Earlier this week, Wake Forest appeared to suddenly emerge as a leading player in Davidson Day School (NC) senior and UNC basketball’s top recruiting target, Isaiah Denis. In fact, as recently as Wednesday evening, HS Top Members recorded He said his sources “believe UNC is backpedaling a bit.”

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But as the 6-foot-1, 175-pound four-star guard prepares to announce his decision at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, fourth-year Tar Heel head coach Hubert Davis and his staff have regained the lead in the eyes of fans. insiders.

All three Rivals FutureCast predictions point to UNC coming out on top. Two of these predictions emerged Saturday morning; one of them moved from the Demon Deacons to the Tar Heels.

Also on Saturday morning, anonymous national recruiter Trilly Donovan posted the following GIF, likely a last-minute reference to the Tar Heels prevailing in the Isaiah Denis sweepstakes:

Its six finalists are UNC, Wake Forest, Tennessee, Miami, Pitt and Ohio State.

Having visited all of those schools, Denis is ranked No. 62 overall, No. 9 among combo guards and No. 2 in North Carolina in the 247Sports 2025 Composite rankings.

The 247Sports YouTube channel will broadcast his determination live.

If the latest predictions prove true, Davis & Co. will accompany Gonzaga College High School (DC) four-star guard Derek Dixon in the 2025 UNC basketball recruiting campaign. Dixon, ranked No. 47 in the composite rankings for the cycle, announced his commitment to the Tar Heels in late September.

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