# How Far Can UNC Tar Heels Go in Michael Malone's First Year? The Answer Lies With the Bench!

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Podcast: [Locked On Tar Heels - Daily Podcast On North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball & Football](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-tar-heels-daily-podcast-on-north-carolina-tar-heels-basketball-football-307512)
Published: 2026-06-04T07:00:00+00:00
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We so often discuss the starting lineup and how important it is, but we all know how critical the depth pieces are behind that. Who will step up for Carolina beyond the starting 5? The Tar Heels' ceiling in Year 1 of the Michael Malone era will be dependent upon the level of the 3-4 players behind the starters. USC comes to Chapel Hill on an offensive heater off the weekend in the College Station Regional. Was it a one-weekend outlier or have the Trojans found something? The Carolina pitching staff is going to have to lock in!

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