UNC Basketball Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Recruiting.
UNC Commitment Ian Jackson Throws Down Highlight Dunk
Ian Jackson has had an incredible high school basketball season. The senior continues to play at a high level, showing why he is a top 10 player in the 2024 class. Next season, he will be in Chapel Hill. In the video shared by Overtime on social media, Jackson dribbled to the free throw line, stopping and pump-faking, causing the defender to jump by him. (
Carolina HQ)
Drake Powell, Ian Jackson Selected to Naismith High School All-America Team
North Carolina Basketball signees
Ian Jackson and
Drake Powell have earned 2024 Naismith Boys' High School All-America honors, the Naismith Awards announced on Tuesday. Jackson made the second team, while Powell made the third team. They're the first Tar Heels selected to a team since
Cole Anthony earned first-team recognition in 2019. (
Inside Carolina)
Ian Jackson voted to All-Overtime Elite first team
Prior to his senior year in high school,
Ian Jackson made a significant change. Instead of staying at Cardinal Hayes, Jackson transferred to Our Savior Lutheran School, a move that would allow him to compete in the Overtime Elite League. The move paid off for the future UNC basketball star, as Jackson was named a first-team All-OTE recipient for this season. (
Keeping It Heel)
Two-sport, 5-star recruit Kendre Harrison visiting UNC for basketball game on Saturday
UNC welcomes in a big recruiting target on campus this weekend. Five-star football and basketball recruit Kendre Harrison is returning to Chapel Hill this weekend, a few weeks after he was on campus for a game in January. And now he’s returning for Saturday’s game between North Carolina and NC State, two teams heavily involved in his recruitment. (
USA Today)
Video: THI Podcast - The Latest With UNC Basketball Recruiting
What's the latest with
North Carolina’s class of 2024 basketball signees? And what about two key recruits who attended UNC’s win over Duke? Tar Heel Illustrated recruiting director Davis Sisk and publisher Andrew Jones discuss
Drake Powell,
Ian Jackson, James Brown,
Caleb Wilson, and Jasper Johnson.
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Thu Feb 22, 2024
Hubert Davis, Sean May check in on 7-foot center Malachi Moreno
On Tuesday night, North Carolina head basketball coach
Hubert Davis was in Kentucky to watch four-star
class of 2025 7-foot-1 center
Malachi Moreno. Moreno, who does not yet hold a UNC offer, finished the game with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Tar Heels assistant coach
Sean May followed up Tuesday's visit with another viewing on Wednesday. (
USA Today)
King Bacot, brother of Armando, generating buzz on basketball recruiting trail
King Bacot, younger brother of UNC basketball big man
Armando Bacot, is only a seventh-grader. Rankings for his 2029 class won't arrive for quite some time. Nevertheless, the 6-foot-2 guard is drawing praise from those who have checked out his budding skills. Some have even opined he's on pace to become the premier recruit in his class. (
Sports Illustrated)
NIL nightmare? Ian Jackson signs with adidas
Here is when it gets interesting with NIL. On Wednesday, 5-star UNC Basketball signee
Ian Jackson entered into an agreement with adidas to utilize their name-image-likeness as a brand ambassador. No matter what Jackson is paid by adidas, he cannot wear their shoes or apparel when he is on the court for the Tar Heels, because UNC is a Nike school. (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC Basketball signee, All-American Drake Powell shines on Senior Night
On Tuesday, 5-star recruit, Northwood High School All-American, and UNC Basketball signee
Drake Powell put on a show, beating Chatham Central, 69-48. Powell dropped 14 points, including a monster jam, to propel his team to their eighth win in a row. While his point tally does not stand out, he finished with the majority of his team's assists and rebounds. (
Yahoo! Sports)
UNC a "serious threat" to lure 5-star guard Isiah Harwell away from Gonzaga
Class of 2025 five-star guard
Isiah Harwell already has been on campus in Chapel Hill for a multi-day unofficial visit and is expected to return for an official visit in the future. If such a trip takes place, it seems possible that North Carolina will pull even with Gonzaga at the top of Harwell’s recruitment. Harwell has called North Carolina a "dream school." (
Rivals.com)