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The North Carolina Tar Heels will enter the 2024-25 college basketball season with national championship aspirations. The Heels fell short of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, but still posted another solid season. Hubert Davis led his team to the ACC regular season title, a No. 1 seed in the March Madness bracket and a trip to the Sweet 16. Despite losing several key pieces, the Tar Heels will return arguably their best player from last season, and Davis and his staff were able to recharge with another high-profile North Carolina basketball recruiting class. RJ Davis, who was named ACC Player of the Year and became the first Tar Heel to win the Jerry West Award as the nation’s top point guard, will be back for his final season of college eligibility.
Davis averaged 21.2 points per game and connected on nearly 40% of his 3-point attempts. The coaching staff is still trying to put the finishing touches on North Carolina’s 2024-25 basketball roster and is still in contact with several players on the Transfer Portal. 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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The most notable departure from the North Carolina basketball roster is big man Armando Bacot. The two-time All-American and four-time All-ACC selection leaves Chapel Hill as the program’s all-time leader in rebounds, games played and double-doubles. Bacot’s leadership ability cannot be underestimated, and his maturity and influence made UNC’s coaching transition from Roy Williams to Hubert Davis seamless.
Another important departure for UNC is forward Harrison Ingram. The 6-foot-1 standout transferred to UNC before last season after spending the first two years of his career at Stanford. Ingram averaged 12.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for the Tar Heels in 2023-24. Ingram could still opt to return to North Carolina, but according to reports, he has emptied his locker and will likely remain in the NBA Draft. Join Inside Carolina for the latest on all of North Carolina’s roster changes.
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With three commits in the 2024 class and one transfer addition, the Tar Heels are still actively seeking frontcourt help and one target is former Notre Dame and Vanderbilt forward Ven-Allen Lubin. The third-year player was a key reserve for the Fighting Irish in 2022-23 before transferring to Vanderbilt and averaging 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks for Jerry Stackhouse’s team.
With Stackhouse gone and Mark Byington taking over at Vanderbilt, Lubin entered the transfer portal on the last day it was open and will take an official visit to Chapel Hill. Lubin was originally the No. 74 overall pick in the 2022 class, according to 247Sports’ college basketball recruiting rankings. He is currently listed as a four-star transfer prospect. 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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