Jalen Davis has narrowed his recruitment to four schools, and North Carolina is still very much in the mix.
The four-star guard told Rivals he is down to Gonzaga, North Carolina, UCLA, and Washington, with his final official visit set for Gonzaga this weekend. Davis, a 6-foot-3 senior and one of the top guards in the Class of 2027, has drawn heavy attention from Michael Malone and the UNC basketball program, which has pushed hard to stay in the race.
Davis has been linked closely to the Tar Heels in recent weeks, and he already made an official visit to Chapel Hill in early November. The fit has been easy to see from the outside, and UNC now looks like one of the programs with real momentum as his decision nears.
Rivals National Recruiting Analyst Jamie Shaw described Davis this way:
“Davis has positional size, but he is also comfortable on or off the ball. With his length, he has some sneaky speed with the ball in his hands and can really put pressure on the defense in the open floor.
He is also a quality shooter from three-point range. As he cleans up his footwork and continues to work on his reads, there is real upside here with his natural abilities and physical gifts.”
For UNC, Davis is part of a larger guard picture that still has some moving pieces. DeMarcus Henry is already committed, while Beckham Black and Nasir Anderson have also been connected to the Tar Heels. But the program appears to be slipping with both of those targets as other prospects move ahead in the pecking order.
That makes Davis stand out even more as a priority. He is one of the names UNC is clearly still pressing for, and with his Gonzaga visit still ahead, the Tar Heels will be watching closely as this recruitment heads toward the finish line.
A commitment could come during the upcoming early signing period, and UNC fans have plenty of reason to keep this one on the radar. The competition is real, but the Tar Heels remain in position to make a serious run at the Bremerton, Washington native.
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