Terrence Brown, Utah’s leading scorer and one of the transfer portal’s most sought-after guards, has committed to North Carolina. He made the announcement Tuesday on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “I’m home.”
Category: Men's basketball
Denis says faith, talks with Malone shaped decision to return
Isaiah Denis battled a nagging finger injury and never got much of a chance to show his ability during his freshman season at North Carolina. After entering the transfer portal, talking to Coach Michael Malone and praying about it, the talented 6–4 guard decided that his best option was to return to the Tar Heels.
Trimble plays well at PIT, hits 20, with highlight-reel dunk on Washington
Former Carolina guard Seth Trimble helped his NBA pre-draft case this week with a productive three-game showing at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Trimble averaged 13.6 points and 4.3 rebounds, shooting 46.1% from the floor as his Norfolk Sports Club finished 2–1.
Denis withdraws name from transfer portal, will return to UNC; Evans commits to Minnesota
North Carolina guard Isaiah Denis has withdrawn his name from the transfer portal and will return for his sophomore season.
Malone’s first non-conference UNC schedule coming into focus
Coach Michael Malone’s first non-conference schedule as Carolina’s men’s basketball coach is coming into focus.
Former UNC center High commits to South Florida
Zayden High will continue his college career at South Florida. The 6–10 former UNC center announced his decision in a Wednesday afternoon post on X (formerly Twitter).
UNC in high-stakes pursuit of Juke Harris, the top player in transfer portal
Since entering the transfer portal, former Wake Forest guard Juke Harris has spent time wearing maize and blue at Michigan’s national championship celebration and with the North Carolina coaches for brunch at a Salisbury restaurant. The 6–7 star has become the transfer portal’s most coveted perimeter scorer, with multiple reports indicating he will likely transfer to either UNC, Michigan or Tennessee. He’s No. 1 on On3’s list of top transfer portal players.
Former UNC guard Bogavac commits to Oklahoma State
Former North Carolina guard Luka Bogavac has committed to Oklahoma State, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express. The 6–6 Montenegrin becomes the third UNC player who has entered the transfer portal to commit to another school, including Derek Dixon to Arizona and Jonathan Powell to Pittsburgh.
Former UNC guard Dixon commits to Arizona
Derek Dixon announced on Monday that he will continue his college career at Arizona in a post on Instagram. During his only season at UNC as a freshman, Dixon started 16 of 33 games, averaging 6.5 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. He announced on April 6 that he was entering the transfer portal.
Terrence Brown, Utah’s leading scorer, visits UNC on Monday
Terrence Brown, Utah’s leading scorer and one of the transfer portal’s most sought-after guards, visited UNC on Monday as the Tar Heels continue to sort out a reshaped roster under Coach Michael Malone.
Stevenson returning for senior season at UNC, saying ‘I’m back’
Jarin Stevenson is returning for his senior season at Carolina to play for Coach Michael Malone, announcing his decision in a Monday afternoon Instagram post, declaring, “I’m back.”
Former Virginia Tech star Avdalas commits to UNC
Former Virginia Tech star Neoklis Avdalas has become Coach Michael Malone’s first transfer-portal commitment, according to multiple reports.
Avdalas arrived at Virginia Tech from Kalamata, Greece, as the second-highest-rated recruit in program history with an international résumé and the belief that his size-plus-creation package could translate quickly in the ACC. After an up-and-down season in Blacksburg, he announced on March 27 that he would enter the transfer portal, and
Tar Heels in NBA: Ryan finishes season with flourish; White faces nemesis Heat in play-in game; Johnson, Barnes head to playoffs
Cormac Ryan finished his season with a flourish as Coby White heads to the Play-In Tournament for the fourth consecutive season, and Cameron Johnson and Harrison Barnes prepare for the playoffs.
Former UNC guard Powell commits to Pittsburgh
After spending freshman season at West Virginia, former UNC guard Jonathan Powell is transferring to Pittsburgh, the Mountaineers’ arch rival. Powell made the announcement in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday evening. It was Pitt’s second commitment of the day after former BYU forward Dominique Diomande committed to the Panthers.
Former Notre Dame guard Haralson has UNC on his final three list
Former Notre Dame combo guard Jalen Haralson has drawn plenty of interest since announcing on April 2 that he would enter the transfer portal. CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported Saturday that Haralson has cut his list to North Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio State in a race for one of the most productive freshmen to hit the portal this cycle.