UNC Basketball Recruiting

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Recruiting.

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Blue-White Game, Acaden Lewis, Quarterback Debate

UNC Basketball's "Live Action" event is being replaced by a Blue-White scrimmage in Cherokee, NC on October 13th, offering a fresh NIL opportunity and a more authentic basketball evaluation. UNC made Acaden Lewis' final four list. How will the Tar Heels' adapt without Armando Bacot? Plus, the quarterback debate heats up. (View Video)

5-star TE Kendre Harrison returns to Reidsville after short stint at Providence Day

Reidsville football will get an unexpected, mid-season upgrade as Kendre Harrison, one of the nation's top high school athletes, returns to the program (Harrison discusses his return). Harrison, a highly-touted football and basketball recruit, enrolled at Charlotte's Providence Day School in August. After three games played, he's returning to his hometown. (WRAL Sports Fan)

UNC Basketball assistant coach Jeff Lebo visits 2026 standout Cole Cloer

It’s always great to land the hometown hero. And that’s what UNC Basketball's coaching staff is trying to do with class of 2026 4-star wing Cole Cloer. Assistant coach Jeff Lebo visited Cloer, the No. 1-ranked player in North Carolina, at Caldwell Academy in Greensboro on Thursday. Cloer also attended the Tar Heels' home-opening football game last week. (Keeping It Heel)

Five-star dual-sport athlete Kendre Harrison visiting UNC this weekend

Providence Day School product Kendre Harrison took to social media to announce that he will be on campus at UNC for the game on Saturday, a really good thing for the Tar Heels in this recruitment. Harrison is a five-star tight end who is ranked No. 9 in the 247Sports composite rankings. Harrison is also one of the top basketball recruits in the 2025 class. (Tar Heels Wire)

Acaden Lewis Includes UNC Basketball Among Final 4 Teams

Class of 2025 4-star combo guard Acaden Lewis lists North Carolina among the final four schools he is considering. Lewis says his list is down to UNC, Duke, Kentucky, and UConn. The 180-pound Lewis plays for Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. On the Tar Heels: "I have my official visit...October 4th. And I could see myself playing in their system." (Tar Heel Tribune)

2025 guard Derek Dixon cancels Arizona visit

North Carolina hosted four-star combo guard Derek Dixon for an official visit this past weekend as his recruitment is starting to wind down. And now a new development may lead to a positive outcome for the Tar Heels. On Thursday, Dixon canceled his official visit to Arizona for the weekend, making an update ahead of a decision in the coming weeks. (Tar Heels Wire)

UNC Basketball Coaching Staff Visits 2027 Center Obinna Ekezie, Jr.

The UNC Basketball coaching staff was in California to see class of 2025 5-star forward Niko Bundalo at Prolific Prep. But that’s not the only recruit they had their eyes on. Class of 2027 center Obinna Ekezie Jr. says he has heard from some big programs in his recruitment over the week. North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, and UCLA have been in to see him. (USA Today)

UNC Basketball Official Visit Preview: Braylon Mullins

A 6-foot-5, 180-pound standout at Greenfield (Ind.) Central High School, Braylon Mullins is ranked the No. 16 overall prospect (No. 3 shooting guard) in the senior class. His received a North Carolina offer from head coach Hubert Davis during their first conversation in May, after standout performances with Indiana Elite on adidas' 3SSB circuit. (Inside Carolina)

Updates On 5 UNC Basketball Recruiting Targets

Hubert Davis and his staff visited 5-star forward AJ Dybantsa on Tuesday. The top-ranked recruit in the 2025 class, Dybantsa is scheduled for an official visit at UNC on Sept. 20. Five-star forward Nate Ament also received a visit this week. Four-star combo guard Derek Dixon and 4-star forward Nikolas Khamenia visited Chapel Hill the weekend of Sept. 6. (Fayetteville Observer)

Hubert Davis visits 4-star forward Niko Bundalo

In addition to visiting No. 1 overall recruit AJ Dybantsa on Tuesday, UNC Basketball coach Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels staff are visiting 4-star forward Niko Bundalo at Prolific Prep in Napa, California as well. The Tar Heels will get a visit from Bundalo, who has included UNC in his final eight schools, from Oct. 4-6 which is the final visit he has scheduled. (USA Today)

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