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North Carolina reaches out to 2025 recruits

Hubert Davis and the UNC basketball staff have begun to look towards the future beyond their No. 1 class in 2024.

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North Carolina currently holds the No. 1 ranked recruiting class for 2024, even after the reclassification of Elliot Cadeau late last month.

With momentum on the recruiting trail, Hubert Davis have begun to plan for their 2025 recruiting class.

As the contact period for rising juniors began yesterday, the Tar Heels reached out to at least four high-profile recruits: Sadiq White (Charlotte, NC) via Nick Jones, Isiah Harwell (Mount Pleasant, UT) via Travis Graf, Preston Copeland (Raleigh, NC) via Dino Siervo of TheCircuit, and Caleb Wilson (Atlanta, GA) via Joe Tipton.

White is ranked as the No. 20 overall recruit in the 2025 class and the No. 3 small forward. 

He attends Myers Park High School, where he recently won a 4A State Championship. White poured in 15 points on an efficient 7-of-9 shooting, while pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.

While his recruitment is certain to heat up, he has already garnered offers from Alabama, South Carolina, Syracuse, and Florida State.

Another prospect on North Carolina's recruiting board is Isiah Harwell, the No. 5 overall recruit and the No. 1 shooting guard in his class.

Competing at Wasatch Academy out of Mount Pleasant, Utah, Harwell is one of the most coveted recruits in the rising junior class. He has already been contacted by dozens of Power Five programs and even received offers from the likes of Gonzaga, Duke, Villanova, Kansas State, and UCLA.

Hubert Davis extended an offer to Harwell back in September, while Duke is the lone program he has taken an unofficial visit to.

Another top-10 recruit in the form of No. 9 ranked Caleb Wilson has been in contact with North Carolina. The five-star recruit is rated as the fifth-best power forward in his class and the No. 2 player in the state of Georgia.

While sitting on an offer from UNC, he also holds offers from programs such as Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, and Missouri.

Although the Tar Heels' recruiting efforts have extended outside of the Triangle, they have also turned to local talent to help their future roster. North Carolina has reportedly been in contact with power forward Preston Copeland out of Raleigh Christian Academy.

Copeland is currently unranked by 247Sports, but has Indiana, Nebraska, Georgetown, East Carolina, and Radford.

Who will the Tar Heels reach out to next and will any of the four aforementioned recruits wind up in Chapel Hill?

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