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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 Jim Tanner wants to give back and work for the greater good.<\/p>\n The new general manager of Carolina basketball is another UNC grad who has joined the program, just what Hubert Davis said he wanted when he took over in 2021. Tanner is a Morehead-Cain Scholar whose two children also went here.<\/p>\n Some eyes widened when his contract terms were released. His current base annual salary is $950,000, which could jump up another hundred grand if the 2025-26 Tar Heels earn an NCAA bid and\/or they sign at least one 4-star or 5-star recruit, a given at UNC.<\/p>\n He has yet to hold a press conference but recently was a guest on the Carolina Insider Podcast<\/a> to talk about his job. He seems like a good guy and admits he has a lot to learn.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt my background and skillset and relationships could be very helpful here,\u201d he said. \u201cYou come in, it\u2019s a collaborative environment, and so I don\u2019t wanna overstate what I do as compared to everybody else. I felt like a lot of my background in terms of negotiating contracts, recruiting players and their families would translate nicely to this role.\u201d<\/p>\n As a professional sports agent for 28 years, Tanner is probably a big help figuring out the value of scholarship players and involved in how much rev share money they get each school year. But he is not an NCAA-designated recruiter, so he can only go off campus under certain circumstances to visit prospects.<\/p>\n Tanner said assistant coach Brad Frederick does most of the scouting and evaluating of players outside the U.S. The overseas addition getting most of the attention is 6-6 freshman wing Luka Bogavac from Montenegro, whose 3-point shooting should be a help to the Tar Heels improving on the .356 percent from the arc last season, with no regular making close to 40 percent. Bogavac made .398 in his second of two professional seasons abroad.<\/p>\n Tanner said recruiting is \u201ca team effort, and so the coaches have input in terms of who they like and who they want us to investigate. We also have (former Tar Heel) Buzz Peterson working with us who obviously was a long-time assistant GM and scout in the NBA.<\/p>\n \u201cCoach Davis really cares about character and that\u2019s something that we\u2019re gonna evaluate,\u201d he added. \u201cSo you\u2019re looking not only at what they can do on a basketball court, but how they\u2019re gonna conduct themselves off the court as well in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n Davis\u2019 fifth Carolina team (and the first without R.J. Davis) has 11 new players and only a handful of returnees. Tanner said, so far, the chemistry has been \u201coff the charts\u201d and they all enjoy practice and spending personal time together, like the trip to the beach they took over the summer.<\/p>\n Fans can get their first look at the newest Tar Heels Saturday at the Blue-White scrimmage,<\/a> which begins one hour after the football game against Clemson.<\/p>\n https:\/\/chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/2025\/10%20-%20October\/02\/Art%27s%20Notebook%20100225%20-%20FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured image via Jim Tanner<\/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 Garrison Brooks is headed to the Big Apple. The former Tar Heel big man, who spent last year playing at Mississippi State, signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the New York Knicks Friday. BREAKING NEWS: Former UNC basketball standout Garrison Brooks has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the New York Knicks.https:\/\/t.co\/jPIhfFNcuF \u2014 Keeping It [\u2026]<\/p>\n <\/a> Former UNC national champion Danny Green\u2013now with the NBA\u2019s Philadelphia 76ers\u2013is donating $1 million to the school to endow a scholarship within the men\u2019s basketball program. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way for me to honor something that I\u2019m very passionate about,\u201d Green said in an interview with Adam Lucas for\u00a0GoHeels.com. \u201cIt was an easy decision for [\u2026]<\/p>\n <\/a> The New York Knicks claimed former UNC fan-favorite Theo Pinson off waivers this past Friday from the Brooklyn Nets, where Pinson spent the first two seasons of his pro career after going undrafted out of college. Pinson\u2013who helped lead the Tar Heels to the 2017 NCAA Championship\u2013played in 51 games for the Nets, averaging 3.9 [\u2026]<\/p>\n <\/a> Whatever it was that UNC head coach Roy Williams said to his former point guard Coby White during his visit to Chicago earlier this week, it seems to be working. White broke another NBA rookie record on Thursday night by hitting six three-pointers for the Chicago Bulls in a 124-115 loss on the road to [\u2026]<\/p>\n <\/a> Although he originally signed a two-year deal worth $21 million with the New York Knicks when free agency opened earlier this month, former UNC guard Reggie Bullock had to agree to a much cheaper deal with the team when his physical was red-flagged by medical staff. Bullock recently underwent cervical disc herniation surgery that is [\u2026]<\/p>\n <\/a> With Sunday evening marking the beginning of the NBA free agency period, things are already off to a wild start with superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joining forces with the Brooklyn Nets and Kemba Walker making the move from Charlotte to the Boston Celtics. Plenty of other moves have already begun to take shape [\u2026]<\/p>\n <\/a> Action continued to heat up ahead of Thursday\u2019s NBA trade deadline, another former Tar Heel is on the move. The Miami Heat agreed Wednesday to trade guard Wayne Ellington to the Phoenix Suns alongside teammate Tyler Johnson in exchange for forward Ryan Anderson. This comes one night after former Tar Heel Reggie Bullock was traded [\u2026]<\/p>\n <\/a> Sunday\u2019s NBA Summer League action in Las Vegas saw a pair of former first round picks from UNC\u2013Justin Jackson and Tony Bradley\u2013continue to shine, while JP Tokoto earned himself some valuable minutes for the Golden State Warriors. Jackson dropped a team-high 28 points for the Sacramento Kings in an 88-78 loss to the Los Angeles [\u2026]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Casual-Pint-updated-728.png\")
<\/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>\nFormer Tar Heel Garrison Brooks Signs Contract With New York Knicks<\/p>\nNew York Knicks Claim Theo Pinson Off Waivers<\/p>\nCoby White Sets NBA Rookie Record for Most Made Three-Pointers in Consecutive Games<\/p>\nInjury Forces New York Knicks to Re-Work Contract for Reggie Bullock<\/p>\nTracking the Tar Heels in NBA Free Agency<\/p>\nNBA Summer League Update: Jackson and Bradley Stay Hot, Tokoto Gets Chance With Defending NBA Champs<\/p>\n