Special: Carolina Basketball School - History, Stories and Drills w/Bill Robinson

With North Carolina’s summer camp sessions complete, coach Bill Robinson -- author of Carolina Basketball School --- joins host Tommy Ashley again to now recap this year’s sessions. Robinson discusses why things are different under head coach Hubert Davis, recounts stories from the past two weeks in Chapel Hill, and details what was learned after seeing the 2025-26 Tar Heel players in action. 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

While the headlines may not be heavy, the lack of above-the-fold news has created a bit of entertainment around the UNC Basketball program in the form of summer intrigue. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to dive into the newly-released non-conference schedule, recap the two UNC players (Drake Powell and RJ Davis) who have seen their NBA careers begin, and share some thoughts on the summer camp scrimmages thus far. The show also takes some popular questions from the live audience that have been bubbling up of late.  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 football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to provide insight on the recent run of commitments for Bill Belichick and his North Carolina staff. From Burgess to Woods, Callahan dishes on the June commits as well as the massive scoop posted on IC’s Tar Pit Premium message board and more on this edition. 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

Summers in Chapel Hill are legendary and Carolina Basketball’s famed camps are a big part of the lore.  In his book, Carolina Basketball School - History, Stories and Drills, Bill Robinson highlights the key figures responsible for the two weeks in June that many Tar Heel fans hold dear and tells the tales that live in the history of the Carolina Family.  Robinson joins host Tommy Ashley to share the ‘why’ and ‘how’ this book came to fruition and a few of the stories within its pages.  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

Bill Belichick’s pledge to build the North Carolina football program from the inside out starts with the defensive tackles and this position room is one of the thinnest, if not the thinnest, in the Kenan Football Center. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the superlatives in the room and the three newest editions - CJ Mims, Isaiah Johnson and D’Antre Robinson. Staples also goes in-depth on the defensive tackle position and how Belichick and staff have moved pieces around in the past to field a successful unit despite any personnel shortcomings. 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

For a few years now, the Coast to Coast podcast has held Fathers' Day up as a watermark by which fans should safely be able to evaluate the roster, as it usually falls after the comings and goings of players have subsided. On this episode of the show, the guys run down a pretty wide array of happenings around Carolina basketball. While none of these developments are necessarily headline-worthy, they are likely of interest and consequence for the coming season and good for a June discussion. 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 expert football analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to hand out superlatives to members of North Carolina's edge rusher room. The alpha, the breakout, the time to show and prove and much more from a Tar Heel position group that has two young returner in Tyler Thompson and Jaybron Harvey joined by four transfer portal pick ups. 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

When North Carolina hired Bill Belichick last December, it signaled a shift that the powers that be on campus were serious about winning big at nearly any costs. After Hubert Davis and his Tar Heel team struggled last season, missing a big and necessary piece, those powers pushed the chips in on hoops. The results? A 14 million dollar roster for the '25-'26 North Carolina Tar Heels with an eye on a return to elite company on the court. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the rationale and reasons behind the move and the new expectations that come with it. 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

College athletics took another step into the new world with the final approval of House vs. NCAA in a culmination of years of court battles over athlete compensation and 'amateurism'. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes has been on the forefront of the coverage of House and other landmark court decisions and joins host Tommy Ashley for a discussion of how this approval shapes the new era of college athletics. 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

At noon on Friday, North Carolina's quest to return college baseball's mecca begins in Boshamer Stadium as the Tar Heels host Arizona in a three-game series - winner to the College World Series. Inside Carolina's Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley spoke with head coach Scott Forbes about the juggling act of preparing for the series while preparing for the future - the NCAA transfer portal is active and rolling in the middle of the most high stakes time of year for coaches and teams. 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