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Listen in the appInside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the North Carolina basketball team's roster, focusing on Michael Malone's first year and the potential of the pieces currently in place. Ashley and Barnes highlight the versatility of those pieces and discuss the potential style of play Carolina fans could see in the coming season.
The IC duo takes in what additional pieces are needed and also emphasize the importance of retention and development as well as the players potentially improving their draft stock under the tutuelage of Malone and staff and how that may reflect on year one and the program's outside perception.
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"Malone's UNC Vision Continues to Come Together - IC Daily | Inside Carolina | College Basketball" is an episode of Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast. Runtime 17 min. Published May 19, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.