UNC Basketball: Hubert Davis Makes Bold Move on Transfer Trail

Third-year UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis went into enemy territory on Thursday with eyes on landing two-year Kentucky player Adou Thiero , a 6-foot-7, 200-pound wing whose long-limbed frame and athletic upside haveDavis, who brought along assistant coaches Jeff Lebo and Sean May to meet with Thiero at a Lexington steakhouse near campus, caught the attention of Wildcat faithful. Of course.

Hubert Davis is at Malones in Lexington…how do I know? 4 people have sent me a picture of him pacing around the parking lot on his phoneNeedless to say, the Tar Heels must've known they'd attract curious onlookers galore by entering the heart of a fellow blueblood's turf, now transitioning out of the John Calipari era and into Mark Pope madness, and recruiting a promising Kentucky talent who has not yet publicly ruled out a return to Big Blue Nation.

Although some see the battle coming down to UNC and Pitt, Thiero hasn't publicly ruled out any of the schools on his reported list, which includes the Tar Heels, Panthers, and Wildcats, as well as Arkansas and Indiana. As a sophomore this past season for the Wildcats under Calipari, the 19-year-old Thiero averaged 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 21.4 minutes per game.With eyes on applying a few finishing touches to a 2024-25 UNC basketball roster that already looks well on its way to a top-five preseason ranking, Hubert Davis and his gang have yet to find paydirt in any of their transfer pursuits this offseason.

It's likely only a matter of time before a prime target with serious championship aspirations pledges allegiance to Davis and the 2024-25 Tar Heels.UNC Pads Record, Becomes ACC's First No. 1 Seed This Decade

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