Hubert Davis will be entering his fifth season as North Carolina’s head basketball coach following an up-and-down first four seasons. After taking the Tar Heels to the national championship game in his first season as head coach, North Carolina has failed to advance past the Sweet 16 in each of Davis’ next three years. The Tar Heels needed a First Four victory to capture a No. 11 seed in the Round of 64 this year before losing to Ole Miss, 71-64, in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels graduated the program’s No. 2 scoring leader of all-time (RJ Davis) and had three players enter the transfer portal, highlighted by second-leading scorer Ian Jackson, for a program undergoing significant changes before the 2025-26 college basketball season.
Seth Trimble is the only returner of North Carolina’s top-four leading scorers. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 11.6 points per game in his junior season, so can he be the man in North Carolina to lead the Tar Heels to their NCAA-record 22nd Final Four? If you love the Tar Heels, or want the latest roster updates and college basketball transfer portal news, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at InsideCarolina, the 247Sports affiliate that covers North Carolina.
The InsideCarolina insiders are providing on-the-ground updates on every development the college basketball transfer portal has to offer and the future of the UNC basketball program, including insights from Evans Rogers and Buck Sanders, who have deep-rooted ties inside and around the UNC community. Get the inside scoop on the basketball program, plus VIP intel on UNC football, baseball, recruiting and more. You can also get access to The Tar Pit and the UNC Basketball premium message boards where you can connect with other UNC fans and insiders.
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