Carolina is ranked No. 25 in the preseason edition of the AP Top 25 poll, which was released Monday. The preseason ranking is UNC’s lowest since being unranked to begin the 2005-06 season. The Tar Heels bring in a host of new players this season after losing all five year-end starters from last season’s team. Senior guard Seth Trimble and sophomore forward James Brown are the only scholarship players to return from last season, though redshirt sophomore Zayden High is back on the team after sitting out the 2024-25 season. From the transfer portal, UNC has added Jonathan Powell from West Virginia, Jaydon Young from Virginia Tech, Henri Veesaar from Arizona, Jarin Stevenson from Alabama, Kyan Evans from Colorado State and Ivan Matlekovic from High Point. That group is joined by three incoming freshman: wing Derek Dixon, guard Isaiah Denis and forward Caleb Wilson. In addition, UNC added the services of Montenegrin national Luka Bogavac, who played professionally in Europe and will be c...