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The North Carolina Tar Heels won the ACC regular-season title last year, earning them the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Their season ended in disappointment when they lost to No. 4 Alabama in the Sweet 16, but their fan base has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the North Carolina basketball roster. They return point guard RJ Davis, the ACC Player of the Year and the first Tar Heel to win the Jerry West Award as the nation’s top point guard. He averaged 21.2 points per game and made nearly 40% of his 3-point attempts.
Davis will be tasked with helping the North Carolina basketball roster overcome the loss of senior Armando Bacot, but the Tar Heels have received help from the college basketball transfer portal. Coach Hubert Davis is still filling out the North Carolina basketball team, but North Carolina is considered a national title contender anyway. If you love the Tar Heels or just want the latest roster updates and news from the college basketball transfer portal, be sure to see what the proven team of experts is saying at Inside Carolina, the 247Sports affiliate covering the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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North Carolina basketball roster departures
Of the departures from North Carolina’s roster, Armando Bacot may be the most missed. The 6-foot-1 forward/center averaged 14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds in his final season with the team and became the third player in school history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. It’s still unclear what Bacot’s future holds, but it’s clear his size and contributions will be missed.
Another big departure for the Tar Heels is Harrison Ingram, who could have returned for another season but instead declared for the 2024 NBA Draft. Ingram transferred to UNC before last season and averaged 12.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game during his 2023-24 campaign. Join Inside Carolina for the latest on all of North Carolina’s roster changes.
North Carolina Basketball News, Roster
North Carolina is still looking for some key additions in the transfer portal, as the coaching staff has been unable to find a replacement for Bacot thus far. However, they did land Belmont transfer Cade Tyson, who averaged 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last season. Tyson also averaged double figures as a freshman, so he was one of the most coveted players in the portal.
The Tar Heels are also bringing in a top-10 recruiting class, although it only has three players. Point guard Ian Jackson and forward Drake Powell are five-star players, while center James Brown rounds out the class as a three-star recruit. With several key players returning from last year’s team, North Carolina has already assembled a strong roster. Join Inside Carolina for the latest on all of North Carolina’s roster additions.
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Davis has been in contact with multiple transfers from power conference teams, so be sure to join Inside Carolina to see who they are and get the rest of the inside scoop.
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