UNC gets first basketball transfer from NC State since World War II
The Tar Heels are bringing someone on a short journey to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The NC State Wolfpack to UNC Tar Heels pipeline is pretty much nonexistent. But now, in this era of the wild, crazy, overloaded transfer portal -- even this is possible. NC State's Matt Able no longer plays for the Wolfpack.
He has committed to the Tar Heels, according to On3 Sports' Joe Tipton . And thanks to NC State beat writer Noah Fleischman , we know this remarkable stat: Able is the first former NC State player to transfer to UNC since World War II. MORE: A $3 million battle for Donnie Freeman Fleischman shared that the three prior to do so were the long ago Bernie Mock, Fred Swartzberg and Bones McKinney.
Able, for his part, is a major get for the Tar Heels. He was a top-20 recruit in the Class of 2025 before joining NC State, and he went on to average 8. 8 points and 3.