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UNC basketball center enters transfer portal, plans to return
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North Carolina's 2025-26 basketball roster is taking shape after a flurry of April moves via the transfer portal . While UNC has had a few players enter the portal and find new homes, it has also added four.
On Monday, those numbers changed when an expected key piece of next season's rotation made a big decision.
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Center Ven-Allen Lubin entered the transfer portal after one year at North Carolina. However, there is some good news. Lubin is leaving the door open to a return and he plans to be with the Tar Heels next season.
Here is the message Lubin wrote on social media regarding his decision :
"Before anybody jumps to the wrong conclusion, I am letting everyone know that I am entering the transfer portal with full intent on returning to UNC. My action relates to the complexities surrounding the possible approval of the pending NCAA settlement."
This is Lubin's third time in the transfer portal after spending parts of his career with Notre Dame and Vanderbilt. Lubin emerged late in his first season with UNC as its top center. He appeared in all 37 games and started 20, averaging 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds.
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He finished the season scoring in double figures in each of UNC's final 11 games.
The transfer portal closes for players wanting to enter on Tuesday (April 22). Players in the portal can sign with a team at anytime.
UNC signed center Henri Veesaar out of Arizona earlier this month, but Lubin is expected to earn more minutes this season.
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