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

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2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean E. Smith Center
Seasons
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
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  
No. 7 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  
No. 9 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

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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 they 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

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Departures

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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

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Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cade Tyson 5 G/F 6'7" 205 Junior Monroe, North Carolina Belmont[3]
Ven-Allen Lubin 22 F 6'8" 225 Junior Orlando, Florida Vanderbilt[4]
Tyzhaun Claude 0 F 6’7" 226 Graduate Goldsboro, North Carolina Georgia Tech[5]

Recruiting Class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Drake Powell
G
Pittsboro, North Carolina Northwood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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

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2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ty Claude 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Moravian Prep Goldsboro, NC
F 2 James Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Link Academy Chicago, IL
G 3 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/F 5 Cade Tyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Belmont Monroe, NC
G 6 Elijah Davis (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Jordan Chapel Hill, NC
G 7 Seth Trimble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls, WI
G/F 9 Drake Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Northwood Pittsboro, NC
G 11 Ian Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Bronx, NY
F 13 Jalen Washington 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr West Side Gary, IN
G 14 Russell Hawkins (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Mallard Creek Charlotte, NC
F 15 John Holbrook (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hickory Hickory, NC
F 22 Ven-Allen Lubin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Vanderbilt Orlando, FL
F 24 Jae'Lyn Withers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Louisville Charlotte, NC
G 30 Dante Mayo Jr. (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Richard Montgomery Gaithersburg, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 9 at Memphis
Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic
W 84–76 
 33  Trimble   9  Tyson   13  Cadeau  FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
October 27, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
No. 9 Johnson C. Smith W 127–63 
 21  Jackson   12  Lubin   8  Cadeau  Dean Smith Center (16,123)
Chapel Hill, NC
Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9 Elon       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 1 Kansas       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
November 15, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
American       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 22, 2024*
12:30 a.m., ESPN2
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*
8:30 p.m. or 11 p.m., ESPN/U
vs. Auburn or Iowa State
Maui Invitational
      Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2024*
TBA, ESPN/2
vs. Colorado/UConn/Memphis/Michigan State
Maui Invitational
      Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
December 4, 2024*
7:15 p.m., ESPN
Alabama
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 14, 2024*
4:00 p.m., The CW
La Salle       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
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*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Campbell       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 1, 2025
TBA, ACCN
at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., CBS
at Notre Dame       Purcell Pavilion 
South Bend, IN
January 7, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN
SMU       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State
Rivalry
      Lenovo Center 
Raleigh, NC
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., The CW
California       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 18, 2025
2:15 p.m., ACCN
Stanford       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN
at Wake Forest
Rivalry
      LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 25, 2025
2:15 p.m., The CW
Boston College       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 28, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN
at Pittsburgh       Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN
at Duke
Rivalry
      Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Pittsburgh       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN
at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
NC State
Rivalry
      Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN
Virginia       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
March 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Miami       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
March 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN
Duke
Rivalry
      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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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP9
Coaches10

References

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  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. ^ McMillan, Sherrell (August 14, 2024). "Carolina Basketball Adds Georgia Tech Transfer Tyzhaun Claude". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2024.