Michael Malone has landed another player out of the portal at North Carolina.
Utah guard Terrence Brown Jr. announced on social media on Tuesday, April 21 that he has transferred to the Tar Heels. On3’s Joe Tipton first reported Brown’s transfer to UNC. He joins Virginia Tech guard Neoklis Avdalas as part of North Carolina’s transfer portal class.
“I’m home. Go heels,” Brown said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
As noted by On3, Brown also took a visit to Kansas and considered Kentucky during the recruiting cycle. In Brown, Malone lands a highly touted prospect in the transfer portal and a go-to scoring guard for the start of his rebuild in Chapel Hill. He was ranked by USA TODAY Sports’ Austin Curtright as the No. 9 best available player in the transfer portal on Monday, and was USA TODAY Sports’ overall No. 20 player in the transfer portal.
Brown is coming off his first season at the Power Five conference level at Utah after transferring to the Utes from Fairleigh Dickinson. This season in the Big 12, Brown finished third in scoring at 19.9 points per game while shooting a career-high 45.3% from the field.
Here’s a deeper look at Brown’s 247Sports rankings and stats at Utah:
Terrence Brown 247Sports ranking
Stars: Four-star
National: No. 43
Position: No. 8
Brown was listed as a four-star recruit in the transfer portal according to 247Sports’ rankings. He was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 43 best prospect and the No. 8 best combo guard in the transfer portal.
Terrence Brown stats
Here’s a breakdown of Brown’s stats at Fairleigh Dickinson and Utah:
2023-24 (FDU): 7.8 points per game, 2.9 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game while shooting 39.2% from the field and 25% from 3-point shooting
2024-25 (FDU): 20.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists while shooting 44.8% from the field and 29.6% from 3-point shooting
2025-26 (Utah): 19.9 points, 3.8 assists, 2.4 rebounds while shooting 45.3% from the field and 32.7% from 3-point shooting.
