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Intriguing Backcourt Talent Reports UNC Basketball Offer

In-state recruit Isaiah Denis is a relatively late addition to the 2025 UNC basketball wishlist.

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Most of the new UNC basketball offers this month have been to 2026 prospects. But that doesn't mean fourth-year head coach Hubert Davis and his crew are finished when it comes to targeting more 2025 talents.

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On Monday, Davidson Day School (N.C.) guard Isaiah Denis became the 18th prep in the 2025 cycle to announce an offer from the Tar Heels. The 6-foot-5, 170-pound four-star did so via the following post on social media, thanking Davis and fourth-year UNC basketball assistant coach Jeff Lebo:

Denis, now with roughly two dozen offers in hand and a handful of visits on tap across the next few months, sat at No. 104 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite when summer began.

He's now up to No. 75 — ranked No. 3 among rising high school seniors in North Carolina — after exhibiting his impressive length, athleticism, shotmaking, and all-around competitive flair for Team CP3 on the Nike EYBL circuit the past few months.

As things stand, Isaiah Denis is the lowest-ranked 2025 UNC basketball recruiting target, sitting one notch below Greenfield-Central School (Ind.) four-star guard Braylon Mullins. That said, both are on the rise of late and likely to climb higher in the coming weeks.

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