By R.L. Bynum

RJ Davis reportedly isn’t done yet.

According Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, his sources say that the senior guard will return to Carolina for a fifth season, becoming the first All-American first-team selection to return for another season since Tyler Hansbrough led the Tar Heels to the 2009 NCAA title.

If he matches his 784 points from last season, he would finish tied with Hansborough on the all-time scoring list with 2,872 points. Last season’s total was the fourth-highest by a Tar Heel and the most since Hansbrough’s 882 in the 2007–08 season.

He is the first UNC consensus All-America first-team selection since Justin Jackson in 2016–17 and one of 11 in program history. He joined Phil Ford, Michael Jordan, Joseph Forte, and Ty Lawson as the only UNC guards to win ACC Player of the Year.

Davis is the first UNC player and second ACC player after Duke’s RJ Barrett in 2019 to win the Jerry West Award as the top shooting guard in the country.

Davis is Carolina’s all-time leader in free-throw percentage (85.8%), is second in 3-pointers (274) and fifth in scoring. Phil Ford is the only Tar Heel guard with more points.

Davis already has earned the right to have his No. 4 jersey in the Smith Center rafters, but has plenty more he’d like to accomplish next season after the Tar Heels finished 29–8 and won the ACC regular-season title.

He’ll return to a talented backcourt that will include sophomore Elliot Cadeau and junior Seth Trimble (who just announced Tuesday that he would exit the transfer portal and return) as well as freshmen Ian Jackson and Drake Powell. Davis’ career free-throw percentage of 85.7% is the highest in program history.

Key events, dates

Saturday, April 27, was the deadline for players to submit their names to the NBA draft
Wednesday was the deadline for players to enter the transfer portal
Next Saturday and Sunday — 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.

2024-25 UNC roster so far

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
3	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
24	Graduate	Jae’Lyn Withers	4	6–9	215