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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels eliminated in race for elite guard

CHAPEL HILL, NC - NOVEMBER 17: Assistant coach Hubert Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels against the Belmont Bruins during play at the Dean Smith Center on November 17, 2013 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Belmont defeated North Carolina 83-80. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Hubert Davis and the UNC Basketball program can officially move on from an elite 5-star wing in the 2022 class.

On Thursday, five-star combo guard Nick Smith Jr. made a big update to his recruitment by cutting his list of 26 offers down to his final eight schools. And for the North Carolina Tar Heels, they were not among those eight schools as their pursuit has officially ended.