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Art Chansky\u2019s Sports Notebook is presented by The Casual Pint. YOUR place for delicious pub food paired with local beer. Choose among 35 rotating taps and 200+ beers in the cooler.<\/p>\n Seth Trimble has an ice cream cup that runneth over.<\/p>\n The leader of the Tar Heels is going to have a busy \u2013 and hopefully long \u2013 last season.<\/p>\n As the one returning starter and captain of the 2025-26 team, Trimble is helping integrate nine new players into the UNC system, several of whom are foreigners who already have a slight language barrier to overcome, especially 6-6 \u201cfreshman\u201d wing Luka Bogavac.<\/p>\n \u201cLuka is super funny, super personable,\u201d Trimble said. \u201cHe just wants to get to know you and about American culture, what we do, how we hang out, what we eat, coming over from Montenegro. He\u2019s just an incredible basketball player, plays his own pace. He\u2019s ultra-aggressive on the offense end. And it just brings another huge aspect to our team that we can really use.\u201d<\/p>\n Hubert Davis said even before last season ended that he needed to have a bigger team at all positions, knowing that 6-footer R.J. Davis would be graduating with a strong likelihood that Elliot Cadeau would enter the transfer portal.<\/p>\n One benefit for Trimble, himself, entering the portal after his sophomore season and opting out to return is that he has seen everything good, bad and ugly about the state of Carolina basketball.<\/p>\n While all the new Tar Heels seem to be meshing well in practice, Trimble may be able to see challenges coming before they actually arrive and be ready to address them with his teammates.<\/p>\n And then, of course, he has his new private business to look after, having bought the Ben & Jerry\u2019s franchise on Franklin Street, which fortunately his parents are spending more time running than he does now that the new season is upon us.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s super cool, more than a blessing to be a franchise owner,\u201d he said. \u201cI am trying to set my own path, be my own person, and set an example for athletes to come. NIL just keeps expanding and growing with more opportunities for players like me.\u201d<\/p>\n The 6-3 senior has more game than ever and wants to keep the hot shooting going that he demonstrated the first half of last season before cooling off when he missed three games with a concussion.<\/p>\n He wants to make the new Tar Heel backcourt complementary to senior Henri Veesaar, freshman Caleb Wilson, transfer Jaren Stevenson and returning sophomore Zayden High more effective than last year\u2019s front court that did not grab enough rebounds or block enough shots. What is he telling the newcomers?<\/p>\n \u201cWe gotta bring it day in and day out in practice,\u201d Seth said. \u201cYou gotta have unity as a team. You\u2019re gonna have struggles but also learn a lot. And just continue to battle through adversity like we went through with a lot of ups and downs. We tried our best to stay together, hold each other accountable as a group. Those are some of the biggest things I took away.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/2025\/09%20-%20September\/18\/Art%27s%20Notebook%20091825%20-%20FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured image via Associated Press\/Frank Franklin II<\/p>\n Chapelboro.com<\/a>\u00a0does not charge subscription fees, and you can\u00a0directly support our efforts in local journalism\u00a0here<\/a>. Want more of what you see on Chapelboro? Let us bring free local news and community information to you by\u00a0signing up for our newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n Related Stories<\/p>\n \u2039<\/p>\n Hiring Sylvia Crawley as an assistant coach is the right play for Sylvia Hatchell. Getting her friends and colleagues in the university to lobby for an extension to her contract is the wrong play. 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<\/a><\/p>\nArt Chansky is a veteran journalist who has written ten books, including best-sellers\u00a0\u201cGame Changers,\u201d \u201cBlue Bloods,\u201d and \u201cThe Dean\u2019s List.\u201d He has contributed to WCHL for decades, having made his first appearance as a student in 1971. His\u00a0\u201cSports Notebook\u201d commentary airs daily on the 97.9 The Hill WCHL and his \u201cArt\u2019s Angle\u201d opinion column runs weekly on Chapelboro.<\/p>\nFinancial Report Details First Surplus for UNC Athletics Since 2017-18 Academic Year<\/p>\nUNC Volleyball Receives $1 Million Gift From Former Player<\/p>\nUNC Will Welcome Fans Back for Sports. Here’s What You Need to Know<\/p>\nUNC Partners With Fitness Nonprofit To Support Youth Sports<\/p>\nUNC Track Coach Breaks World Record as Fundraiser for Women Athletics<\/p>\n‘Everything is Under Consideration’: UNC’s Cunningham Shares How COVID-19 Changes Athletics<\/p>\nUNC Reveals Plan for Returning Student-Athletes, Testing for COVID-19<\/p>\n