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Will Shaver commits to UAB, appears to throws shade at UNC basketball

Former UNC basketball center Will Shaver threw some shade at the UNC basketball program after committing to UAB.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels center Will Shaver has found a new home, again. After entering the transfer portal following the 2022-23 season, Shaver committed to Belmont before reopening his recruitment this week.

Now, he’s heading back home.

Shaver committed to UAB on Thursday morning as the transfer portal officially closed later that night. It’s the second commitment for Shaver here in the past month or so. While Shaver is returning home to play for UAB, he appeared to throw shade at his former team in the process.

Just minutes after committing to UAB, Shaver posted a screenshot of a score from 2013 when UAB beat North Carolina, 63-59, the lone win for the program in five tries over UNC:

I have no idea if there’s something more to this with Shaver’s exit from the program or what. But it just seems kind of odd to share this after finding a new program to play for.

Shaver enrolled early at North Carolina in 2022 as it made a run to the Final Four. He suffered an injury in December that cost him the rest of the 2022-23 season.

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Former UNC center Will Shaver commits to Belmont

Former UNC basketball center Will Shaver has committed to Belmont.

Former North Carolina center Will Shaver has a new home after entering the transfer portal a few weeks back.

Shaver was one of six players to enter the portal after a disappointing 2022-23 season for the Tar Heels. And after a year and a half in Chapel Hill, he’s heading to Belmont.

The center took to Twitter on Thursday morning to announce he is committed to Belmont and will continue his career there. The former three-star recruit committed to North Carolina as part of the 2021 class and enrolled on campus early. He joined the team as they made a run to the national championship game but did not get playing time.

Finding himself behind Armando Bacot and Jalen Washington, Shaver never really earned playing time in Hubert Davis’ system. He also injured his foot in December and had to miss the rest of the year after surgery.

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UNC center Will Shaver will enter transfer portal

UNC basketball center Will Shaver will enter the transfer portal as a redshirt freshman, leaving the Tar Heels’ program.

The UNC basketball program has seen its fair share of players enter the transfer portal here in the past two weeks and on Saturday, they added another name to that list.

Redshirt freshman Will Shaver is reportedly entering the transfer portal, becoming the fifth player on UNC’s roster to do so. The report comes from Verbal Commits, as Shaver joins Dontrez Styles, Puff Johnson, Tyler Nickel and Justin McKoy to depart the program and enter the portal.

The former three-star recruit enrolled early at North Carolina as part of the 2021 class. He was with the team in January of 2022 as the Tar Heels made a run to the Final Four but did not play in any games.

This past season, Shaver appeared in three games and averaged 2 minutes per game before undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot.

Shaver will now look for a new opportunity after leaving UNC, and with the depth in front of him, it’s likely for the better.

The Alabama native had 12 offers in his recruitment including from Alabama, Florida State, Georgetown and Illinois among others.

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Jersey numbers announced for incoming UNC freshmen

The jersey numbers were announced for UNC basketball’s incoming class of 2022 freshmen class.

With UNC basketball’s 2022 recruiting class all set to be on campus by the end of this week, that means we are one step closer to the college basketball season.

[autotag]Seth Trimble[/autotag], [autotag]Jalen Washington[/autotag] and [autotag]Tyler Nickel[/autotag] will on be on campus for the first time this week, joining fellow member of the class of 2022 [autotag]Will Shaver[/autotag], a power forward who enrolled early at UNC in the spring.

According to InsideCarolina, the jersey numbers for the four freshmen have been finalized and are as follows:

Trimble: No. 0

Washington: No. 13

Shaver: No. 21

Nickel: No. 24

North Carolina’s 2022 class was ranked No. 17 in the country.

Trimble was UNC’s highest rated commit at No. 35 overall. Washington was No. 44, Nickel No. 76 and Shaver was No. 143 overall.

The freshmen join a roster that returns almost every signifiant player from its rotation last season, excluding Brady Manek who was out of eligibility.

The Tar Heels finished last season 29-10 and lost in the National Championship game to Kansas. They went 15-5 in the ACC and finished second in the league.

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