The North Carolina Tar Heels recently hosted four-star combo guard Derek Dixon for an official visit this past weekend as his recruitment is starting to wind down. And now a new development may lead to good things for the Tar Heels.
On Thursday, Dixon canceled his official visit to Arizona for the weekend, making an update ahead of a decision in the coming weeks. That’s great news for the programs that have received a visit and most notably North Carolina in this recruitment.
The decision comes just a day before Dixon was scheduled to be in Tuscon, pretty much eliminating the Wildcats from his teams. Arizona was the last visit scheduled for Dixon.
Four-star guard Derek Dixon has canceled his official visit to Arizona, sources tell @247Sports.
Was set to go on campus this weekend. Recently visited North Carolina. https://t.co/mS86QMo5fz
— Travis Branham (@TravisBranham_) September 12, 2024
Prior to this visit, Dixon visited UNC last weekend and Vanderbilt on August 30th.
In a recent interview with ZagsBlog, Dixon revealed that he’s targeting September 27th for a decision date. That’s great news for the Tar Heels seeing that this visit has been canceled and coming off one to Chapel Hill.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound combo guard out of Washington, DC is ranked No. 51 nationally, No. 11 combo guard and the No. 2 player in Washington DC per the 247Sports recruiting rankings.
North Carolina is still seeking its first commitment for the 2025 class and landing a player like Dixon would be a good start.
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