RJ Davis will be a Senior Night honoree when the No. 7 Tar Heels host unranked Notre Dame in the Dean E. Smith Center at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday. But there’s no telling if it’ll be his final UNC basketball home game, as the 22-year-old has the option to play a fifth year due to the NCAA not counting the 2020-21 season against anyone’s eligibility.
Yes, Davis has become the frontrunner for ACC Player of the Year while sprinkling his name throughout the program’s history books via now-countless memorable senior performances and lofty career marks. Nevertheless, mock drafts and big boards suggest the 6-foot guard is just a possible second-rounder this go-round.
On Monday, third-year UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis, whose tenure has included fifth-year Tar Heels Leaky Black, now a Charlotte Hornets rookie, and current graduate center Armando Bacot, set to enjoy his second Senior Night festivities, explained to ACC media his mindset on whatever RJ Davis’ 2024-25 outlook may be
“He is gonna be honored as a senior [against Notre Dame]. We did the same thing with Armando last year, and we did the same thing with Leaky the previous year.
“And so, we’re gonna celebrate him as a senior [on Tuesday night], and he should be celebrated. I’m really excited about him and his family being here and being celebrated…
