IC Daily: UNC's Derek Dixon Steps Up at PG | College Basketball

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

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Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to the discuss the impact of North Carolina's freshman Derek Dixon taking over the point guard role for the Tar Heels. Barnes and Ashley highlight the positives Dixon brings to the court for Hubert Davis' team and also the works in progress that need to be ironed out as the Heels go deeper into ACC play. **Call to Action:** **Subscribe:** Follow 'Inside Carolina' wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode! **Review:** Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach more Tar Heel fans! **Visit:** Explore http://www.InsideCarolina.com for breaking news, recruiting updates, and expert commentary on all things UNC sports. This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome in the IC Daily for, gosh, it's already January 28th.
0:04.8	Wednesday, January 28th.
0:06.2	I'm Tommy, actually, this Greg Barnes, sponsored by Johnny T-shirt,
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0:21.4	Greg, something that I think is maybe a shift for the better and really pushes this team forward
0:29.4	as the Derek Dixon moved to point guard.
0:31.7	We talked about it after he had that good game in Kentucky.
0:35.5	Maybe it was a little early for that.
0:37.5	Hubert certainly felt that way it appeared.
0:40.8	But the last couple games,
0:42.4	Dixon's really stepped up in that lead role.
0:45.2	And it's something that we can talk about positionless basketball all we want,
0:49.2	but you've got to have a point guard that leads to the team.
0:51.7	And Dixon's done that the last couple games for Carolina.
0:58.8	Yeah, for sure, Tommy. And yeah yeah i get the idea of the positionless you um prospect with with roster management and how you want to build the team ideally you can
1:05.8	have a lot of very athletic guys who are capable of guarding one through five and
1:10.7	can handle the five and can handle
1:12.0	the ball and can push transition. So if you've got a bunch of Caleb Wilson's who are capable
1:18.2	of doing all those things, then more power to you and you're going to have a lot of success
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