UNC Women's Basketball Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball Recruiting.
UNC-bound Caleb Wilson, Nyla Brooks show off talent at McDonald’s All-American Games
Two UNC-bound 5-star basketball recruits,
Caleb Wilson and
Nyla Brooks, showed off their talents at the McDonald’s All-American Games on Tuesday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, although the chances to display their skills were limited by the number of touches they got. In the boys game, Wilson, a 6-9 forward, started for the West in a 105-92 victory. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Five-star UNC Women's Basketball signee Nyla Brooks heads to McDonald’s All-American Game Tuesday
Nyla Brooks, one of two five-star signees in the
2025 UNC Women's Basketball recruiting class, heads into Tuesday’s McDonald’s All-American game on a roll. The 6-foot-1 wing and Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year, plays in the game at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (ESPN2) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn after winning two championships in the last month. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Women's Basketball among Sweet 16 teams facing challenges with transfer portal already open
Playing during the Sweet 16 means double duty for coaches who must navigate the transfer portal while still preparing their teams. While it’s inconvenient, UNC Women's Basketball coach
Courtney Banghart understands why the portal opens so early. Players need time to make visits and choose a school before summer school starts. "The timing is tricky." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Signee Nyla Brooks Named Gatorade Virginia Girls Basketball Player Of The Yea
The future is bright for North Carolina women's basketball as incoming freshman
Nyla Brooks has been named the 2025 Gatorade Virginia Girls Basketball Player of the Year. A McDonald's All-American game participant and a Naismith Award Midseason Team Member, Brooks is touted as the nation's No. 20 basketball recruit in the
class of 2025 by ESPN. (
GoHeels.com)
Superstar Spotlight: Salpointe standout, UNC women's basketball commit Taliyah Henderson
Taliyah Henderson didn’t let her college choice hang over her head heading into her senior season at Salpointe Catholic High School (Tucson, Arizona). The 6-foot small forward chose UNC in August and made it official by signing at the earliest possible opportunity. Henderson is ranked No. 19 on USA Today’s 25 in ’25 Girls Basketball Recruiting Rankings. (
USA Today)
UNC, Duke basketball commits named 2025 McDonald’s All-Americans
Joining the McDonald's All-American game on the West team is UNC signee and 6-foot-9 five-star power forward
Caleb Wilson, who currently plays for Holy Innocents Episcopal School in Atlanta, Georgia. In the girls’ game, 6-foot-1 five-star wing
Nyla Brooks — a UNC commit from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, VA — will represent the East team. (
North State Journal)
UNC Basketball Commits Caleb Wilson, Nyla Brooks Named McDonald's All-Americans
North Carolina will have two five-star basketball recruits playing in the McDonald’s All-American Games on April 1 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Forward
Caleb Wilson, who committed to the Tar Heels last Thursday and wing
Nyla Brooks — the top players in the UNC men’s and women’s teams Class of 2025 — will represent the Tar Heels in the games. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC women's basketball's 2025 recruiting class currently ranked 4th by ESPN
4. North Carolina Tar Heels. No. 20 W
Nyla Brooks, No. 23 W
Taliyah Henderson, No. 76 G Taisa Queiroz. Coach
Courtney Banghart has serious athleticism, which will allow UNC to increase the ball pressure on the defensive end, play a multitude of schemes and attack the paint aggressively. Brooks is a slashing wing with a serious pull-up jumper. (
ESPN.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Signs One of Nation’s Best Recruiting Classes for 2025-26
Three new Tar Heels joined the UNC Women's Basketball family on Wednesday, with coach
Courtney Banghart announcing the signing of one of the
nation's top-ranked recruiting classes in
Nyla Brooks, Taliyah Henderson, and
Taissa Queiroz. "I am so proud to add Nyla, Taliyah, and Taissa to our program and the Tar Heel community," said Banghart. (
GoHeels.com)
What's it like to be recruited to play basketball at UNC?
In 2022, former UNC basketball standout
Armando Bacot tweeted, "If you don’t want to commit to UNC, don’t visit because if you do, you will." When freshman center
Blanca Thomas visited Chapel Hill, she felt something pulling her to be there. It was the same for freshman men's basketball forward James Brown. And for sophomore forward
Ciera Toomey. (
Daily Tar Heel)