After decades of success under Dean Smith and Roy Williams, North Carolina basketball fans have come to expect a championship-level standard in Chapel Hill. Even when you lose three of your top four scorers to the NBA Draft or graduation, the expectation is that you hit the college basketball recruiting trail hard and reload. That's exactly what Hubert Davis hopes he did in the Class of 2024, with five-star North Carolina basketball recruits Drake Powell and Ian Jackson signed and four-star Belmont transfer Cade Tyson committed.
The Tar Heels also signed three-star center James Brown in the Class of 2024 and are still working the college basketball transfer portal to round out the North Carolina basketball roster. Who is Davis still actively targeting and which players might you see making an impact at North Carolina next season? If you love the Tar Heels, or just want the latest roster updates and college basketball transfer portal news, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at Inside Carolina, the 247Sports affiliate that covers the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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North Carolina basketball roster departures
Of the departures from North Carolina's roster, Armando Bacot might be felt the most. The 6-foot-11 forward/center averaged 14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds in his final season with the team and became the third player in school history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. It remains unclear what Bacot's future holds, but it is clear his size and contributions will be missed.
Another big departure for the Tar Heels is Harrison Ingram, who might have returned for another season but has instead declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. Ingram transferred to UNC prior to last season and averaged 12.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game during his 2023-24 campaign. Join Inside Carolina to see the latest on all of North Carolina's roster changes.
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With three commitments in the Class of 2024 and one transfer addition, the Tar Heels are still actively seeking frontcourt help and one target is former Notre Dame and Vanderbilt forward Ven-Allen Lubin. The third-year player was a key reserve for the Fighting Irish in 2022-23 before transferring to Vanderbilt and averaging 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks for Jerry Stackhouse's squad.
With Stackhouse gone and Mark Byington taking over at Vanderbilt, Lubin entered the transfer portal on the last day it was open and he'll take an official visit to Chapel Hill. Lubin was originally the No. 74 overall prospect in the Class of 2022 according to the 247Sports college basketball recruiting rankings. He's currently listed as a four-star transfer prospect. Join Inside Carolina to get the latest on all of North Carolina's roster additions.
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Davis has been in contact with multiple transfers from power-conference teams, so be sure to join Inside Carolina to see who they are and get the rest of the insider roster news.
Who are the top names North Carolina basketball is pursuing this offseason in the transfer portal, and which power-conference transfers could land in Chapel Hill? Go to Inside Carolina to see their insider information, all from a team of reporters with years of experience covering the Tar Heels, and find out. And reminder, Inside Carolina is offering 30% off the first year of an annual VIP membership*, so subscribe now before it's too late.
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