North Carolina 2024-25 roster: Belmont's Cade Tyson, one of top 3-point shooters, transfers to Tar Heels

Davis' return makes the Tar Heels a national title contender next season

By Cameron Salerno Apr 29, 2024 at 11:35 am ET• 6 min read

North Carolina All-American guard RJ Davis officially announced his return to North Carolina on social media Tuesday. Davis will be the only first-team All-American returning to play college basketball next season. The others (Zach Edey, Jamal Shead, Tristen Newton, and Dalton Knecht) are all heading to the NBA Draft.

After Armando Bacot decided to play a final season in 2023-24, Davis' return gives UNC two different All-Americans in consecutive years for the first time since James Worthy, Michael Jordan, and Sam Perkins in the early 1980s.

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Davis won't be the only key player returning. UNC guard Seth Trimble — a key backup on this season's team — elected to remove his name from the transfer portal to return to campus. Former five-star recruit Elliot Cadeau is expected to return for his sophomore season.

Last weekend, UNC landed one of the top players in the transfer portal in Belmont's Cade Tyson. Tyson ranked as the No. 16 player in the CBS Sports Transfer Rankings and was one of the top 3-point shooters in the sport this past season.