UNC basketball recruiting target visits Arkansas

North Carolina has managed to get one player out of the transfer portal so far, securing a commitment from winger Cade Tyson. With three starting spots to fill by 2024-25, the ideal scenario is for the Tar Heels to land at least one more target in the portal, hopefully two.

With options dwindling, former Kentucky forward Adou Thiero is one of the biggest targets. When John Calipari left for Arkansas, Thiero entered his name into the portal and immediately attracted a lot of interest from programs. This included North Carolina.

But Thiero was able to reunite with his old coach and took a step forward in that direction on Wednesday.

According to Hawg Sports, Thiero was on the Arkansas campus for an off-portal visit:

The 6-foot-2 forward was on campus at Arkansas as they are one of his finalists to re-sign alongside UNC. Thiero is having an impressive season with the Wildcats, averaging 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

He started in 19 of the 25 games he appeared in and missed eight games due to injury.

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