# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-10-28T14:21:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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The densely populated area of the country encompassing northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland is some of the most fertile land in the world. But instead of growing crops, the “DMV” grows hoopers.

Some notable names to emerge out of the region and into basketball fame: Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and some guy named Hubert Davis.

Now, more than 30 years after Davis, the pride of Fairfax, VA, made his debut as a Tar Heel, the program believes it’s found another DMV stud. Derek Dixon, a freshman wing from Vienna, VA, about 10 miles west of Washington, has made a strong impression in UNC’s preseason practice. With good size at 6-foot-5, Dixon can take up multiple roles. He sees himself mostly playing the point guard position this season in relief of projected starters Kyan Evans and Seth Trimble (Dixon is taller than both).

Running the point as a freshman, especially at a school with the point guard pedigree of Carolina, requires confidence. According to Davis, that’s not an issue with Dixon.

“As a freshman, I was never as confident as he is,” Davis said at the ACC Tipoff in Charlotte. “It allows him to play at a high level, and I’ve been really pleased at the way that he has practiced to start the season.”

Dixon’s confidence is so high, in fact, that he’s compared himself to a former Tar Heel fan favorite: Coby White. Dixon spent time learning from White during the summer, and the former lottery pick came away impressed. Just as Dixon compared himself to White, White returned the favor.

“It’s been really good growing my relationship with him,” Dixon said of White. “It’s funny that he would say that, because I saw the same thing when I went back and watched a lot of his games from here. I saw a lot of similarities in our games. We’re both bigger guards, on-ball guards, can shoot the ball. That really means a lot, coming from him. Being around him this summer and building our relationship, I’ve learned a lot from him. About the game, about Carolina, and about how to be the best version of myself.”

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