Dontréz Styles has announced that he will be leaving the University of North Carolina by entering the transfer portal. This news comes shortly after Tyler Nickel and Justin McCoy also announced their departures from the Tar Heels. Styles was highly recruited as a four-star player and ultimately chose North Carolina over 14 other schools including Clemson, Maryland, and Wake Forest.
Despite his impressive high school performance, Styles received limited playing time during his sophomore season with the Tar Heels, averaging less than six minutes per game. He did, however, get significant playing time during the team’s opening-round win over Boston College in the ACC Tournament.
Throughout the season, he played in 15 games, accumulating 88 minutes of playtime and averaging 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game. In his best game against The Citadel, he played 15 minutes and scored nine points with six rebounds. He also contributed five points to the team’s win over Boston College in the ACC Tournament and four points against Florida State on Feb. 27.
Overall, the season was a disappointment for the Tar Heels, who had been ranked as the preseason No. 1 team in the country. North Carolina ultimately missed out on the NCAA Tournament and declined to play in the NIT. With Styles’ departure, the Tar Heels will need to regroup and reevaluate their roster for the next season.
Could Styles be on the radar for Kenny Payne and the Cardinals? The Cardinals have already been rumored to be reaching out to Charles Pride from Bryant who has recently entered the transfer portal. Read about it here.
The offseason is shaping up for the Cardinals with many predicting the recruiting class for the Cardinals could be in the top 10 nationally. Coach Payne recently got a commit from 5 star Dennis Evans. While Kenny Payne struggled in his first year he’s making a lot of noise early in the offseason.
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