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by Our Founder/CEO&CTO Hiroyuki Chishiro
- He has worked as a visiting scholar at Michael Jordan's alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), from September 2012 to August 2013, and is familiar with US college basketball (NCAA) and the NBA. He is Japanese and also familiar with Japan basketball and B.LEAGUE (Japan).
- He is presently working as CTO at Guarantee Happiness LLC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States (the town where UNC is located) from January 2020 and as CEO and CTO of Japanese Tar Heel, Inc. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States from June 2022. He is familiar with the latest basketball in United States.
- We have written more than 110 articles on North Carolina and UNC and more than 20 articles on basketball.
- He played basketball in junior high and high school, and was in the top 8 in Chiba Prefecture in junior high school and in the top 16 in Chiba Prefecture in high school (Japan). He has experience playing American basketball with UNC students and North Carolina locals.
This article introduces games for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) men's basketball in the 2025-2026 season.
UNC is Michael Jordan's graduating school, so this is for you Michael Jordan fans and those who would like to cheer for the Tar Heels!
UNC is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
UNC men's basketball roster in the 2025-2026 season is as follows.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0 | Kyan Evans | Point Guard | 6-2 | Junior |
| #1 | Zayden High | Power Forward | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| #2 | James Brown | Center | 6-10 | Sophomore |
| #3 | Derek Dixon | Point Guard/Shooting Guard | 6-5 | Freshman |
| #4 | Jaydon Young | Shooting Guard | 6-4 | Junior |
| #5 | Isaiah Denis | Shooting Guard | 6-4 | Freshman |
| #6 | Elijah Davis | Shooting Guard | 6-3 | Senior |
| #7 | Seth Trimble | Shooting Guard | 6-3 | Senior |
| #8 | Caleb Wilson | Power Forward | 6-10 | Freshman |
| #11 | Jonathan Powell | Shooting Guard | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| #13 | Henri Veesaar | Center | 7-0 | Junior |
| #15 | Jarin Stevenson | Power Forward | 6-10 | Junior |
| #25 | John Holbrook | Power Forward | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| #32 | Evan Smith | Point Guard | 6-1 | Junior |
| #40 | Ivan Matlekovic | Center | 7-0 | Sophomore |
| #44 | Luka Bogavac | Shooting Guard | 6-6 | Junior |
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Table of Contents
October 4, 2025: Blue-White Scrimmage
This is an event of Blue-White Scrimmage!
This season is about to begin!
October 24, 2025: UNC 76-78 Brigham Young University (exhibition; wins and losses do not count)
UNC lost a close game to Brigham Young University 76-78.
UNC's promising freshman Caleb Wilson had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks, so we hope he keeps up the good work!
Let's win next time!
Go Heels!
October 29, 2025: UNC 95-53 Winston-Salem State University
UNC crushed Winston-Salem State 95-53.
Caleb Wilson had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Jarin Stevenson had 11 points, Henri Veesaar had 10 points, and Seth Trimble had 10 points.
We ended the preseason with a win!
Let's take this momentum into the season!
Go Heels!
November 3, 2025: UNC 94-54 University of Central Arkansas
UNC's season has begun!
UNC's first opponent was the University of Central Arkansas.
UNC crushed the University of Central Arkansas 94-54!
Caleb Wilson scored 22 points, Kyan Evans scored 15 points, Henri Veesaar scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Seth Trimble scored 12 points, and Luka Bogavac scored 10 points.
With five players scoring in double digits, it was a well-balanced offense.
Let's keep this momentum going and win the next game too.
Go Heels!
November 7, 2025: UNC 87-74 University of Kansas
UNC defeated the University of Kansas 87-74.
Caleb Wilson scored 24 points, Henri Veesaar scored 20 points, Seth Trimble scored 17 points, and Kyan Evans scored 12 points.
This is the first victory over the University of Kansas, which had been struggling recently, in about 23 years since November 27, 2002.
Go Heels!
November 11, 2025: UNC 89-74 Radford University
UNC defeated Radford University 89-74.
Luka Bogavac scored 19 points, Henri Veesaar scored 18 points, Jarin Stevenson scored 15 points, and Caleb Wilson scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
Luka Bogavac did a great job filling in for Seth Trimble, who was out with an injury, in the starting five!
Go Heels!
November 14, 2025: UNC 97-53 North Carolina Central University
UNC defeated North Carolina Central University 97-53.
Caleb Wilson scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Luka Bogavac scored 13 points, Henri Veesaar scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Zayden High scored 11 points.
Caleb Wilson is an amazing freshman!
Go Heels!
November 18, 2025: UNC 73-61 United States Naval Academy
UNC defeated the United States Naval Academy 73-61.
Caleb Wilson scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Luka Bogavac scored 16 points, Jarin Stevenson scored 11 points, and Henri Veesaar scored 10 points.
The offense centered around Caleb Wilson is looking good!
Go Heels!
November 25, 2025: UNC 85-70 St. Bonaventure University
UNC defeated St. Bonaventure 85-70.
Henri Veesaar had 24 points and 13 rebounds, Caleb Wilson had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Kyan Evans had 11 points, and Luka Bogavac had 10 points.
UNC was up by just two points at halftime, 35-33, but pulled away in the second half for a great win!
Go Heels!
November 27, 2025: UNC 58-74 Michigan State University
UNC lost to Michigan State 58-74.
The poor shooting from beyond the arc—4 out of 23 attempts (about 17.4%)—was the reason for the loss…
Let's shake it off and win the next game!
Go Heels!