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Key 2024 target for UNC rises to top-10 prospect in class

One key class of 2024 target for the UNC basketball program recently climbed to a top-10 prospect in the newest rankings.

The 247Sports class of 2024 rankings were released recently and for one key UNC basketball target in the class, a nice bump in the rankings was expected, and it happened.

Previously ranked No. 17 in the class, five-star big man [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag] is now a top-10 prospect, climbing up to No. 10 overall in the rankings. He is the No. 2 rated power forward.

It has long been rumored that UNC is the team to beat for the in-state prospect and that started right after Hubert Davis made Stevenson UNC’s first 2024 offer.

The 6-foot-8, 190-pound power forward is from Pittsboro, NC and has UNC ties as well, as is mom, Nicole, played basketball at North Carolina.

Already, Stevenson has made numerous unofficial visits to North Carolina.

Right now, Stevenson holds offers from Georgetown, NC State, Missouri, Virginia, Wake Forest, Florida State and others.

As a sophomore, Stevenson averaged 20.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game last season for Pittsboro (N.C.) Seaforth.

The Tar Heels already hold one commitment in the class of 2024, with the recent addition of four-star wing Drake Powell.

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Hubert Davis, UNC visit five-star 2024 target

The UNC basketball program went down the road to visit a top 2024 five-star recruiting target this week.

Hubert Davis and the UNC basketball program are wasting no time in this live evaluation period visiting their top targets in the 2024 class.

North Carolina was among the teams in to visit five-star forward Jarin Stevenson this week, joining Patrick Ewing and Georgetown who were also in to see the recruit per Jamie Shaw of On3. The Seaforth High School product is one of the top players in the 2024 class and has a total of six offers so far including from UNC and Georgetown.

UNC made him the first 2024 prospect they offered for the class.

The Tar Heels have been involved in this recruitment for a while now as Stevenson has some ties to the university through the family. His father  played college basketball at Richmond while his mother played at North Carolina.

The 6-foot-8 forward is drawing a lot of interest from local schools in the ACC and while it’s tough to name a leader in his recruitment, the Tar Heels are expected to be in contention at least until the end.

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Class of 2024 prospect calls UNC offer an honor

This five-star recruit in the 2024 class felt honored to receive an offer from the UNC basketball program.

Class of 2024 five-star prospect [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag] has been a target for the UNC basketball program for over a year now. The North Carolina native has ties to the university and he’s quickly become a priority for Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels.

The 6-foot-8, 190-pound power forward is ranked as a top 15 overall recruit in the 2024 class. He has a total of five offers in his recruitment including one from North Carolina. N.C. State, Georgetown, Missouri, and Wake Forest have also offered and other teams are starting to get more and more involved including the Virginia Cavaliers.

But the UNC offer for Stevenson was special.

Stevenson talked to Travis Branham of 247Sports to discuss his recruitment including what the offer from UNC meant to him. Here is what he said:

North Carolina: “It [the offer] was a lot. It’s very prestigious. Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, just a lot of NBA greats went there so it’s definitely an honor.”

Things are picking up rapidly for this talented recruit and he hasn’t set any official visits just yet.

As things progress, Stevenson will start to set those official visits and it would be shocking not to see the Tar Heels get one. While there’s no favorite in this recruitment just yet, we have to feel good about UNC’s chances early on.

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2024 five-star target’s mom a ‘big fan of UNC’ basketball program

2024 five-star target Jarin Stevenson has visited UNC already and says his mom is a ‘big fan of UNC’ basketball and the program.

While the UNC basketball program is focused on finalizing its roster in the 2023 recruiting class, there are a few class of 2024 prospects who are starting to emerge as top tier targets for Hubert Davis and the program.

One of those 2024 prospects is in-state, five-star forward [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag]. Stevenson, who plays for Pittsboro (NC) Seaforth, is ranked No. 16 in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and the No. 1 player in the state.

Stevenson has already visited UNC in the past and continues to show his heavy interest in the program.

He broke down the UNC basketball program with On3.com and also touched on the rest of his recruitment.

“The campus was very nice. We just went around. The feel is very campus-like, not too much city but it’s a great campus. Again, we met the coaching staff. They were very nice to me. They showed me around. We went on a golf cart, and it was all very nice. (UNC) is very prestigious. Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, and lots of NBA greats came from that school. It’s a great school and a great program.”

Stevenson has taken three unofficial visits thus far, to North Carolina, Virginia and NC State. He has offers from UNC, NC State, Virginia and Wake Forest.

Stevenson averaged 20.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game last season for Seaforth High School.

Another key part of Stevenson’s recruitment is his mom. She played at North Carolina and remains a huge fan of the university and basketball program still.

“She is a big fan of UNC but it ultimately comes down to whatever is best for me. Whatever I want, is what I should do and not follow in her footsteps per se, but do what I want to do.”

While the Tar Heels are the early leader and could ultimately land the 6-foot-9 prospect, Stevenson is still looking to keep an open mind when it comes to his recruitment.

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Hubert Davis watches 2024 teammates and key UNC targets at Peach Jam

Hubert Davis and assistant coach Jeff Lebo were on hand to watch five-star 2024 prospects Cam Scott and Jarin Stevenson on Wednesday.

The UNC basketball program has three members of its staff at the Peach Jam live evaluation period in South Carolina this week, which began on Wednesday.

The first stop for the UNC staff was for newly offered 2023 four-star forward TJ Power. Power had 16 points and nine rebounds in front of Hubert Davis, Jeff Lebo and Sean May.

Davis, along with Lebo then turned their attention to two key 2024 targets — both with offers — in [autotag]Cam Scott[/autotag] and [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag]. Both play for the 16U Team United roster.

Scott, a 6-foot-5 guard, is a five-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He already has a strong relationship with UNC and has been on campus a few times for unofficial visits up to this point.

He holds offers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida State, Clemson, LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas Tech and more.

Stevenson is a 6-foot-8 forward who is ranked No. 16 in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and is also a five-star prospect.

He has a total of 3 offers so far, landing them from UNC, NC State, and Wake Forest. However, he does have other programs showing interest in him such as Florida State and Virginia.

Stevenson has already been labeled as a standout this week at Peach Jam from 247Sports national recruiting director Eric Bossi.

Both recruitments are ones that the UNC staff are heavily involved in and have been for quite some time already.

Both prospects should be visiting North Carolina this fall.

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Five-star 2024 UNC basketball target earns early praise at Peach Jam

The top UNC Basketball recruiting target in the 2024 class has earned some praise early on at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam.

The second evaluation period of the Summer is here for the AAU circuit as coaches will be watching several top prospects here in the coming days including the premier event on the calendar with the Nike EYBL Peach Jam.

UNC will be well represented on the road as Hubert Davis and his staff will be out evaluating. And one player they have high on their list is 2024 forward [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag].

The in-state recruit is one of a few players that has an offer from UNC in the 2024 class and it’s safe to say he is a priority for them. Early on at the Peach Jam, Stevenson has caught the eye of national recruiting analyst Eric Bossi who had this to say about him:

Speaking of Team United, probably their best long-term prospect is 6-foot-9 power forward Jarin Stevenson. His No. 17 national ranking in the class of 2024 is more about who he can be a few years down the road than where he is today but don’t get me wrong, he’s already a pretty good player. He’s long, he’s lean, he can really run and he’s very agile in the lane. He’s going to build his face up game down the road but the times he was active around the rim he was tough to deal with while scoring 14 points. As he learns to mix unleashing his inner dog with expanding his faceup game, he’s got the tools to be very problematic for opposing defenders.

Stevenson has a total of 3 offers so far, landing them from UNC, NC State, and Wake Forest. However, he does have other programs showing interest in him such as Florida State and Virginia.

This is a recruitment we will want to keep our eye on and if Stevenson continues his play moving forward, he should even see an increase in his ranking as well.

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UNC basketball offer ‘very big’ for 2024 five-star guard

Top-2 player in the class of 2024, Ian Jackson, talks about a ‘very big offer’ that he got from the UNC basketball program.

The UNC basketball program has been extremely selective when it comes extending offers to the class of 2024. As of now, only four players hold an offer from the Tar Heels.

Those three prospects are [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag], [autotag]Cam Scott[/autotag], [autotag]Tre Johnson[/autotag] and most recently [autotag]Ian Jackson[/autotag]. All three are top-30 players and all are five-stars.

The latest offer to Jackson was a ‘very big’ one for the New York native, according to On3.com.

“UNC, I want to get out there too. That was almost the same as Kentucky, really,” Jackson said of the UNC offer. “Just watching that team as I grew up, being a fan of Michael Jordan, and just knowing the history of the school and everything that comes with it, it’s very big for me.”

Jackson is a five-star prospect and consensus top-3 player in the class of 2024. He is ranked No. 2 in the 247Sports rankings and the On3 rankings. He is No. 3 in the Rivals rankings.

The 6-foot-5 guard was named to the U17 USA Basketball men’s national team that will compete in the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup in Málaga, Spain on July 2-10.

According to Joseph Tipton of On3.com, Jackson has three programs that he wants to visit: UNC, Kentucky and Oregon.

Jackson already holds additional offers from UConn, Kansas, UCLA, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Oklahoma State, Pitt, Kansas State and Nebraska.

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5-Star prospect calls it a ‘blessing’ to be recruited by UNC

Five-star forward Jarin Stevenson talked highly of the UNC basketball program during a recent AAU event.

With the 2021-22 UNC basketball season in the books, the focus for the program turns to the future of the roster. That includes future recruiting classes like 2024.

Right now, UNC has yet to land a commitment from a prospect in the 2024 cycle but they have their eyes on a few prospects including in-state five-star forward [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag]. The Pittsboro prospect is right in UNC’s backyard and the Tar Heels officially offered him last year. Since then, Stevenson’s recruitment has picked up a bit and he now has a total of four offers with other programs showing interest.

But where do things stand with Stevenson?

On3 recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw caught up with Stevenson at the Big Shots Tip-off to talk recruiting. And Stevenson called it a ‘blessing’ to be recruited by North Carolina:

UNC: “They are great people over there. Whenever I talk to them, they are very friendly. I love their facilities. It is a blessing to be recruited by UNC. I watched them all growing up, so I am familiar with them, but I am definitely wide open to everyone. There are a lot of greats, a lot of NBA players who came out of there.”

As well as North Carolina, Stevenson has offers from Wake Forest, N.C. State and Virginia while Cincinnati, Florida State, Notre Dame, and Indiana are also showing interest in him.

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