Here's how the Tar Heels graded out in their uninspiring win in the season opener.

I can see why State fans didn’t want to lose this guy.

Here were the Tar Heels' standouts and disappointments

We'll see how that looks after averaging fewer than one assist per game last year.

The Tar Heels have the personnel to give its opponents significant issues this season.

UNC's 2026-27 men's basketball roster features a mix of returners and star transfers. Four of those Tar Heels rank among college basketball's best.

North Carolina had one of the more impressive transfer portal classes in all of college basketball, and with reports coming out that its roster entering next season is going to be worth more than $20 million, it's not crazy to say that a couple of those players are getting the bulk of the money. Unfortunately for North Carolina, that's the price of college basketball nowadays.