UNC Basketball Checking In on Freshman Transfer

The UNC basketball coaches have been busy making calls to players in the portal, this time expressing interest in a West Virginia talent.

Former West Virginia guard Jonathan Powell | Rob Gray-Imagn Images

The UNC basketball staff is wasting no time this offseason, with head coach Hubert Davis and his cohorts already beginning to initiate contact with a number of players who have entered the transfer portal.

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On Wednesday, it was revealed via The Portal Report that the Tar Heels are among a number of teams that have expressed interest in former West Virginia guard Jonathan Powell.

A three-star prospect coming out of high school, Powell spent his lone collegiate season thus far as a member of the Mountaineers under Darian DeVries.

The 6-foot-6, 191-pound Powell was a regular starter for the Mountaineers, as he appeared in the starting lineup for 23 out of the 32 games he played as a rookie. He wound up averaging 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per outing.

And he connected on 35.2 percent of his 3-point attempts. However, the gifted talent connected on just 48.0 percent of his attempts at the charity stripe, albeit in limited trips.

Powell has heard from a number of other high-major programs, including Cincinnati, Clemson, Creighton, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Louisville, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, and Xavier.

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