By R.L. Bynum

Rising junior D’Marco Dunn on Thursday became the seventh player from last season’s North Carolina team to enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports, leaving only four returning players.

One reason he may have decided to leave is the possible reclassification of Class of 2024 five-start point guard Eliot Cadeau to join the team next season. That decision would mean RJ Davis would shift to the two spot and fewer opportunities for Dunn to get playing time, with the competition already including Seth Trimble, transfer Cormac Ryan and incoming freshman Simeon Wilcher.

Today was the last day that players could enter the transfer portal.

Dunn’s transfer means that all three players in Coach Hubert Davis’ first signing class — Dunn, Dontrez Styles and Will Shaver — have all transferred.

The former four-star recruit averaged 7.4 minutes in the 50 games he played as a Tar Heel, scoring 96 points and shooting 48.9% from the floor.

He scored in double figures once, scoring 14 points and two 3-pointers last season in the 80–49 victory Jan. 14 at Louisville. He only played double-digit minutes 15 times, with his career-high of 26 minutes coming in that game against the Cardinals.

He follows Caleb Love (who is transferring to Michigan), Styles (Georgetown), Tyler Nickel (Virginia Tech), Justin McKoy (Hawaii), Puff Johnson (Penn State) and Shaver in deciding to transfer. Shaver, who initially committed to Belmont and subsequently reopened his recruitment, committed Thursday to UAB.

The only returning players from last season are Davis, Trimble, Jalen Washington and Armando Bacot.

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Key events, dates

Saturday at 11:59 p.m. ET — Deadline for players to submit their names to the NBA draft
May 1 — Transfer portal closes
May 11–12 — NBA G League Elite Camp in Chicago
May 12–19 — NBA Combine in Chicago
May 17–19 — Evaluation for high school players at NCAA-certified events (EYBL in Indianapolis is on those)

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Potential 2024-25 UNC men’s roster

No.	Class	Player	Pos.	Hgt	Wgt
—	Freshman	James Brown (4 star)	5	6–8	225
—	Freshman	Ian Jackson (5 star)	2	6–4	180
—	Freshman	Drake Powell (5 star)	2	6–5	185
2	Soph.	Elliot Cadeau	PG	6–1	180
1	Soph.	Zayden High	4	6–9	225
13	Junior	Jalen Washington	5	6–10	230
0	Junior	Seth Trimble	2	6–3	195
5	Graduate	RJ Davis	PG	6–0	180
		Eligible for fifth season
24	Graduate	Jae’Lyn Withers	4	6–9	215
		Walk-ons eligible for 5th season
14	Graduate	Creighton Lebo	PG	6–1	180
22	Graduate	Rob Landry	2	6–4	190

2023–24 UNC player to enter transfer portal

Class	Player	Date entered	Pos.	Hgt.	Next school
Senior	James Okonkwo	April 5	F	6–8	Akron

Photo via @UNC_Basketball