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UNC Basketball: Lady Tar Heels land 4-star transfer player

Courtney Banghart and the University of North Carolina women’s basketball program landed a big-time transfer on Monday night that figures to be a difference-maker for the Tar Heels in the years to come.

Ariel Young, a 6-foot-1 guard out of Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida announced her decision to transfer to North Carolina from the University of Michigan.

Young, a former member of Central Florida Elite on the EYBL circuit, was the No. 92 prospect in the nation coming out of high school according to the 2018 ESPN Hoopgurlz Recruiting Rankings. In 2018, she led Lincoln to a 22-2 record and No.