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Malone’s $20M Roster Build | Tar Heel Basketball News
North Carolina’s men’s basketball program is dropping serious cash this season—roster costs now exceed $20 million, a 40% jump from last year’s $14 million—thanks to new head coach Michael Malone’s savvy moves. After fundraising stalled, Malone rekindled donor support and cracked the Name, Image, Likeness game, turning chaos into cohesion. He built a 16-player roster in just four months, keeping key veterans while adding six transfers, four freshmen—including center Sayon Keita—and international talent like Alexandros Samodurov. The Tar Heels are reshaped, competitive, and still got work to…
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