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UNC Basketball misses out on one of its Class of 2026 recruiting targets

One of North Carolina's primary recruiting targets is off the board.

Toni Bryant, a top-20 recruit in the Class of 2026, announced his commitment to Missouri. This announcement came following his official visit to Chapel Hill just a week prior.

NEWS: 2026 Top-20 recruit Toni Bryant has committed to Missouri, source told @Rivals.

The 6-10 power forward chose the Tigers over North Carolina, NC State, Arizona, and others. https://t.co/xJUZoiiUqm pic.twitter.com/wBfngeosgd— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) September 8, 2025

Throughout the process, the belief around the industry was that Missouri had the upper-hand in Bryant's recruitment.