Two incoming UNC basketball transfers ranked highly in 247Sports' final portal rankings
Two incoming UNC basketball transfers ranked highly in 247Sports' final portal rankings Can UNC transfer portal additions Henri Veesaar and Kyan Evans live up to their offseason hype?
The North Carolina Tar Heels' 2025-2026 basketball roster will look very different from last season's, highlighted by the fact two projected starters come from the transfer portal.
RJ Davis ran the show for UNC over the last five seasons, but he is out of eligibility. Elliot Cadeau is now at Michigan, while Drake Powell just declared for the NBA Draft – but kept his college eligibility open.
North Carolina nabbed its starting center in 7-foot center Henri Veesaar, who comes over from Arizona and brings some much-needed height in the post. The Tar Heels also found their starting point guard in Kyan Evans, who helped lead Colorado State to the Round of 32, in this year's NCAA Tournament.
247Sports thinks highly of UNC's Veesaar and Evans additions, with both ranked in the Top 150 of 247Sports' final transfer portal rankings.
Veesaar rings in at 30th in 247Sports' rankings, with Isaac Trotter projecting North Carolina's new big man to develop into a superstar.
"Henri Veesaar has a real shot to be a flat-out star next year after massive changes to his body," Trotter said. "The 7-footer packed on 35 pounds, stepped in for the injured Motiejus Krivas and delivered a breakout sophomore season at Arizona. Veesaar is a dangerous roller who can make quick reads. He could get out-physicaled at times in the paint, but overall, Veesaar was a good-to-great rim protector. He really helped change the complexion of Arizona's offense with his ability to stretch the floor for 3-pointers. Veesaar isn't much of a post-up wagon yet, but that's coming. He does everything else at a high level."
Evans just clips the Top 100, with Trotter pointing to his 3-point shooting and finishing abilities, as the top reasons for Evans' ranking.
"Efficiency was the name of the game for Kyan Evans," Trotter said. "The 6-foot-2 sophomore guard shot over 40% on both catch-and-shoot 3s and off-the-dribble 3s. Colorado State started running him off staggers or pindowns, and he was up to the challenge. Oh, and he really started to find his groove attacking long closeouts, slicing to the rim and finishing at a high level. Evans was balling by the time March Madness rolled around. There are some concerns. He played next to a superstar in Nique Clifford who generated lots of attention. Colorado State's intricate offense also maximized his strengths perfectly. He's not a tried-and-true point guard, but he has a clip and Evans is super competitive."
We're currently in baseball season for the Diamond Heels, followed by football, but UNC's basketball additions make me want to fast-forward to November.
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