North Carolina coach Roy Williams says he should have kept quiet last week, when he ripped fans who called his radio show to criticize the show.

On this week's radio show, Williams said he regretted having done that.

"I wish I had not said one word," he said Monday, according to a transcript of the show posted by the website insidecarolina.com.

In the news conference last week, a frustrated Williams said he was sick of the armchair criticism of his team.

"Everybody was talking about how they were Carolina fans for nine million years and how bad we are. I don't give a damn how long you're a Carolina fan, those are kids in the locker room, and they played their buns off tonight," he said last week. "Don't call me next week and say how good we are; keep your damn phone calls to yourself."

North Carolina and Michigan State are closing in on a deal to play a basketball game on an aircraft carrier next season.

Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said on his radio show Monday night that the teams plan to play on Veteran's Day 2012 on a carrier in San Diego.

A contract to play the game isn't in place yet, but the details are being finalized.

The Tar Heels have offered a scholarship to Desmond Hubert, a 6-foot-9 forward from New Jersey.

Hubert is being recruited by one other ACC school, Maryland. He has already taken an official visit there and is being recruited by his fellow Garden State native and Terp commit, Sterling Gibbs.

The Tar Heels are stepping up their efforts to recruit Kaleb Tarczewski.

Tarczewski, a native of New Hampshire, is attending St. Mark's School.

The 7-foot-0, 220-pound center is believed to be one of the nation's top prospects at the position.

Andre Drummond, believed by many to be the top recruit from the 2012 class, is being targeted by as many as seven teams.

"Louisville, Kentucky, West Virginia, Connecticut, Pitt, North Carolina and Georgetown," St. Thomas More coach Jere Quinn said. "No one else is even talking to him.

"I don't think anybody else is coming in."

The 6-foot-10, 260-pounder is a native of Middletown, Connecticut and says he doesn't have any visits scheduled.

Tar Heels forward John Henson returned to practice Monday after morning X-rays came back negative on his left arm injured a night earlier at Georgia Tech.

Henson, who absorbed a hard fall to the court late in Sunday night’s 78-58 loss at Georgia Tech, has a sprained left arm.

Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina 78-58 on Sunday, holding the Tar Heels to their lowest point total under coach Roy Williams.

Iman Shumpert matched his career high with 30 points to lead Georgia Tech.

North Carolina's previous scoring low in Williams' eight seasons as coach was 60 points in a postseason NIT win over Alabama-Birmingham last season.

Iowa prep point guard Marcus Paige has committed to play for coach Roy Williams at North Carolina.

Paige is UNC's first pledge from the 2012 class.

Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Virginia and others tried to recruit the guard.

Paige is the fifth player from Iowa that Williams has recruiting successfully during his NCAA coaching career.

Raef LaFrentz, Nick Collison, Kirk Hinrich and Harrison Barnes were all from Iowa.

"I know that Carolina was in late on him with Harrison. They made up tons of ground. With Hinrich and Collison, he was relentless in their recruiting," said Martin Bros. coach Hank Huddleson.

"I know that he told Paige that he would see him every time he could see him. He said he wasn't sending his assistants, he said he was coming. It was like the big dog took him by the horns and went with it."