There had been some talk for some weeks now that UNC may not be completely done putting together their 2025-26 roster, and it turns out that there was some accuracy to that. Last night, it was announced that Hubert Davis added High Point University transfer Ivan Matlekovic to his roster, which should in theory put a bow on the Heels’ involvement in the transfer portal for the summer.
Ivan Matlekovic is a 6’11” sophomore from Croatia. During his lone season with the Panthers, Matlekovic averaged 2.6 points per game, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game while averaging 6.2 minutes of playing time. Needless to say, this move by Hubert Davis feels like it is to build depth more than anything, but you never know how guys like this will turn out. It’s worth noting that Matlekovic played for a professional league prior to attending High Point, and during that time he averaged 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
Now that Hubert Davis has landed yet another big man, here is how the roster is looking: as far as the front court goes, Davis has four players on the roster that are 6’10” or taller, with Caleb Wilson barely being left out due to being 6’9”. UNC also has a number of guards on the roster, with Seth Trimble and Kyan Evans likely being the two highlights. Matlekovic also gives Davis his sixth transfer, which is a pretty wild number. Though let’s be honest: it’s probably normal for some teams at this point, because that is just where we’re at with college basketball now.
I will wrap things up by saying what I said at the beginning of this article: landing the former High Point big man should wrap up the Heels’ adventure in the transfer portal. I would be shocked if we see any other moves made since there are already 12 players on the roster. It will be interesting to see how quickly this roster can become a team — only three players from last year’s team stayed, and one of them didn’t even play last season. We’re in a very unfamiliar place, friends, but let’s hope all of this leads to some good things this fall.