Top international 2027 big man to visit UNC basketball
The North Carolina Tar Heels' basketball program was able to land a top 10 recruiting class for the 2025 cycle, and now, Hubert Davis and the staff are hoping to build on that with future classes.
Despite no commitments in the 2026 class, UNC does have offers out to several prospects. But they are also starting to work on the 2027 class.
On Monday, Jonathan Givony reported that top international big man Sayon Keita will start his visits this week and will travel to six programs: North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, Indiana, UConn, and Kentucky. The official visits started on Monday and will be completed after the sixth visit.
Kansas is the first program to receive a visit this week followed by Indiana, Kentucky, Duke, UNC and then UConn to wrap it up on August 2nd.
The 7-foot center hails from Spain and is considered the top international big man in the 2027 class. He could reclassify to 2026, which would be huge for whatever program is able to land him.
North Carolina was able to land Henri Veesaar out of the transfer portal, as the former Arizona player found a new home. But the Tar Heels will need to reload at the position for future classes.
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