With a top 3 recruiting class in 2020 and landing four-star guard Kerwin Walton to round off that class on Monday, Roy Williams and his staff have shifted their focus to the 2021 class.
But they will be doing so without pursuing a top five player that they have offered.
Five-star forward Paolo Banchero announced he has trimmed his list of schools down to six on Wednesday, making an update to his recruitment. Banchero told 247 Sports lead recruiting analyst Evan Daniels that he is focusing on Gonzaga, Duke, Washington, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arizona.
That means Banchero has eliminated the Tar Heels from contention.