UNC Basketball Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Recruiting.
Wake Forest Transfer Juke Harris To Meet With Michael Malone, UNC
If you’re traveling south on I-85 on Sunday, check the car beside you because it might be UNC Basketball coach
Michael Malone and of his coaching staff. They’ll be heading to Salisbury, N.C. for an in-home visit with Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris, the No. 3 player in the transfer portal, who has been linked to Tennessee, NC State, Michigan, and others. (
Inside Carolina)
Notre Dame transfer guard Jalen Haralson lists UNC in final three
Former Notre Dame combo guard
Jalen 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 transfer portal this offseason. Haralson is a 6-7, 220-pound perimeter player who produced immediately, averaging 16.2 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 52% from the floor. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Maximo Adams Sticking With UNC After Michael Malone Hire
The first high school commitment for
Michael Malone as UNC Basketball coach is technically one he already had. After conversations with Malone and his staff, 2026 UNC signee
Maximo Adams will stick with his decision to play for the Tar Heels and enroll in June. "It was my dream school growing up, and I’m excited to be coached by Coach Malone." (
Inside Carolina)
Kayden Mingo, Neoklis Avdalas Are Most Recent Transfers To Hear From UNC Basketball
Two names in the transfer portal mix for UNC Basketball are Penn State transfer Kayden Mingo and Virginia Tech transfer
Neoklis Avdalas. Neither player should be a stranger to Tar Heel fans. Kayden's brother,
Dylan Mingo, committed to the Tar Heels in February. The 20-year old Avdalis played for Panathinaikos in the Greek Basketball League, and EuroLeague. (
TarHeel247)
UNC Basketball Pursuing Alabama Transfer Center Aiden Sherrell
One of UNC Basketball's first transfer-portal swings under Coach
Michael Malone has taken aim at an SEC shot-blocker. The Tar Heels have been in contact with Alabama sophomore center
Aiden Sherrell, a 6-11 big man who emerged as one of the league’s most disruptive defenders while averaging 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Michael Malone, UNC Basketball staff 'coming hard' after Arkansas wing Karter Knox
New UNC Basketball Coach
Michael Malone continues filling out his coaching staff by adding Arkansas assistant coach Chuck Martin, several sources have confirmed. Furthermore, UNC is "coming hard" after Arkansas wing
Karter Knox. Knox started 18 of the 22 games he played this past season for the Razorbacks, averaging 8.1 points and 4.5 rebounds. (
TarHeel247)
Will McDonald’s All-American Maximo Adams stay committed to UNC Basketball?
The UNC Basketball coaching search continues after
Hubert Davis was fired. In addition to uncertainty surrounding that search, the Tar Heels’ current players and recruits remain in limbo, including McDonald’s All-American forward
Maximo Adams.
Dylan Mingo, a 2026 guard, became the second recruit to commit to UNC on Feb. 17, but he hasn't signed. (
MSN.com)
Newsletter: UNC Basketball Coaching Search, Smith Center Debate Tabled, Caleb Wilson To NBA Draft
The North Carolina Men's Basketball coaching search is in full swing,
Caleb Wilson is off to the NBA Draft, the Smith Center vs. new arena debate is tabled for the time being, spring football kicks off with two commitments, Women’s Basketball falls in the Sweet 16, Baseball has a 4-0 week, and Women’s Lacrosse’s win streak ends at 31. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
What's next for UNC, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky: Recruits, transfer portal, and more
Dylan Mingo is one of the elite guards in the
2026 basketball recruiting class. He has great positional size and length and can impact both ends of the court. With Kyan Evans potentially leaving for the transfer portal,
Derek Dixon and Mingo could share playmaking duties in the backcourt -- if Mingo keeps his commitment, should
Hubert Davis depart. (
ESPN)
Newsletter: Hubert Davis Out?, UNC Women's Basketball to Sweet 16, Caleb Wilson to the Rafters
Has
Hubert Davis coached his final game at North Carolina? We’ll likely find out very soon. UNC Women’s Basketball advanced to the Sweet 16,
Caleb Wilson’s jersey is headed to the Smith Center rafters, Tar Heel Football is hosting its Pro Day Monday, the Diamond Heels downed Louisville, and there’s another National Champion in Chapel Hill. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)