UNC Basketball: 2021-22 season preview and outlook for Tar Heels

CHAPEL HILL, NC - JANUARY 11: Ramses, the mascot for the North Carolina Tar Heels, cheers before a game against the Clemson Tigers on January 11, 2020 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Clemson won 76-79 in overtime. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) /

6 of 6

UNC Basketball Hubert Davis (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /

2021-22 outlook for UNC Basketball

Overall, the Tar Heels return several key contributors and also acquired three key transfers and two four-star freshmen with very real potential.

While it might not sound like the greatest record on the surface, I could see UNC putting up a 23-8 season this year. Given their strength of schedule, this would be more than enough to keep them as a top 20 team entering the ACC Tournament as one of the top 3 teams in the league.

The preseason AP Top 25 has North Carolina ranked No. 19 in the country, with our team here at Busting Brackets ranking them quite similarly at No. 17. Regardless of preseason rankings and polls, this team will have more than enough talent to compete with Duke and Florida State atop the ACC, which would be a welcome rebound from the last two seasons in Chapel Hill.

Next. Winners from preseason KenPom rankings. dark

The Hubert Davis era has begun in Chapel Hill, with expectations remaining as high as ever. I am of the mindset that his charisma as a recruiter and experience as a player and coach under both Dean Smith and Roy Williams will be more than enough to carry his tenure to the level of success expected from every UNC head coach.

Home/North Carolina Tar Heels