Arizona State guard Trayanna Crisp will transfer to North Carolina. The 5–8 guard, who will be a junior next season, posted the news Sunday afternoon on Instagram, saying that she was, “Letting God Lead the Way.”
Category: Basketball
UNC transfer target Omoruyi headed to Alabama
North Carolina may be running out of options to find a game-changing center to replace Armando Bacot. Former Rutgers shot blocker Clifford Omoruyi, a graduate transfer from Benin City, Nigeria, with one season of eligibility left, committed Sunday afternoon to Alabama over UNC, Georgetown and Kansas State.
Love among 44 invited to G League Elite Camp
Former UNC and Arizona guard Caleb Love will join five other former ACC players in the G League Elite Camp next weekend.
Cadeau switching to his high school number next season
Elliot Cadeau is going back to the number he wore in high school. Cadeau wore No. 3 in high school, but that was Cormac Ryan’s number for Carolina last season. With Ryan’s college eligibility exhausted after his fifth college season, Cadeau will switch from the No. 2 he wore as a freshman to No. 3.
Deja Kelly says she’s ‘Tar Heel for life’ but that she’s moving on
Deja Kelly won’t return to Carolina for a fifth college season, saying she is a “Tar Heel for life” but that it’s time to move on.
Ingram invited to NBA Draft Combine but Love isn’t on the list
Carolina forward Harrison Ingram is one of 78 players invited to the NBA Draft Combine, which runs from May 12 to May 19 in Chicago at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis.
Withers reportedly will return to UNC for his fifth college season
Carolina will reportedly have two fifth-year players next season. Jon Rothstein of CBS reports that Jae’Lynn Withers will return to the Tar Heels for his fifth college season. The Charlotte native transferred to Carolina last offseason after three seasons at Louisville.
RJ Davis makes his return to UNC official
RJ Davis made it official. North Carolina will have a fifth-year player for the third consecutive season after Davis announced with an Instagram post early Wednesday morning, “I’m back,” along with a reel of his highlights. He’ll be the only returning first-team All-American and likely the preseason national player of the year.
Davis, Vazquez take top honors at Rammys
Carolina honored the best athletes and performances of the last year at the annual Rammys on Monday night. The top male and female athletes were no surprise, as All-American guard R.J. Davis and four-time NCAA championship diver Aranza Vazquez took home the top honors.
Former UNC center Poole transferring to Clemson
Former UNC center Anya Poole will play her fifth college season at Clemson. Poole announced the decision in an Instagram post on Monday afternoon, saying, “welcome to the jungle.”
Belmont sharpshooter Tyson headed to UNC
Belmont perimeter shooter Cade Tyson will transfer to North Carolina.
The brother of former Clemson and current Denver Nuggets forward Hunter Tyson, he had also been considering Duke, Kentucky and Tennessee but announced his commitment on social media on Sunday afternoon.
UNC target guard Stojakovic commits to Cal
North Carolina was among the final three schools being considered by Stanford guard Andrej Stojakovic, but he has committed to Cal, according to multiple Saturday reports.
Ustby returning to UNC for fifth season
Co-captain Alyssa Ustby is returning to UNC for a fifth season, saying that she’s “not ready to go yet.”
Trimble, ‘Tar Heel at heart,’ talks in podcast interview about emotional time in portal
Seth Trimble said he was sad when he sent an Instagram post saying that he was entering the transfer portal. Trimble, who exited the portal after 14 days when he announced Tuesday that he will return to Carolina for his junior season, said during an interview on the Carolina Insider podcast (interview starts at 31:45) released Friday morning that, “ultimately, I’m a Tar Heel at heart.”
UNC third in national Directors’ Cup standings after winter sports
North Carolina is third in the national Directors’ Cup standings after the winter sports. Future ACC member Stanford is No. 1 with 977 points, followed by Texas at 746.5 and the Tar Heels at 733.5. The Tar Heels led the standings with a 1.5-point lead over Stanford after the fall sports, but the Cardinal earned 606 points from winter sports compared to 361 for the Tar Heels.
