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ACC Basketball: Each team’s best acquisition out of 2023 transfer portal

By Jerran Anderson

Jan 24, 2023; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles guard Matthew Cleveland (35) reacts in the second half against the Miami Hurricanes at Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2023; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles guard Matthew Cleveland (35) reacts in the second half against the Miami Hurricanes at Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports /
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Harrison Ingram – 6’8 Forward/Wing – North Carolina Tar Heels

Harrison Ingram makes a leap from the Pac-12 Conference into another Power 6 Conference as he joins the North Carolina Tar Heels in the ACC. He spent the past two seasons with the Stanford Cardinal where he won the Pac-12 Rookie of the Year award in 2021-22 but things ultimately plateaued for him in 2022-23 as he averaged 10.5 ppg once again while seeing a dip in his rebounding (5.8 rpg) and a slight rise in his assists per game (3.7). A move for Ingram was inevitable as he hit the transfer portal and finds himself on the east coast now in Chapel Hill.

Across two seasons, he produced 10.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 3.4 apg on 31.6 percent shooting from deep and 39.8 percent shooting from the floor with the Stanford Cardinal. He did manage to finish seventh in the Pac-12 in total assists (121), showcases his ability to make things happen for others along with his knack for knocking down shots all over the floor.

Ingram joins the Tar Heels as one of five additions out of the transfer portal as UNC looks to reload and rebuild around RJ Davis and Armando Bacot Jr. The addition of Cormac Ryan (Notre Dame) and Paxson Wojcik (Brown) should also give Ingram a ton of comfort handling the ball on the wing with two snipers on the perimeter to work with. Ryan shot 36.4 percent from deep across his Notre Dame career while Wojcik shot 35.8 percent from deep across two two seasons at Brown University in the Ivy League.

Given his 16.7 PER rating, he’ll certainly be a leading name for the Tar Heels offense as they need a leader on the wing heading into a new season. With an emerging slew of playmakers who know how to play, it’s likely that North Carolina could find themselves on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble in 2023-24.