On Monday morning, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel missed out on a blue-chip recruit, as R.J. Davis, a point guard out of Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York, committed to ACC rival North Carolina.
Davis chose North Carolina from a top four that also included Georgetown, Marquette and Pitt. Prior to trimming his list down to four on Sept. 9, Davis had drawn interest from programs around the country and received offers from 29 schools. Toward the end of his recruitment, North Carolina became the heavy favorite to land him after he visited Chapel Hill.