#31 North Carolina Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
North Carolina Tar Heels

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #31
 
Conference Rank: #3 ACC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 23-14, 13-7
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Hubert Davis
Coach Record: 101-45 at North Carolina, 101-45 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
RJ Davis, Guard, 17.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.6 apg
Ian Jackson, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.9 apg
Elliot Cadeau, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 6.2 apg
Ven-Allen Lubin, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
Drake Powell, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Jae’Lyn Withers, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
Jalen Washington, Center, 5.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
Cade Tyson, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Seth Trimble, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.3 apg
James Brown, Sophomore, Forward, 1.2 ppg, 0.8 rpg
Zayden High, Sophomore, Forward, DNP in 2024-25
 
Key New Players:
Luka Bogavac, Freshman, Guard
Isaiah Denis, Freshman, Guard
Derek Dixon, Freshman, Guard
Kyan Evans, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Colorado State
Ivan Matlekovic, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from High Point
Jonathan Powell, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from West Virginia
Jarin Stevenson, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Alabama
Henri Veesaar, Junior, Center, Transfer from Arizona
Caleb Wilson, Freshman, Forward
Jaydon Young, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Virginia Tech
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.7 (28th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.7 (256, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.5 (42, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.2 (131, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.0 (143, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (173, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.1 (107, 10)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (98, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.8 (94, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.7 (77, 7)