UNC Basketball Recruiting: Big Man Commits Elsewhere After Being Reclassified
Barring a surprise move in the next couple of weeks, UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his crew will leave a couple of scholarship spots unfilled next season.
On Monday, the last reported prospect on the Tar Heels’ radar, NBA Global Academy center Julius Halaifonua, announced his commitment to Georgetown.
A few weeks ago, several insiders viewed the Tar Heels as a top contender for the 7-foot, 290-pound four-star, who hails from New Zealand and revealed his intention to reclassify from 2025 to 2024 in July. But ever since, the Hoyas built momentum, and the predictions stacked up 100 percent in favor of Ed Cooley’s Georgetown staff after Halaifonua visited the campus last week.
Meanwhile, here are the 11 scholarship talents on tap for the 2024-25 UNC basketball team, consisting of six returning Tar Heels, three heralded freshmen, and two transfer additions.
The 2024-25 Tar Heels, Hubert Davis’ fourth squad as head coach in Chapel Hill, tip off their regular season on Nov. 4 when Elon comes to the Dean E. Smith Center.
The NFL preseason started last Thursday with the annual Hall of Fame game, a matchup between the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans that was eventually cut short due to extreme weather.
The first full slate of the preseason will begin this week, and hopefully, it will feature some complete games. It should also feature one of the most intriguing NFL prospects of the 2024 draft class, Drake Maye, a UNC football legend.
As the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Maye has been battling with Jacoby Brissett in Foxborough this offseason for the starting QB position for the New England Patriots.
