The North Carolina Tar Heels officially have a commitment for the 2025 recruiting cycle, landing a four-star recruit on Friday afternoon.
Combo guard Derek Dixon officially pledged his commitment to the Tar Heels, ending his recruitment and picking UNC over fellow Atlantic Coast Conference foe Pitt. Virginia and Vanderbilt were also finalists in his recruitment. Dixon committed on his birthday, just weeks after taking visits to programs that were considered finalists.
But in the end, the Tar Heels won out in the recruitment and Hubert Davis now has his first commitment for the class.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Dixon plays at Gonzaga College out of Washington D.C, and had a total of 16 offers in his recruitment. He visited UNC on September 6th and then canceled a visit to Arizona the following weekend.
Breaking: Derek Dixon, the No. 51 overall prospect in the class of 2025 has committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels.
"I want to win and that's what Carolina is all about.”
He chose North Carolina over Pitt, Vanderbilt, and Virginia.
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— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) September 27, 2024
Dixon is ranked No. 47 nationally, the No. 6 combo guard and No. 3 player in Washington D.C. per the 247Sports recruiting rankings. Here is what he had to say about UNC in his recruitment to Dushawn London of 247Sports:
North Carolina: “They offered me earlier this summer. They’re a great prestigious program that consistently wins a lot of games and are ranked in the top-25. I’ve developed a good relationship with Coach Davis and Coach Lebo and they’re preaching they need a replacement for RJ Davis and potentially Elliot Cadeau if he goes pro.”
For North Carolina, this is a huge commitment as it gets the 2025 class officially started. Davis and his staff have other big targets still remaining and the class is not close to being finished.
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