Wake Forest Coach Steve Forbes, a member of the college hoops rules committee, suggested schools play three August exhibitions annually or, even a Big Four-style salute to N.C. college basketball, to introduce players to fans. The suggestion could be voted on by the NCAA in January. Wake lost to Georgetown 94-77 in an Oct. 4 exhibition in Winston-Salem … More than 150 former UNC players covering eight decades of Carolina basketball took part in Coach Michael Malone’s first alumni weekend in September. The former players ranged from Dick Kepley, who was at UNC in the late 1950s, to one-and-done star Caleb Wilson. Malone, the first hire from outside of the “Carolina family” since Frank McGuire in 74 years, said it was important to honor the program’s history while embracing a new era in Chapel Hill … As the NCAA Tournaments (men & women) expand to 76 teams this season, the NIT shrinks from 32 to 24 … UNC plays N.C. State in a nonconference game Dec. 15 in Greensboro. Each school gets $1M and 10,000 tickets to sell. There’s a $4.00 facility fee for each ticket. The schools will play twice–this year and next. State is the home team this year. They do meet once in the ACC regular season … 7/0 C Cameron Fens remains on the UNC roster but his eligibility for another year remains in limbo. He can practice with the team. Last season he played for South Dakota … The 2026 Montross Day of Service (his birthday Sep. 23) was marked by Tar Heel players and teams doing community service-type projects on campus and in town, many involving youngsters …