The UNC basketball recruiters lost to the defending back-to-back national champs for Braylon Mullins.
UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his staff survived each cut in the Braylon Mullins sweepstakes leading up to the Greenfield-Central School five-star guard's decision date this week. But the Tar Heels, a finalist alongside UConn and Indiana, did not prevail in the end.Instead, at his school's gym on Wednesday evening, the 6-foot-5, 180-pound Mullins announced his commitment to two-time UConn basketball national champion head coach Dan Hurley and his crew.
Mullins, an official visitor in Chapel Hill last month, skyrocketed 85 spots over the summer to No. 23 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite. He did so by impressing scouts and analysts via his top-shelf athleticism, sharpshooting, and competitive fire on both ends of the floor. Meanwhile, Gonzaga College High School four-star guard Derek Dixon, who ranks No. 47 overall and No. 6 among combo guards in the cycle, remains the UNC basketball program's lone pledge on the 2025 recruiting trail.
But it's worth noting that Hubert Davis and his cohorts are still in contention for the No. 1 overall high school senior in Utah Prep five-star forward AJ Dybantsa.Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of North Carolina Tar Heels on SI, Duke Blue Devils on SI, and NC State Wolfpack on SI, making him a key source for comprehensive coverage of these storied college basketball programs.
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