UNC basketball making five-star recruit a priority

By admin — In News — July 16, 2026

   ​The North Carolina Tar Heels are busy on the recruiting trail as the AAU circuit continues to heat up here in the Summer months. After a busy weekend in Las Vegas, the circuit now moves to South Carolina for the EYBL Peach Jam event.It’s the premier AAU event of the entire AAU season. For North Carolina, they are out on the recruiting trail watching key targets that they have on their board. With no commitments in the 2027 or 2028 classes, there’s no need to panic just yet.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis will be Michael Malone’s first full recruiting cycle as head coach, and the first step is identifying top targets for their recruiting board. Now, with the Peach Jam underway, it appears as if the Tar Heels are making at least one recruit a big priority early on.On Wednesday, Inside Carolina wrote on Adan Diggs and how North Carolina is making him a priority recruit in the 2027 class.Diggs is having another big showing on the AAU circuit and there’s a reason why he’s one of the top overall recruits in the 2027 class.The 6-foot-5, 180-pound combo guard hails from Goodyear, Arizona and is ranked No. 3 nationally, the No. 1 combo guard, and No. 1 player in the state of Arizona per the 247Sports recruiting rankings. He has a total of 26 offers in his recruitment with programs like Duke, Kentucky, and BYU, among others after him.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFollow us @TarHeelsWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC basketball making five-star recruit a priority  

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