After a head coaching search that included many of college basketball’s top names past and present, North Carolina basketball made a bit of a surprise when it hired former NBA head coach Michael Malone to replace Hubert Davis. Malone had not coached in college since being an assistant in Manhattan in 2001, though he had built an exceptional NBA resume since that time, highlighted by winning an NBA title as head coach of the Denver Nuggets in 2024.
The transfer portal, revenue sharing and the NIL have massively changed the game in college basketball, and now Malone comes to Chapel Hill with the task of building the roster in a more professional style than several years ago. Who are the top UNC transfer portal targets, and which players will Malone prioritize when building his first North Carolina basketball roster? If you like the Tar Heels, or want the latest roster updates and UNC transfer portal news, be sure to See what the proven team of insiders at Tarheel247, the 247Sports affiliate covering North Carolina, are saying.
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It is a virtual certainty that star freshman and leading scorer Caleb Wilson will declare for the NBA Draft in the coming days. However, the Tar Heels may have a key building block returning as they await news on center Henry Vissar. In addition to Wilson, Vissar was UNC’s leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots last season. UNC is expected to return guard Luka Bogavac, who averaged 9.8 points per game last year, so it won’t be a full rebuild for Malone.
Malone took the job just a few days ago and has been actively building out his staff, with the Tar Heels still setting up their transfer portal board. However, 247Sports reports one player being linked to UNC is Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell. The rising junior averaged 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks for the Tide last season. Meanwhile, the Heels saw Derek Dixon enter the portal after emerging as the team’s starting point guard during the second half of the season. Dixon has had double-digit points in each of his last three games and has three seasons of eligibility remaining. Get the latest UNC basketball roster news on Tarheel247.
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