2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
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Home arena | Dean E. Smith Center |
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by coach Hubert Davis, who will be in his fourth season as UNC's head coach, and will be assisted by Jeff Lebo, Sean May, and Brad Frederick. The Tar Heels will play their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Previous season
The Tar Heels finished the season 29–8 and 17–3 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where defeated ninth seed Florida State. They defeated Pittsburgh in the Semifinals, but could not overcome NC State for a third time in the season in the Final. They lost 76–84 to finish as runner-up. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as a first seed in the West region. They defeated sixteenth-seed Wagner in the First Round, and ninth-seed Michigan State in the Second Round before falling to fourth-seed Alabama in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Cormac Ryan | 3 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Graduate Student | New York, New York | Graduated |
Armando Bacot | 5 | F/C | 6'11" | 240 | Graduate Student | Richmond, Virginia | Graduated |
Paxton Wojcik | 8 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Graduate Student | Charleston, South Carolina | Graduated |
Creighton Lebo | 14 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Greenville, North Carolina | Graduated |
Rob Landry | 22 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
James Okonkwo | 32 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Junior | Maidenhead, England | Transferred to Akron[1] |
Duwe Farris | 34 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate Student | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
Harrison Ingram | 55 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Dallas, Texas | Drafted 48th overall in the 2024 NBA draft[2] |
Additions
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Cade Tyson | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Monroe, North Carolina | Belmont[3] | |
Ven-Allen Lubin | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Orlando, Florida | Vanderbilt[4] | |
Tyzhaun Claude | F | 6’7" | 226 | Graduate | Goldsboro, North Carolina | Georgia Tech[5] |
Recruiting Class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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James Brown F | Chicago, Illinois | Link Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 2, 2023 | |
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Ian Jackson F | Bronx, New York | Our Saviour Lutheran School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 16, 2023 | |
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Drake Powell G | Pittsboro, North Carolina | Northwood | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 8, 2022 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 5 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
* | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* TBA | Elon | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
November 8, 2024* TBA | at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* TBA | American | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* TBA | at Hawaii | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* 11:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Dayton Maui Invitational quarterfinals | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* TBA | vs. TBA Maui Invitational | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* TBA | vs. TBA Maui Invitational | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
December 4, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2 | Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* TBA | La Salle | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | vs. Florida Jumpman Invitational | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., CBS | vs. UCLA CBS Sports Classic | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
December 29, 2024* TBA | Campbell | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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References
- ^ Thomas, George (April 16, 2024). "Trio of players with West Virginia basketball connections transferring to Akron Zips". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Ledesma, Hector (June 29, 2024). "How Spurs continued some draft trends with intriguing 2nd round picks". ClutchPoints.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Cobb, David (April 28, 2024). "Cade Tyson commits to North Carolina: Ex-Belmont sharpshooter joins strong returning core in Chapel Hill". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Marks, Brendan (May 23, 2024). "Ven-Allen Lubin commits to UNC: How Vanderbilt transfer adds to Tar Heels' lineups". The Athletic. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ McMillan, Sherrell (August 14, 2024). "Carolina Basketball Adds Georgia Tech Transfer Tyzhaun Claude". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.