Ven-Allen Lubin’s commitment earlier this week brings the Tar Heel roster closer to completion, as only two scholarships are still available and the transfer portal window is in the rearview. Questions still remain regarding the North Carolina frontcourt, and as June is within reach, those inquiries will shortly have to become hope and optimism about whoever fills the roster.
The entirety of the offseason has been swarmed with chatter regarding replacing Armando Bacot. This urgency from Tar Heel faithful and national media goes much further than addressing a singular position, though. When you think of North Carolina basketball in recent years, names like Garrison Brooks, Kennedy Meeks, Brice Johnson, Tyler Zeller, and John Henson come to mind—all big men who were well-known, respected, and enormously talented.