North Carolina basketball in talks with No. 1 overall player in transfer portal

The transportation portal has been unfastened for 2 days now, and implicit 1,000 players are already successful it. This marks the opening of a caller epoch successful assemblage sports, and it’s rapidly becoming a never-ending issue. However, determination are positives to the transportation portal, specified arsenic giving players who flew nether the radar successful precocious schoolhouse the accidental to play for large programs.

Not lone is the transportation portal active, but determination are besides 16 teams inactive vying for a spot successful the thrilling March Madness Tournament. On apical of that, coaches proceed to permission and articulation programs astatine a accelerated pace. The caller epoch of assemblage sports is reshaping the offseason, creating part wrong the assemblage world.

On Tuesday, New Mexico standout constituent defender Donovan Dent entered the transportation portal, hoping to instrumentality his talents to a larger program. His caput coach, Richard Pitino, was hired arsenic the adjacent caput manager astatine Xavier, replacing Sean Miller aft his unexpected departure to Austin.

Dent’s precocious schoolhouse teammate is present Philadelphia 76er Jared McCain. In his sophomore season, Dent averaged 20.6 points and 6.4 assists per game. ESPN’s Jeff Borzello named him the apical subordinate successful the portal.

“Dent instantly becomes the champion disposable subordinate successful the portal. He averaged 20.4 points and 6.4 assists, ranking successful the apical 15 nationally successful both,” Borzello wrote.

The astir coveted subordinate successful the portal has already been contacted by North Carolina, who precocious mislaid constituent guard Elliot Cadeau.

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“UNC has been successful interaction with New Mexico defender Donovan Dent, the Mountain West POY,” Chris Smith posted.

The Tar Heels are losing some RJ Davis and Cadeau, truthful securing Dent from the portal seems similar a necessity. However, there’s nary denotation that Dent is considering North Carolina, though the program’s affluent past volition surely marque the connection appealing. Of course, successful today’s era, NIL volition apt play a important relation successful his decision.