For UNC fans, like most college basketball fans, this is a crazy and chaotic time. Just like perennial powerhouses like Duke and Kentucky, the Tar Heels could potentially start from scratch with virtually new rosters.
There is one potentially huge exception for North Carolina. RJ Davis is eligible for another year of college basketball – if he wants it. Most All-American guards are surefire NBA draft entrants, but Davis is somewhat different. His final decision hasn’t been announced, leading to speculation that either with or without the benefit of entering the NBA draft, Davis could end up back at North Carolina next year.
Davis isn’t the only returning Tar Heel possibility, just the most notable. And while the transfer portal shrinks and grows by the day, as it stands now, here are the top three possible Tar Heel roster returnees for 2024-25.
Yes, admittedly, this is far from a certainty. But Davis hasn’t yet placed his name in the 2024 NBA draft. Whether he does or doesn’t enter the draft – despite Davis’ evident skills – 6-foot, 160-pound guards aren’t typically a sought-after NBA item. Davis could decide not to enter the draft or could enter and pull his name back out.
To review his credentials, Davis was a consensus All-American last season and has 2,088 career points at UNC. Davis is fifth on UNC’s career scoring list, but if he plays another season, he could become the all-time leading scorer. With 274 3-pointers made, Davis is second on that all-time Carolina list.
