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With six national titles, 21 Final Four appearances and 42 regular-season ACC championships, the North Carolina Tar Heels are considered one of college basketball’s blue bloods. The Heels are coming off a solid 2023-24 season that yielded an ACC regular-season title, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a trip to the Sweet 16. UNC returns most of its basketball roster from Carolina. North a year ago, and coach Hubert Davis signed another top-10 national recruiting class to fill the holes on his North Carolina basketball roster.
RJ Davis, who was named ACC Player of the Year and winner of the Jerry West Award last season, will return to Chapel Hill for his final season of college eligibility. His presence alone will make the Heels one of the preseason’s top contenders to dethrone the UConn Huskies. The coaching staff still needs to find a way to replace American great Armando Bacot and remains 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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North Carolina Basketball Roster Matches
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.
North Carolina Basketball News, Roster
With only a few players gone, head coach Hubert Davis and his staff only had a few scholarships available to work with. Despite signing just three high school recruits, Davis still managed to graduate the ninth-ranked recruiting class in the country, according to 247Sports. The Heels also signed former Belmont forward Cade Tyson, a four-star transfer prospect.
The new talent is headlined by two five-star high school signees, guard Ian Jackson and forward Drake Powell. Jackson, ranked as the No. 9 overall prospect in the country, is an explosive 6-foot-2 guard who has the ability to be an instant impact player on the defensive end of the floor. Powell, ranked 10th in the country, is also athletic and capable of making an impact on both ends of the court from day one in Chapel Hill. 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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