North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Recruiting (2024)

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball Recruiting.

Five-star guard Jasper Johnson sets commitment date, will choose between UNC, Kentucky, Alabama

Jasper Johnson, a five-star shooting guard in the 2025 basketball recruiting class, will announce his college decision on Thursday, September 5th. The 6-foot-4 Lexington, KY native has a top five of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisville, and North Carolina, but will ultimately decide between the hometown Wildcats, the Crimson Tide, and the Tar Heels. (On3.com)

Where Things Stand in UNC's Pursuit of 4-Star Guard Isaiah Denis

Davidson Day School (NC) 4-star combo guard Isaiah Denis has jumped 40 spots since June to No. 72 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite. "I feel good about where (UNC) stands," 247Sports' Travis Branham said. "He's a North Carolina native. And what I've been told, is that when that offer came in, that can quickly change things for this recruitment." (Sports Illustrated)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Jasper Johnson Set To Commit, Maui Invitational

A year after a devastating fire forced the Maui Invitational to relocate, the Thanksgiving week event is back to its usual location and the Tar Heels are part of the 8-team field, where they will play Dayton in the first round. And 5-star guard Jasper Johnson announces his decision next week between the Tar Heels, Alabama, and Kentucky. (View Video)

Tue Aug 20, 2024

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball in Nik Khamenia's top 5; No football depth chart

Class of 2025 forward Nik Khamenia is down to his final five schools: Arizona, UCLA, Gonzaga, UNC, and Duke. The football Tar Heels are less than two weeks away from their first game, and it turns out we won’t get a depth chart to help figure out who’s going to get the first shot at replacing quarterback Drake Maye. (View Video)

Mon Aug 19, 2024

Jasper Johnson to announce commitment next week

Malachi Moreno was the first in-state star from Kentucky to come off the board. Up next? Jasper Johnson, the nation’s No. 11 overall recruit out of Lexington. "We will make a decision next week." Johnson’s statement comes amid rumors of a back-and-forth race between Alabama, Kentucky, and UNC, with Arkansas and Louisville also among the finalists. (On3.com)

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball's Fall Recruit Visit Schedule Taking Shape

Sean Moran, Sherrell McMillan, and Joey Powell of Inside Carolina have new developments to discuss surrounding UNC basketball. The Tar Heels recently added a new player to the roster, but also have some clarity for their roster beyond this season as multiple recruits have scheduled visits to Chapel Hill for early Fall. (View Video)

Mon Aug 19, 2024

Four-star forward Nikolas Khamenia lists UNC in final 5

There hasn't been much buzz around Nik Khamenia's recruitment, as the four-star forward has been keeping his recruitment under-the-radar. Well, that changed on Friday afternoon, as the consensus top-30 prospect from the 2025 basketball recruiting class has narrowed his recruitment to five programs: Arizona, Duke, Gonzaga, North Carolina, and UCLA. (Keeping It Heel)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - What will Tyzhaun Claude add? AJ Dybantsa, Eric Reibe schedule visits

Georgia Tech transfer Tyzhaun Claude committed to UNC Basketball on Wednesday with one season of eligibility remaining. How will Hubert Davis and staff utilize Claude? Class of 2025 basketball recruits AJ Dybantsa and Eric Reibe have scheduled official visits to UNC (Sept. 20-22). And UNC Football has work to do to impress pollsters. (View Video)

Fri Aug 16, 2024

Top basketball recruit AJ Dybantsa schedules UNC official visit

Five-star wing AJ Dybantsa is getting ready to hit the road to check out some top college basketball programs. Dybantsa will take official visits to Kansas State (Aug. 30), Kansas (Sept. 6), North Carolina (Sept. 20), Alabama (Sept. 27), Baylor (Oct. 4), and BYU (Oct. 11). Dybantsa had narrowed his list to those six schools, plus Auburn, earlier this month. (On3.com)

Four-star big man Eric Reibe includes UNC among 6 official visits

Eric Reibe, the four-star 7-footer from the Bullis School (MD), has set six official visits. Ranked the No. 4 center in the 2025 basketball recruiting class, Reibe has taken official visits to Creighton and to Harvard. He now will visit Kansas (Aug. 29-31), UConn (Sep. 6-8), Kentucky (Sep. 13-15), UNC (Sep. 20-22), Indiana (Oct. 4-6), and Oregon (Oct. 11-13). (Zag's Blog)