Ivan Kharchenkov, Russian prospect playing in German league, on UNC basketball's radar

Posted May 4, 2025
North Carolina basketball has 11 scholarship players on its roster for next season. With a couple of openings left to fill, fifth-year head coach Hubert Davis and his coaching staff are now showing interest in Russian-born German prospect Ivan Kharchenkov. He's a 6-foot-6, 220-pound chiseled wing who is just beginning to scratch the surface of his potential. (Sports Illustrated)

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