UNC’s latest basketball deal is ‘great fit’ for 2025 guard

The UNC basketball program will lose at least one of its top backcourt weapons in the spring as graduate sensation RJ Davis expires this season. In addition, some 2025 mock drafts view Tar Heel freshman guard Ian Jackson as a clear first-rounder, and second-year general Elliott Cadeau could make a significant upgrade in the NBA as a second-year starter in Chapel Hill.

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In other words, UNC’s backcourt should see plenty of playing time in the 2025-26 season.

So it’s no surprise that fourth-year head coach Hubert Davis and his staff have been hard at work recruiting elite 2025 perimeter talent in recent months.

Those efforts led to a second such award in the cycle on Saturday afternoon, when four-star Davidson (N.C.) High School player Isaiah Denis announced his commitment to UNC just over a month after four-star Gonzaga College (N.C.) High School player did. Columbia) Derek Dixon. same.

And according to the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Dixon’s conversation with ZAGSBLOG’s Sam Lance about Denis’ big moment, he has no concerns about coexisting with the 6-foot-5, 175-pound man, who is also listed as a combo . guard. No, he seems to foresee their dual versatility as a perfect match for the Tar Heels.

“I think we’re both versatile defenders who can play on or off the ball, score at all three levels and are unselfish,” Dixon explained. “So I think this will be a great fit.”

Dixon is ranked as the No. 46 overall prospect and No. 6 combo guard in the 247Sports 2025 Composite. Denis takes 62nd place in the class and 9th place in his position.

Together they are now ranked No. 16 nationally by 247Sports and No. 5 in the ACC.

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