North Carolina has made a late addition to its 2024-25 roster. Georgia Tech switch ahead Tyzhaun Claude introduced his dedication to the Tar Heels on Wednesday.
Claude, a five-year collegian listed at 6-foot-7, 226 kilos, entered the switch portal on April 1 however obtained information from the NCAA simply this previous week that he’d been granted a waiver to be eligible to play in 2024-25. Georgetown had been closely in pursuit, in line with a supply.
He averaged 4.8 factors and 5.2 rebounds in 32 video games (with 4 begins) final season for the Yellow Jackets. His offensive rebounding share of 15.7% ranked No. 10 within the nation, in line with KenPom. Claude posted 9 factors, eight rebounds, and three blocks in Georgia Tech’s 74-73 upset win over UNC on Jan. 30.
“Ty is the final word lunch-pail man,” mentioned Georgia Tech coach Damon Stoudamire. “His bread and butter is on the field, and he performs so exhausting.”
Claude, a Goldsboro, N.C. native, might be becoming a member of the fourth program of his faculty profession. He began at Morehead State, the place he spent three years, however he missed most of his last two seasons there due to an ACL damage. Then he transferred to Western Carolina, averaging 15.4 factors and a conference-leading 8.6 rebounds.
Since UNC’s March 29 loss within the NCAA Event, head coach Hubert Davis hasn’t made any public feedback, however he is been busy with an offseason roster rebuild that has spanned 5 months.
The Tar Heel employees entered the portal season looking for a fringe shooter and frontcourt assist. They acquired that shooter in late April, with a dedication from Belmont switch Cade Tyson, however the seek for submit assist proved to be extra of a problem. Some early targets did not pan out, and a few targets selected elsewhere, earlier than UNC obtained a dedication from Vanderbilt ahead Ven-Allen Lubin in late Might. Since then, with a number of scholarships accessible, UNC continued to guage choices, together with exploring worldwide submit gamers.
Along with Lubin, who averaged 12.3 factors an 6.3 rebounds final season for the Commodores, UNC’s high returning frontcourt choices are Jae’Lyn Withers (4.2 factors, 3.6 rebounds) and Jalen Washington (3.9 factors, 2.6 rebounds).
