The 2024 NBA draft has come and gone with just one North Carolina Tar Heels’ player hearing their name called. After Harrison Ingam had to wait a day, he finally was selected by the San Antonio Spurs at No. 48 overall.
But following the draft, a pair of Tar Heels earned exhibit 10 contracts with the chance to prove they belong on a roster. First, it was Armando Bacot heading to the Utah Jazz and then on Friday, it was announced that Cormac Ryan would be signing a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ryan spent time with Stanford and Notre Dame in his college career before heading to North Carolina for his final season. In that one year with the Tar Heels, Ryan earned a starting spot right away and was one of UNC’s best perimeter shooters.
Cormac ➡️ Oklahoma City Thunder
The @okcthunder have signed Cormac to an exhibit 10 contract 🙌 pic.twitter.com/jQEqWOHhYV
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) June 28, 2024
The guard averaged 11.5 points per game while shooting 35.4 percent from the three-point line. He gave UNC something they struggled with the season before and proved to be a valuable pickup for the Tar Heels.
In the season-finale at Duke, Ryan had a career-high 31 points in the road win and made six three-pointers.
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