Tracking Carolina Basketball’s New Offers
Hubert Davis is dolling out scholarship offers this week after the lone spring evaluation weekend.
JUST IN: UNC Tar Heels have officially Won the race over Duke to sign Kentucky Wildcats veteran starting Shooting Guard, the exceptional Star Ace will formally sign a three-year, £146million Deal. Sad news for Duke to see their rivals excel …
North Carolina’s recruitment of Nate Ament began last fall when Jeff Lebo took a visit to Warrenton (Va.) Highland School. During the John Wall Invitational in December, Hubert Davis and assistant coach Brad Frederick saw standout performances from the 6-foot-9 forward. And this past weekend with his Team Load adidas 3SSB team, Ament was again a standout in front of Davis and, this time, assistant coach Sean May.
He’s ranked the No. 13 player in the rising senior class, and holds offers from Creighton, Duke, Florida State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Ole Miss, Penn Sttate, Pittsburgh, Providence, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.
“A 6-foot-9 stretch four-man out of Warrenton (Va.) Ament has been lethal from behind the arc as he fits the current climate of basketball at his position. He can drain trail threes, hit long-range bombs off a rhythm dribble, and is comfortable shooting over defenders in any setting. Ament has also shown a great level of activity on the defensive end. He takes full advantage of his size and has looked to make plays in the passing lanes. His youth comes to light when looking at him physically but he combines translatable production with a very high ceiling.” – 247Sports’ Brandon Jenkins this weekend at 3SSB
6-foot-6 forward at Hillsborough (N.C.) Orange High School, Cole Cloer is ranked the No. 18 overall player in the class of 2026 and No. 1 in North Carolina by 247Sports. He holds offers from Georgetown, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi State, NC State, Tennessee, VCU, and Wake Forest.
During the spring’s only evaluation period, multiple North Carolina coaches – Hubert Davis and assistants Jeff Lebo and Brad Frederick – watched Cloer and Team CP3 16U on multiple occasions. Starring alongside Reidsville (N.C.) High School’s dynamic duo of Dionte Neal and Kendre Harrison, Team CP3 is arguably the best team in the 16U division. In six games this EYBL season, Cloer is averaging 16.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists, and one block while shooting 46.2% 3pt (12-26) and 82.1% FT (23-28).
“I definitely noticed them (the UNC coaching staff) at my games, but I try not to pay too much attention to it,” Cloer said. “Being a kid it’s what you always wanted, them showing their faces. North Carolina has really done a good job of watching me and being engaged. It shows they’re really interested when they bring a bunch of different coaches, it’s not just one coach.”
A standout at Studio City (Calif.) Harvard-Westlake, Nik Khamenia is a 6-foot-8 forward who started hearing from UNC in January. He holds offers from Gonzaga, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, St. John’s, Stanford, UCLA, and UNLV.
“(Khamenia) has emerged as one of the top power forward prospects out West and nationally,” said 247Sports national recruiting director Eric Bossi. “He plays a game that is built around skill, toughness, and competitive fire. Offensively, he is a capable jump shooter with range to the three-point line. He loves to operate in the high post where he can make jumpers, attack off the dribble or do a nice job of finding cutters with crisp passes.”
Khamenia plays on the Puma circuit, so North Carolina didn’t get a chance to see him this past weekend. However, there’s one trait above all that nearly every analyst loves about Khamenia.
“(He) competes and impacts winning,” said Harvard-Westlake head coach Dave Rebibo. “He’s infectious. His energy, his desire to make the right play… (he) just impacts winning constantly. He’s an incredible kid, great student, and has high intellect, high character, and is an incredible worker and student of the game.”
