The North Carolina Tar Heels are extremely close to landing their first 5-star basketball recruit in the Class of 2025, with shooting guard Braylon Mullins naming UNC one of his three finalists.
Mullins is deciding between North Carolina, back-to-back National Champion UConn, and Indiana, which has five NCAA Titles under its name. As you can imagine, each program is throwing everything it has in trying to land the talented guard.
Today, it’s Indiana’s turn to try its hand at landing Mullins, with head coach Mike Woodson visiting the in-state guard.
The visit is key as it’s likely the last for Mullins as he mulls a decision soon via Peegs.com:
There is a strong chance Indiana’s Tuesday visit is the final in-home visit for Mullins. He plans to give himself some time to take a breath, think things over, talk things over with his family and then figure out his decision. He would like to have a decision made in October.
If the Hoosiers are successful, Mullins would be their second Class of 2025 commitment behind Trent Sisley.
With RJ Davis exhausting his eligibility after this coming season, plus possibly the Ian Jackson-Drake Powell duo leaving for the NBA, North Carolina’s need to land Mullins is paramount. Seth Trimble will likely return, but Elliot Cadeau has also expressed interest in turning pro early.
If the Tar Heels are able to add Mullins, they’d be getting an extreme scoring punch. Mullins averaged 25 points per game as a junior for Greenfield-Central High School last season, his highest season career average, leading his team to a state championship appearance.
With Mullins previously citing he wants to make a decision this month, let’s hope that decision in UNC.
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