The 247Sports Crystal Ball portrays Baylor as the top candidate to sign former Tennessee big man Jonas Aidoo. And the Bears, who acquired fifth-year former Duke basketball player Jeremy Roach on Sunday night, may get a boost after accepting Aidoo's visit over the weekend. However, don't take into account just yet his UNC basketball head coach, Hubert Davis and his staff.
Related: Another huge Tar Heel transfer target committed elsewhere
In addition to the Tar Heels seemingly having plenty of time to acquire the No. 4 spot and center, especially considering junior forward Harrison Ingram announced his early departure to the NBA on Saturday. Now there's reason to doubt the 6-foot-11 player. , Aidoo, who weighs 240 pounds, will keep UNC in contention, but it may take more time to figure out the best option in recruiting.
It's worth pointing out that he's only been in the transfer portal for less than two weeks, ranked No. 11 overall by 247Sports.
On Sunday night, Field of 68 college hoops insider Jeff Goodman reported that four suitors are “very much on the list for Tennessee transfer Jonas Aidoo.” UNC is on that list along with Baylor, Alabama and Arkansas.
A Volunteer All-SEC performer as a junior, Aidoo took huge leaps in development each year in college. The Durham native is a former four-star prep player ranked No. 40 overall in the 247Sports 2021 Composite Rankings and averaged 11.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game last season.
Aidoo, who started just nine games in his freshman and sophomore campaigns in Knoxville, will start all 36 games for Tennessee in 2023-24, leading the team in the SEC standings. Finally, I reached Elite 8.
Of course, the Tar Heels would like to find a quality center to help fill the void left by the expiration of eligibility of Armando Bacot, a five-year starter in UNC basketball. But so far, four of the six people reportedly heard from Davis and his crew after entering the transfer portal have already left the board and moved on to other schools.
Clifford Omoruyi, a graduate of Aidoo and Rutgers University with the Tar Heels as a finalist, is the only one of the portal's top talent at the post still considering a move to Chapel Hill. It might be a person.
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