UNC Women's Basketball Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball Recruiting.
Russian Wing Elizaveta Astakhova Commits To UNC Women’s Basketball
Russian wing Elizaveta Astakhova has committed to North Carolina and likely will join the women’s basketball program next season. She’ll be the fourth player on
Courtney Banghart’s roster next season with international ties, joining freshmen
Taissa Queiroz (Brazil) and
Taliyah Henderson (Canada), as well as UCLA transfer Elina Aarnisalo (Finland). (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Women's Basketball to host top-20 class of 2026 recruit Amari Byles
Amari Byles, the No. 18-ranked basketball recruit in the Class of 2026, is scheduled to visit North Carolina on Oct. 3. Byles, a 6-foot-2 forward from Dallas, Texas, has a busy couple of months ahead. She will visit Baylor, USC, and Duke at the end of the summer and will resume recruiting visits in the fall when she heads to UNC, Notre Dame, and Stanford. (
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UNC Women's Basketball No. 5 in ESPN’s 2025 Recruiting Rankings
It’s impressive for a program to be between UConn and South Carolina in any women’s basketball rankings. That’s exactly where the
UNC Women's Basketball 2025 recruiting class lands in ESPN’s ranking. The Tar Heels come in at No. 5, just ahead of the No. 6 Huskies and just behind the No. 4 Gamecocks. Five-star wing
Nyla Brooks headlines UNC's class. (
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Five-star wing Nyla Brooks brings dazzling skills, confidence to UNC Women's Basketball
Nyla Brooks’ supreme confidence matches her dazzling skills on the basketball court. Both were evident in the 5-star wing’s all-star game performances and her assessment of what the incoming freshman will bring to UNC. "I feel I can come in there and just ball out," said Brooks, who had 28 points and 10 rebounds at the Jordan Brand Classic on April 18. (
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UNC Women's Basketball 5-star signee Nyla Brooks scores 28 at Jordan Brand Classic
Nyla Brooks put on a show close to home on Friday. Brooks, from Alexandria, Va., the 5-star incoming freshman for North Carolina, scored 28 points, two 3-pointers, pulled down 10 rebounds, and got two steals in the Jordan Brand Classic in Washington, D.C. Her Team Air squad lost 126-108 to Team Flight, but she couldn’t have done much more. (
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Former UCLA guard Elina Aarnisalo transferring to UNC Women's Basketball
Former UCLA guard Elina Aarnisalo is transferring to North Carolina, according to an On3.com report, giving Coach
Courtney Banghart her second transfer portal commitment of the offseason. Aarnisalo, a 5–10 rising sophomore from Helsinki, Finland, with three seasons of eligibility, averaged 5.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game last season. (
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UNC Women's Basketball set to host Kate Harpring, one of the top players in the Class of 2026
One of the top-ranked players in the 2026 women's basketball recruiting class is set to visit North Carolina this week. Five-star point guard Kate Harpring is making an official visit to Chapel Hill to see
Courtney Banghart and the UNC women's basketball program. The last name may sound familiar to those fans who follow ACC and professional basketball. (
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Louisville forward Nyla Harris transferring to UNC Women's Basketball
Forward Nyla Harris, a former 4-star recruit, is transferring from Louisville to North Carolina, making her UNC Women's Basketball's first transfer portal addition. Harris, a 6-2 rising senior with one season of eligibility left, started 32 of 33 games last season for the Cardinals, leading the team with 54% shooting and averaging 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds. (
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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. (
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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. (
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