The Tar Heels need to be prepared if they do not land their preferred portal targets.

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies landed a former five-star Duke prospect out of the transfer portal on Saturday.

Saturday's entry is the fourth Alabama player to hit the portal this cycle, joining forwards Taylor Bol Bowen and Aiden Sherrell along with guard Jalil Bethea.

Minnesota has reeled in a big transfer portal fish with North Carolina guard Kyan Evans.

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According to On3, North Carolina has seven players either in the transfer portal or expected to enter the transfer portal. Guard Kyan Evans is officially in the portal currently. Zayden High, James Brown, Jonathan Powell, Derek Dixon, Jaydon Young and Isaiah Denis are all expected to enter the portal but haven't yet.

According to a published report, forward Jaylin Stewart will become the fifth UConn player to enter the transfer portal. Stewart joins Eric Reibe, Rrezon Elezaj, Uroš Paunović, and Jacob Furphy as players who have chosen to move on.

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