Current:Home > ScamsRJ Davis' returning to North Carolina basketball: What it means for Tar Heels in 2024-25 -BeyondWealth Learning
RJ Davis' returning to North Carolina basketball: What it means for Tar Heels in 2024-25
View
Date:2025-04-17 11:57:43
North Carolina basketball guard RJ Davis will be back for a fifth season with the Tar Heels, Davis announced Wednesday morning on social media.
"I'm back," Davis said.
The ACC Player of the Year and a first-team All-American in his senior season for the Tar Heels, Davis averaged 21.2 points to lead the ACC in scoring and made 39.8% of his 3-pointers.
He’s the first Tar Heel to win the Jerry West Award, presented annually by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame to the top shooting guard in the country. Davis made a career-high seven 3s vs. Miami on Feb. 26, when he scored 42 points to set the all-time Smith Center record.
Davis is UNC's all-time leader in free throw percentage (.858), is second in 3-pointers (274) and fifth in scoring (2,088 points). Phil Ford is the only Tar Heel guard with more points.
With Davis back, the Tar Heels will likely be among the favorites to compete for the 2025 national championship.
What UNC's 2024-25 roster looks like with RJ Davis
The Tar Heels lost Seth Trimble to the transfer portal and then got him back a few weeks later. With the return of Trimble, RJ Davis, along with the arrival of freshman Ian Jackson and the expected return of sophomore Elliot Cadeau, UNC will have some of the best backcourt depth in the nation.
The Heels added Belmont transfer Cade Tyson, a lengthy wing who should be able to help replace Cormac Ryan, but they need more help in the post to help fill the voids left by Armando Bacot and Harrison Ingram. Rutgers transfer Cliff Omoruyi and Kentucky transfer Adou Thiero are among the portal entries reportedly interested in joining UNC.
Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached atrbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on X/Twitter.
veryGood! (682)
Related
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- A federal judge rejects a call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene
- Jelly Roll album 'Beautifully Broken' exposes regrets, struggle for redemption: Review
- Fans of Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine's Idea of You Need This Update
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- TikToker Taylor Rousseau Grigg's Cause of Death Revealed
- Anna Delvey's 'DWTS' partner reveals 'nothing' tattoo after her infamous exit comment
- Stellantis, seeking to revive sales, makes some leadership changes
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Paramore's Hayley Williams Gets Candid on PTSD and Depression for World Mental Health Day
Ranking
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Biden tells Trump to ‘get a life, man’ and stop storm misinformation
- 'It's gone': Hurricane Milton damage blows away retirement dreams in Punta Gorda
- Hurricane Threat Poised to Keep Rising, Experts Warn
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina’s governor to decide clemency
- Go to McDonald's and you can get a free Krispy Kreme doughnut. Here's how.
- Fall in Love With These Under $100 Designer Michael Kors Handbags With an Extra 20% off Luxury Styles
Recommendation
Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
Far from landfall, Florida's inland counties and east coast still battered by Milton
Former inmates with felony convictions can register to vote under new provisions in New Mexico
MoneyGram announces hack: Customer data such as Social Security numbers, bank accounts impacted
Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
Saoirse Ronan Details Feeling “Sad” Over Ryan Gosling Getting Fired From Lovely Bones
Mike Tyson names his price after Jake Paul's $5 million incentive offer
Who still owns a landline phone? You might be surprised at what the data shows.