UNC Cracks Top 10 In ESPN's 2024-25 Way-Too-Early College Basketball Rankings

Posted Jul 9, 2024
10. North Carolina: R.J. Davis made official his return to Chapel Hill for his final season, which gives the Tar Heels an All-American and arguably the Wooden Award favorite. The perimeter group was finalized when Belmont transfer Cade Tyson, a 46.5% 3-point shooter, committed. The Tar Heels also landed Vanderbilt transfer big man Ven-Allen Lubin. (ESPN.com)

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