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UNC basketball reaches out to guard in transfer portal

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The UNC Basketball program has reached out to guard Joson Sanon.

As North Carolina continues to work through the transfer portal, they are hoping to finalize the roster for Michael Malone's first season. The deadline to enter the transfer portal is officially here, but teams can still reach out to players in the portal in hopes of landing them. The latest player to hear from North Carolina is another guard.

Per Sam Kayser, the Tar Heels are among the teams that have reached out to St. John's guard Joson Sanon. Despite North Carolina landing a pair of guards recently with Matt Able and Terrence Brown, there's still a need for some depth there.

That's where Sanon could come into play. St. John’s transfer Joson Sanon has heard from the following programs since entering the transfer portal, source told @LeagueRDY : Alabama Auburn Kentucky North Carolina Kansas Oregon West Virginia Vanderbilt Cincinnati NC State Texas A&M UCLA Mississippi State Georgetown Texas… pic.

twitter. com/4AVy5mtZxd — Sam Kayser (@KayserHoops) April 22, 2026 The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 7. 9 points and 2.