“I’AM LEAVING” NBA Center Armando Bacot has announced that he is leaving the Tar Heels due to…..
Now that the NCAA transfer portal has opened and hundreds of players are entering each and every day, teams need to be on top of everything when it comes to making additions heading into the next season.
And UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis has not shied away from using the portal to bring in key pieces, with names like Brady Manek, Cormac Ryan, Harrison Ingram, and Jae’Lyn Withers being brought to Chapel Hill in just the last few seasons.
With key departures of Tar Heels like Ryan, Paxson Wojcik, and Armando Bacot, as well as the potential losses of Ingram, Withers, and ACC Player of the Year RJ Davis, Hubert Davis and the rest of the UNC staff have some holes to fill for next season.
It seems they’ve hit the ground running, with reports on Wednesday of the Tar Heels, alongside a trio of powerhouses in Kentucky, Tennessee, and archrival Duke, having contacted former Belmont guard Cade Tyson.
Tyson, a 6-foot-7 sharpshooter who has played two seasons with the Bruins, entered his name in the transfer portal over a week ago.
After becoming the Missouri Valley Conference Rookie of the Year, he reached another level as a standout performer for Belmont in his sophomore year.
The 20-year-old Tyson averaged 16.2 points per game for Belmont while shooting an impressive 46.5 percent beyond the arc on nearly 180 attempts.
He started all 31 games he appeared in this past season, while coming in at No. 2 nationally in 3-point percentage.
