The UNC basketball recruiters and their Kentucky counterparts placed five-star phenom Caleb Holt on their offer sheets in the same week.
On Thursday night, just a few days after receiving an offer from UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his staff, Caleb Holt announced on social media that Kentucky's Mark Pope has officially joined the fray for his five-star services.As the early stages of high-profile 2026 battles begin to take shape, the 6-foot-5, 200-pound Holt, who ranks No.
Plus, Davis and his crew may be among the top contenders due to the simple fact that the 16-year-old Alabama native has followed the program for years. Moreover, the explosive scorer and full-throttle defender referred to UNC as the closest thing he has to a "dream school" long before landing on the target list in Chapel Hill.way back in December 2022, before adding that his favorite Tar Heel of all time just so happens to be his former AAU coach, Kenny Smith.
Holt is one six rising high school juniors, including three composite five-star talents, who have already reported an offer from the UNC basketball coaches.Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of FanNation's Blue Devil Country and All Tar Heels, covering the Duke Blue Devils and UNC Tar Heels on SI.com.
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