Just under 247 hours after Simeon Wilcher requested his release from the program, Hubert Davis and North Carolina have honored that request.
Per multiple reports, Wilcher has officially been released from his letter of intent and his new recruitment is officially on again. The four-star guard committed to North Carolina in October of 2021 as the first recruit to commit in that class.
He was later joined by G.G. Jackson who then reclassified and decommitted, and then most recently Zayden High. But after Wilcher’s departure, UNC’s class is now made up of High and five-star guard Elliot Cadeau who just reclassified from 2024.
Simeon Wilcher has obtained his release from UNC and is expected to visit @StJohnsBBall this week, per source https://t.co/YRhDf40VOg
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) June 7, 2023
The loss is a big one for North Carolina but it appears as if Wilcher saw the depth chart and wanted to see playing time earlier in his career.
Either way, UNC will move forward now with a few scholarships left and could hit the transfer portal again.
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