As the wins keep rolling in for the Duke Blue Devils, the losses continue to pile up for their in-state rivals, the North Carolina Tar Heels.
This spring, the Duke Blue Devils have had wins come from the transfer portal, multiple recruiting classes, and beyond as they look toward the upcoming 2025 season. Meanwhile, their rivals and fellow blue-bloods, the UNC Tar Heels, have taken quite a few losses this offseason.
Head coach Hubert Davis, who took over North Carolina following the retirement of legendary head coach Roy Williams, has fallen well short of the glory that Tar Heels have come to expect. Now, even Duke and head coach Jon Scheyer can get a good chuckle out of the struggles UNC is having.
Most recently, former North Carolina forward Ven-Allen Lubin hit the transfer portal, leaving the Tar Heels after just one season with the program.
Where did Lubin decide to transfer to this time around? Well, none other than NC State, just 30 minutes from Chapel Hill and the Tar Heels. While the NC State Wolfpack might not be a blue blood, losing a player to an in-state team is beyond embarrassing.
Even UNC fans have called the move a “slap in the face,” as written by Keeping it Heel’s site expert Nick Delahanty.
According to Noah Fleischman, an NC State beat reporter, Lubin is the first-ever former Tar Heel to transfer directly to the Wolfpack.
