247Sports news: UNC Basketball formally enters the competition for the four-star combo guard in the Class of 2025.
The UNC basketball program has been very active in offering standout players in the Class of 2025 scholarships.
The UNC basketball team has not spent any time in making a few scholarship offers to some emerging talent, indicating that the class of 2025 is the one to watch.
Derek Dixon was one of the student-athletes that received an offer from the Tar Heels following this weekend’s open recruiting period.
Dixon is a Washington, D.C.-born combo guard with four stars. According to 247Sports Composite, he is presently rated as the No. 64 overall prospect in the Class of 2025 and the No. 2 overall player in his home state.
Dixon was being watched by the Tar Heels coaching staff this past weekend, as David Sisk revealed that Hubert Davis was in Indianapolis to watch him play for his AAU squad, Team Takeover.
Nobody should be surprised that the UNC basketball team has made an offer given his early EYBL stats. The 6-foot-3 guard is shooting the ball at a scorching 60.4% rate from the field and is averaging 16 points, 1.8 assists, and 1.8 rebounds through 10 games. In addition, he has been making outstanding three-pointers, burying 57.5% of his tries so far.
There are other schools participating, particularly in the ACC; Dixon presently has offers from Iowa, Kansas State, Miami, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, and Virginia Tech, among others. Dixon has already made official visits to Pittsburgh and Virginia as part of his recruiting, so the Tar Heels may have some catching up to do in this area.
Over the coming months, there will be a lot of talk about the Class of 2025 because the UNC basketball team has identified a number of prospects they think would fit in well with the program. Now that his recruiting is heating up, UNC basketball fans should keep a watch on Derek Dixon.
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The dates of UNC’s Jumpman Invitational matches against Florida have been announced.
UNC Basketball’s most recent non-conference schedule update.
The men’s basketball team from North Carolina will take on Florida at the Spectrum Center on Tuesday, December 17th as part of the Jumpman Invitational. On Wednesday, December 18, the Tar Heel ladies will take on the Gators one day later. Game times for the two matches will soon be made available by ESPN.
Since the 1990s, the Tar Heel ladies have avoided playing the Gators. In their most recent meeting, which took place on November 23, 1997 in a neutral venue, UNC lost 68-48 after winning the first three meetings (1980, 1982, and 1994).
The men’s squad from UNC last faced Florida at the Battle 4 Atlantis on November 28, 2014. Kennedy Meeks scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, while Marcus Paige added 16 points and four assists to help the Tar Heels win 75–64. UNC’s all-time record versus the Gators is 3-2.
In ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25, Florida came in at number 15, and UNC broke into the top 10 at number 9. The previous season, the Gators went 24-12, placed sixth in the SEC, and were eliminated by Colorado in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
ESPN’s Jeff Borzello stated, “Florida struck gold in the portal last spring and has already reeled in three transfers this year.” In addition, Walter Clayton Jr., if he chooses to forego the NBA draft, is a possibility for All-America, one of the top scorers in the country, and Will Richard can score in double figures. Alijah Martin, a former Florida Atlantic standout, will fit right in. With the return of Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh, as well as the arrival of Sam Alexis from Chattanooga and Rueben Chinyelu from Washington State, Todd Golden ought to have no shortage of frontcourt alternatives.”
