Earlier today, UNC freshman guard Drake Powell announced that he is off to the NBA Draft. This announcement arrived via social media:
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— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) April 23, 2025
Powell is a Pittsboro native that committed to Hubert Davis on September 8th, 2022. At the time, Davis knew that he was getting a good player, but Powell would proceed to catapult up the high school rankings before ultimately earning five-star/McDonald’s All-American status prior to arriving on campus. He arrived on campus alongside Ian Jackson and James Brown.