Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels are officially in the running for five-star point guard Jordan Smith Jr.
The Tar Heels handed out two offers to 2,026 recruits on Sunday night, with Smith Jr. and Caleb Holt announcing they had received one from North Carolina. As Davis and his staff identify their goals for the class of 2026, they are now on the lookout for these talented recruits.
Smith Jr. is a 6-foot-1, 170-pound recruit who hails from Fairfax, Va., playing high school basketball at Paul VI Catholic. He has a total of 15 offers in his recruitment with DukeState of Arizona, State of FloridaHouston, Louisville, MichiganSyracuse and Villanova offering in addition to UNC.
UNC’s offer comes just one day after rival Duke also offered the talented recruit.
The point guard is a five-star recruit ranked No. 8 nationally, the No. 2 point guard and the No. 1 player in the state of Virginia according to the 247Sports Recruiting Rankings.
North Carolina now has five recruits offered in the 2026 class, as Smith Jr. has offered Cole Cloer, Kendre Harrison, Tyran Stoks and Holt.
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