Will North Carolina show interest in this transfer portal target?
Two years ago, one of the hottest incoming freshmen out of North Carolina, chose to commit to Alabama, regardless of receiving an offer from North Carolina. Now, the Tar Heels are labeled as one of two “schools to watch” in the race for four-star Alabama transfer forward, Jarin Stevenson.
Interesting to note, Stevenson entered the portal with a “do not contact” tag attached. This means two things, technically, it tells schools that they are not allowed to contact Stevenson unless he initiates the conversation. Theoretically, it means that he likely already has a landing spot in mind and doesn’t care to hear from other potential suitors.
Last season, Stevenson averaged 5.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game. He shot 42.9 percent from the field and 30.7 percent from the three-point line. He played in 37 games in 2024-25 for the Crimson Tide, averaging 18.7 minutes per game. All of those stats are higher than his freshman season mark.
Stevenson would be the latest edition of a stacked frontcourt that Hubert Davis and Jim Tanner are building. Incoming freshman Caleb Wilson is one of the most highly-touted recruits that North Carolina has ever signed as well as bringing in one of the top centers in the transfer portal, Henri Veesaar from Arizona.
They retained Ven-Allen Lubin and are still waiting on a decision from Drake Powell. The potential edition of Stevenson would send the Tar Heels frontcourt from the worst in the ACC to arguably the best.
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