Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels haven’t had much luck landing targets in the transfer portal.
Over the weekend, the Tar Heels lost out on center Clifford Omoruyi. The former Rutgers standout pledged his commitment to Alabama.
With Omoruyi out of the picture, the Tar Heels’ options to find a center in the portal are dwindling. While it’s not panic time yet, Davis and the Tar Heels need to add to the roster.
247Sports put out its biggest remaining concerns for teams after the transfer portal entry window closed. Unsurprisingly, North Carolina’s is a big man:
Biggest Concern: Big Man
The Tar Heels are a few pieces from putting together a bona fide national championship contender. The team added one of the portal’s best shooters in Belmont transfer Cade Tyson, and is actively pursuing Kentucky’s Adou Thiero to further mitigate the losses of Cormac Ryan and Harrison Ingram. However, the team has a superb fallback option in incoming five-star Drake Powell if the team misses on Thiero or other forwards in the portal. This leaves center as the biggest position of need on UNC’s roster.
North Carolina needs a big man despite having Jalen Washington and Jae’Lyn Withers still on the roster. They welcome James Brown as a freshman, but finding a veteran to make an immediate impact should be the priority.
It will be interesting to see where UNC turns next in the transfer portal.
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