By R.L. Bynum
Former Oregon State guard Jordan Pope previously considered North Carolina, but the Tar Heels reportedly aren’t among his final two schools.
Joe Tipton of On3.com reports that the 6–2, 165-pound All-Pac 12 honorable mention pick, who will be a junior next season, will announce his decision Wednesday night, and pick either Texas and Texas A&M. His previous list included UNC, Cal, Miami, Louisville, Florida, Baylor, Kansas, Xavier, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona and Villanova.
Pope averaged 17.6 points last season, shooting 45.1% from the floor and 37.1% from 3-point range, making 66 3-pointers for the 13–19 Beavers as a sophomore. He made the Pac-12 All-Freshman team the season before with 12.6 points per game and 60 3-pointers.
His top moment of the season was when he scored a career-high 31 points and made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer on Jan. 25 at home in an 83–80 upset of then-No. 7 Arizona.
He scored at least 20 points 13 times last season, including 30 in a win at Stanford on Feb. 24 and 29 in a loss at Washington on Jan. 6. He’s scored at least three 3-pointers 18 times in his career and at least five 3s five times.
Key events, dates
Saturday, April 27, was the deadline for players to submit their names to the NBA draft
Wednesday — Deadline for players to enter the transfer portal
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 one of those)
May 29 at 11:59 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from NBA draft and maintain college eligibility
June 16 at 5 p.m. — Deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft
UNC schedule so far
Nov. 8 — at Kansas (final AP rank No. 20; final NET ranking No. 19)
Nov. 22 — at Hawaii (final NET ranking No. 172)
Nov. 25–27 — Maui Invitational — Auburn (final AP rank No. 18; final NET ranking No. 5), Colorado (unranked; No. 25), Connecticut (No. 1; No. 2), Dayton (No. 24; No. 23), Iowa State (No. 8; No. 6), Memphis (unranked; No. 75), Michigan State (unranked; No. 24)
Dec. 14 — vs. La Salle (final NET ranking No. 195)
Likely in late November — Opponent TBA in ACC/SEC Challenge
December — vs. UCLA (final NET ranking No. 107) in CBS Sports Classic (date, location TBA)
December — vs. Florida (final NET ranking No. 29) in Jumpman Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center (date TBA)
— Games home and away against Duke, N.C. State and Pittsburgh
— Home games vs. Boston College, California, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU, Stanford and Virginia
— Road games vs. Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest
Note: 2024 NCAA tournament teams are in bold.
Potential 2024-25 UNC 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 |
| — | Junior | Cade Tyson | 3 | 6–7 | 203 |
| 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 |
Photo via @BeaverMBB
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Do not think for one moment the decision to limit Cadeau and Trembles minutes in the tourney was not seen in a different light than Carolina Blue than other players.
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