2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Hubert Davis (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Lebo (4th season); Sean May (4th season); Brad Frederick (8th season);
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

North Carolina Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
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

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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]

Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
James Brown F	Chicago, Illinois	Link Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 2, 2023
James Brown F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Ian Jackson F	Bronx, New York	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 16, 2023
Ian Jackson F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Drake Powell G	Pittsboro, North Carolina	Northwood	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 8, 2022
Drake Powell G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 7 247Sports: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "North Carolina 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024. "2024 North Carolina Tar Heels Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

Roster

2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Zayden High	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Compass Prep	Rockwall, TX
G	2	Elliot Cadeau	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Link Academy (MO)	West Orange, NJ
G	4	R. J. Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Archbishop Stepinac	White Plains, NY
G	7	Seth Trimble	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Menomonee Falls	Menomonee Falls, WI
F	13	Jalen Washington	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	West Side	Gary, IN
F	24	Jae'Lyn Withers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Louisville	Charlotte, NC
F		James Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Chicago, IL
F		Ian Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Our Saviour Lutheran School	Bronx, NY
G		Drake Powell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Northwood	Pittsboro, NC
G/F		Cade Tyson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Belmont	Monroe, NC
F		Ven-Allen Lubin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Vanderbilt	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Hubert Davis (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Regular Season
November 4* TBA	Elon	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
November 8* TBA	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 15* TBA	American	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
November 22* TBA	at Hawaii	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 25* TBA	vs. TBA Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 26* TBA	vs. TBA Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 27* TBA	vs. TBA Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
December 4* ESPN/ESPN2	Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
December 14* TBA	La Salle	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
December 17* TBA	vs. Florida Jumpman Invitational	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 21* 3:00 p.m., CBS	vs. UCLA CBS Sports Classic	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 29* 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

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

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.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

[1] Thomas, George (April 16, 2024). "Trio of players with West Virginia basketball connections transferring to Akron Zips". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

[2] Ledesma, Hector (June 29, 2024). "How Spurs continued some draft trends with intriguing 2nd round picks". ClutchPoints.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

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Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics