJ Davis led four Tar Heels in double figures but it was Orange guards Judah Mintz and JJ Starling along with forward Chris Bell that repeated cut up the UNC defense on the way to the victory. Greg Barnes joins host Tommy Ashley for the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast breaking down the night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win against Miami before looking ahead to the matchup versus Syracuse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina Head Coach Scott Forbes has his team primed and ready and despite losing potential Friday starter and captain Jake Knapp for the year, the Heels are loaded with arms looking to make noise on the college baseball scene. With depth and experience across the board, Forbes will rely on those freshman arms early as Wagner comes to Boshamer Stadium this weekend to open the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another week of ACC play produced another mixed bag of results for the UNC basketball team for the Coast to Coast crew to discuss. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to give some insight from the past week, and key storylines moving forward -- plus some recruiting updates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices