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WATCH: Brady Manek post Pacers workout interview

Former UNC basketball forward Brady Manek worked out with the Indiana Pacers on Friday and following the workout, sat down for an interview.

Former UNC basketball forward [autotag]Brady Manek [/autotag] is staying busy with NBA workouts ahead of next week’s NBA Draft.

Manek, who has worked out for multiple NBA teams up to this point, was part of an Indiana Pacers pre-draft workout on Friday.

Following the workout, he spent time with the Pacers media team to discuss his workout, time at UNC and what he is looking to potentially bring to an NBA team.

In his lone season with UNC, Manek averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting 49.3 percent from the field. He also shot 40.3 percent from the three-point line.

Below is the full interview.

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College basketball analyst says UNC ‘expected’ to land Pete Nance

Matt Norlander of CBS Sports says he’s hearing that the UNC basketball program is ‘expected’ to land Northwestern transfer Pete Nance.

The UNC basketball program is in the middle of a big recruiting week and that revolves around one of the top transfers that entered the portal this offseason.

Northwestern transfer [autotag]Pete Nance[/autotag] is currently on an official visit to UNC and by all accounts, the forward should end up in North Carolina for next season.

Senior college basketball analyst for CBS Sports Matt Norlander gave his take on the Nance situation, saying he’s been told ‘it’s likely/expected’ that Nance will end up a Tar Heel.

North Carolina has been trying to fill the void left by Brady Manek at the 4 position this offseason. It went after Baylor transfer Matthew Mayer before he landed at Illinois. The only other option that UNC was tied to was Nance.

Nance averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game last season. He shot 49.7 percent from the field and 45.2 percent from three on 3.1 attempts per game. For his career, he is a 35.6 percent shooter from three.

Nance had put his name in the NBA Draft and went through the draft process before withdrawing before the deadline.

He has one year of eligibility left due to the covid year of eligibility.

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LOOK: UNC staff joins Brady Manek at NBA workout

Former UNC basketball forward Brady Manek was joined by a few former Tar Heels and current staff members at one of his NBA workouts.

The term ‘Carolina Family’ isn’t just a saying, it’s something the entire program lives by. Once you are part of that family, it sticks with you forever.

And, that is the case with former UNC basketball forward [autotag]Brady Manek[/autotag]. Manek played just one season for North Carolina but quickly become a fan-favorite.

On Friday, he took part in workouts for the Washington Wizards and he had some familiar faces by his side. Head coach [autotag]Hubert Davis[/autotag], Director of Recruiting [autotag]Pat Sullivan[/autotag] and former Tar Heel great and current Wizards Director of Pro Personnel [autotag]Antwan Jamison[/autotag] were in the house for Manek’s workout.

In his lone season with UNC, Manek averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting 49.3 percent from the field. He also shot 40.3 percent from the three-point line.

Earlier this week, Manek worked out with the New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks.

Manek is projected to go undrafted right now, but good showings in workouts can easily translate to late second-round picks or quick undrafted free-agent signings.

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Brady Manek works out for NBA teams ahead of draft

Former UNC basketball forward Brady Manek has worked out for the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Pelicans ahead of the 2022 NBA draft.

Former UNC basketball forward [autotag]Brady Manek[/autotag] spent just one season with the Tar Heels but it was a memorable one. Now, Manek is hoping to continue his professional career as the 2022 NBA draft looms here in June.

After working out at the G-League combine, Manek has earned a few workouts with NBA teams. Earlier this week, Manek worked out with the New Orleans Pelicans and now today, he’s in Atlanta working out for the Hawks.

As of now, Manek has just the two workouts but with the draft a few weeks away, more are likely on the horizon for the forward.

In his lone season with UNC, Manek averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting 49.3 percent from the field. He 40.3 percent from the three-point line.

While Manek is projected to go undrafted right now, these workouts could help him sneak late into the second round. That is if he can showcase that shooting ability to scouts and coaches.

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Chris Kirschner: Some of the expected …

Chris Kirschner: Some of the expected Hawks draft workout participants in the coming days, I’m told: Jaden Hardy, Jean Montero, EJ Liddell, James Akinjo, Remy Martin, Leonardo Okeke, Kennedy Chandler, Ron Harper, Johnny Juzang, Wendell Moore, Blake Wesley, Brady Manek

UNC slips in updated top 25 following NBA draft withdrawal deadline

The UNC basketball program is among the top teams heading into next season but were just surpassed in a recent 247Sports preseason poll.

The UNC basketball program has had one of the best offseasons in college basketball and that comes on the heels of a national runner-up appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

In [autotag]Hubert Davis[/autotag]’ second offseason, a lot of time was spent around his current roster and that work made an impact as the Tar Heels return every key piece to its roster from a season ago that was eligible to return. Outside of Brady Manek, who had exhausted his eligibility, UNC returns its other four starters in [autotag]Armando Bacot[/autotag], [autotag]Caleb Love[/autotag], [autotag]Leaky Black[/autotag] and [autotag]RJ Davis[/autotag].

While they did lose a few pieces from the roster, none were in the rotation following January — when the Tar Heels went on their big second half of the season run.

After sitting atop almost every single ‘way-too-early’ poll for next season, they did slip in the updated 247Sports rankings following the NBA Draft withdrawal date.

A new team took over the top spot and that is Gonzaga. The Bulldogs returned all three starters they were waiting to hear from, including All-American forward Drew Timme.

So, as of now the Tar Heels sit as the No. 2 overall team.

“On Feb. 16, the Tar Heels took a brutal home loss to Pittsburgh. And from Feb. 17 on, North Carolina was among the nation’s best teams, according to statistics website BartTorvik, going 11-2 with the only two losses coming in the ACC Tournament to Virginia Tech and the national title game to Kansas,” 247Sports writer Kevin Flaherty said. “Four starters are back, including the bread-and-butter backcourt duo of Caleb Love and R.J. Davis, and likely preseason ACC Player of the Year Armando Bacot at center. Leaky Black’s defensive versatility was key in that run, and if Puff Johnson can play like he did in the national title game he should fill in at the four nicely. Three top-75 recruits help add depth to a team that wasn’t particularly deep last year, and a step forward from sophomore-to-be Dontrez Styles would help immensely, too.”

UNC finished last season 29-10 overall and 15-5 in the ACC. The Tar Heels went on to defeat Duke in the Final Four, which was the first ever NCAA Tournament matchup for the two programs.

Despite there being nearly six months before the 2022-23 college basketball season begins, UNC basketball will sit near the top of the rankings of nearly every single preseason poll.

North Carolina still has one available scholarship as well and it’s unclear if it will be used through the transfer portal at this point.

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UNC basketball target Matthew Mayer names top four schools

The top target for UNC basketball in the transfer portal has included the Tar Heels in his top four programs.

The UNC basketball program has one available scholarship remaining for the upcoming season and has its sights set on one of the top transfers on the market.

Baylor transfer forward [autotag]Matthew Mayer[/autotag] has been tied to the North Carolina program since he entered the transfer portal, and on Thursday his portal recruitment took the next step.

According to Jeff Goodman, Mayer named his four finalists: North Carolina, Illinois, Texas Tech and Memphis.

The 6-foot-9 forward withdrew his name from the NBA Draft process last week following the NBA Combine.

Last season, Mayer averaged 9.6 points per game, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist for a Baylor team that was knocked out by UNC in the Round of 32.

Mayer is a hybrid forward who would fill the role left by Brady Manek alongside Armondo Bacot in the UNC front court. In his career, Mayer has shot 34.5 percent from three on 2.6 attempts per game.

Last year he attempted 4.1 3s per game but shot just 32.4 percent. As a junior, he shot 39.5 percent from three on 2.5 attempts per game.

For his career, Mayer has made 111 total 3s for Baylor.

The next step for Mayer is taking visits, which he should be setting up very soon. The recruiting dead period ends on Friday, May 27, meaning after that he can go back on campus visits.

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UNC Basketball: What the Tar Heels plan in the transfer portal means

The UNC basketball program is playing the ‘wait and see’ game in the transfer portal but is in a good spot to land its key targets.

The college basketball transfer portal has taken over the offseason the past two seasons and that has translated into not only spending a great deal of time recruiting from high school, but also out of the portal in order to get an instant impact player.

For the UNC basketball program, the addition of Brady Manek last season proved just that and is an example of how to use the portal correctly. But, not every team uses it the same way.

Some teams load up on transfers while others pick and choose very specific pieces to finish the roster puzzle. Either way, every team is active in the portal.

247Sports Isaac Trotter took a look at all of the Power Six teams and how they have attacked the portal. For the Tar Heels, they are waiting on their ‘Brady Manek’ type player.

Patience is a virtue for [autotag]Hubert Davis[/autotag]. The UNC coach can count scholarships. He can see that four starters are running it back from a team that was seconds away from winning a National Championship. He also can see that UNC has a hole at the 4 now that [autotag]Brady Manek[/autotag] has departed. North Carolina will undoubtedly land an impact forward. They’re playing the waiting game very well and are positioned to land a big fish.

The Tar Heels have one scholarship available after the departure of [autotag]Kerwin Walton[/autotag] on the final day of the one-time transfer window. With the big loss of Manek, UNC has narrowed its search to two targets.

Former Northwestern forward [autotag]Pete Nance[/autotag] and former Baylor forward [autotag]Matthew Mayer[/autotag] are the two players that the Tar Heels are after. Both players entered their names into the NBA Draft but only Mayer was invited to the NBA Combine.

Nance participated in the G-League Elite Camp earlier this week, but didn’t receive a special invitation to the combine meaning he is most likely expected to return to the college level.

Nance, a 6-foot-10 forward, averaged 14.6 points per game, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game a season ago. He also shot 45.2 percent from three on 3.1 attempts per game. For his career at Northwestern, he has a 9.6 point per game average and has added 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

Mayer, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 9.8 points per game last season. He also added 5.0 rebounds and shot 32.4 percent from three on 4.1 attempts. He has career averages of 6.9 points per game, 3.2 rebounds and shot 34.5 percent from three.

Both players have one year of eligibility remaining. The deadline to return to college and maintain your eligibility is June 1.

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WATCH: Brady Manek highlights from day one of G-League Elite Camp

UNC forward Brady Manek is taking part in the G-League Elite Camp this week and showcased his skills in the first scrimmage of the week.

Former UNC basketball forward [autotag]Brady Manek[/autotag] took the floor on Monday afternoon for the first time since North Carolina’s loss in the National Championship. Taking part in the G-League Elite Camp, Manek’s week began on Monday with his first scrimmage.

Manek scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 2-of-5 from three. He also added seven rebounds and one assist.

Manek won the fan poll for the postgame interview following a tough, three-point loss.

“Everybody is out here playing hard. Everyone wants to show their skills, wants to just compete. It’s been a while since we all got to compete like this, at a stage like this, with players like this, so it is a lot of fun, we are out here having fun and trying to get better and compete,” Manek said postgame. “There are a few different tweaks to it (NBA rules). It’s definitely a little different. It feels a little bigger. The lanes are a little bigger. It’s interesting, but it is a lot of fun,”

The G-League Elite Camp is essentially an NBA Draft Combine tryout. It allows prospects do showcase their skills in front of both NBA and G-League scouts and earn an invite to the NBA Combine that takes place later this week.

In 39 games for UNC this season, Manek had 27 starts and averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He also shot 49.3 percent from the field and 40.3 percent from three.

Watch the full highlights of Manek’s game one below:

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