Around this time last year, UNC basketball was one of three finalists for then-Stanford freshman Andrej Stojakovic, along with Kentucky and the smooth bucket-getter's eventual landing spot for his sophomore campaign, Cal.

As for his new recruitment, Illinois earned a visit from Stojakovic and appeared to be the frontrunners to land him for the upcoming season. That may still be the case but he's familiar with UNC after talking to them last year and also playing in Chapel Hill. And of course, he's familiar with Stanford.

Jaydon Young, who spent the first two seasons of his career at Virginia Tech, committed to UNC out of the transfer portal Friday.