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North Carolina misses out on another top Class of 2026 talent to a rival ACC school

The 2026 recruiting class has not been kind to Hubert Davis and the UNC basketball program up to this point.

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The 2026 recruiting cycle has not gone the way that Hubert Davis and the UNC basketball program had hoped for.

On Tuesday, highly-coveted five-star wing Bryson Howard made his college decision. Choosing between a trio of Blue Bloods: Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina, Howard elected to call the school down the road his future home.

Unfortunately, this is not the first Class of 2026 product who elected to commit to a rival ACC program.