North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Recruiting (2024)

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Recruiting.

Video: Drake Powell Ultimate Senior Season Highlight Tape

Highlights of class of 2024 UNC basketball signee Drake Powell from his senior season at Northwood High School in Pittsboro, NC. Powell is a McDonalds All American, a potential lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and arguably the best defender in the 2024 basketball recruiting class. Check out Powell's senior season highlights. (View Video)

UNC makes final five list of former Kentucky wing Adou Thiero

Former Kentucky wing Adou Thiero is considering following Coach John Calipari to Arkansas, but UNC is also in his final five. The projected first-round pick in the 2025 NBA draft is considering Arkansas, UNC, Pittsburgh, Kentucky and Indiana. Thiero has two seasons of remaining eligibility after averaging 5.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in two seasons at Kentucky. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball talks to Andrej Stojakovic; Jonas Aidoo to Baylor?

UNC Basketball has had conversations with Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic, per Inside Carolina. Is Stojakovic a primary target or a back-up plan in case Carolina can’t land Cade Tyson, who is visiting Chapel Hill this weekend? Big man portal target Jonas Aidoo (Tennessee) is visiting Baylor this weekend, where he is predicted to commit. (View Video)

Fri Apr 19, 2024

UNC Basketball Pursuing Kentucky Transfer Adou Thiero

UNC has kept an eye on Adou Thiero since the Kentucky forward entered the transfer portal three weeks ago. Now the Tar Heels are in full pursuit. During multiple conversations recently, the UNC staff has conveyed to Thiero and his family the aim to land the 6-foot-8 sophom*ore regardless of offseason decisions by players on UNC's current roster. (Inside Carolina)

UNC basketball’s transfer portal targets include Jonas Aidoo, Cliff Omoruyi, and others

Hubert Davis will have three freshmen — Ian Jackson, Drake Powell, and James Brown — joining the Tar Heels this summer, but what other newcomers will be on the 2024-25 UNC Basketball roster? Here's a look at transfer portal targets Cliff Omoruyi (Rutgers center), Jonas Aidoo (Tennessee center), Cade Tyson (Belmont wing), and Danny Wolf (Yale center). (Fayetteville Observer)

Basketball Portal Intel: Latest Info on Transfers With Confirmed UNC Contact

UNC has contacted nine players in the transfer portal as it builds out its basketball roster for next season. Of the transfers with confirmed UNC contact, six are post players. UNC still awaits stay-or-go decisions from R.J. Davis and Harrison Ingram but has reached out to several players viewed as insurance. Here are the transfers with confirmed UNC contact. (Inside Carolina)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Should UNC turn to Aidoo or Omoruyi after Ballo commits to Indiana?

Arizona’s Oumar Ballo, committed to Indiana on Tuesday, but UNC still has solid options for a paint player out of the portal: Jonas Aidoo (Tennesseee), Cliff Omoruyi (Rutgers), and Danny Wolf (Yale). The Tar Heels also are courting Belmont transfer Cade Tyson and things appear to be in good shape, but there’s no guarantee. (View Video)

Wed Apr 17, 2024

Video: Captain Jack On Fire - Ian Jackson FIBA Highlights

Five-star guard and UNC signee Ian Jackson is a key piece in USA Basketball's future. A versatile perimeter player at 6-foot-5, Jackson has been a consistent force in USA's youth program, serving America in the FIBA U16 Americas Championship, FIBA U17 World Cup, and FIBA U19 World Cup. Check out Jackson's highlights. (View Video)

Wed Apr 17, 2024

Cade Tyson to visit UNC basketball program

The North Carolina basketball program showed interest in Belmont forward Cade Tyson recently and things have moved forward to the point where the talented player will now take a visit to Chapel Hill. Per Inside Carolina, Tyson will be on North Carolina’s campus this weekend for his official visit as his new recruitment in the transfer portal continues on. (USA Today)

Rutgers basketball transfer Cliff Omoruyi includes UNC among 12 finalists

UNC is among the final 12 schools being considered by Rutgers transfer center Cliff Omoruyi, whose list also includes UCLA, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Baylor, Alabama, Oregon, Washington, Georgia, St. John’s and Mississippi State. Notably, two-time reigning national champion UConn, which had been pursuing Omoruyi, didn’t make the list. (Tar Heel Tribune)