North Carolina’s new staff is wasting no time making its intentions clear with elite in-state talent, and Jordan Page is right back in the center of it.
Five-star guard Jordan Page said on social media that he received an offer from Michael Malone and UNC on August 10, 2026. The Raleigh native, who recently announced he is transferring to IMG Academy to finish his high school career, made the news public with a post thanking the Tar Heels for the opportunity.
“Blessed to have received an offer from the University of North Carolina @UNC_Basketball
Thank you to the entire UNC staff for giving me this opportunity pic.twitter.com/NJrjBhOTmt
- Jordan Page (@jpagefive) August 10, 2026”
UNC wasn’t the only program to jump in for Page over the past 24 hours. He also picked up offers from Georgetown, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Houston, Kentucky, Florida State, Providence, and UConn in that same stretch.
Page’s profile has only kept climbing, and the interest reflects it. He is listed as the No. 11 overall player in the Class of 2027 and the No. 1-ranked center in that group. He is also ranked as the sixth-best prospect out of North Carolina.
This isn’t new ground for the Tar Heels. Back in June of 2025, the Hubert Davis staff offered Page, and now Malone’s group has officially stepped back into the race. At 6-foot-5, the shooting guard remains a major target, and UNC is clearly making sure it stays in the conversation.
The hope around Chapel Hill is that Page’s time in Florida will be brief and that he’ll eventually come back home for college. For now, the bigger takeaway is that the Tar Heels are chasing the best players they can find, and Page sits firmly in that tier.
That fits the early pattern of Malone’s tenure. UNC has been active with top Class of 2027 prospects, including CJ Rosser and Beckham Black, and the staff appears determined to land multiple blue-chip names as it starts building toward the 2027-2028 roster and beyond.
If the Tar Heels can get Page, he’d be a major get. And if Malone’s first high school class comes together the way UNC hopes, Page could be part of a haul that includes two, maybe even three, five-star commitments.
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