The UNC basketball program kicked off their 2025-26 season with a bear-bottom spanking to Central Arkansas. The Bears were invited to the Smith Center for the first time, and North Carolina greeted them with a buffet of dunks at the hands of freshman sensation Caleb Wilson.
The Tar Heels looked fluid and ready to run, a nice antidote to last year's doddering pace and play, that could be a bit heavy on the dribbling, but light on movement. Hope springs eternal that results will fall more kindly this season, and that the Tar Heels won't be in the NCAA Tournament's First Four, but at the very least, the product on the floor should be more fun to watch.