North Carolina is parting methods with five-star Dylan Mingo, 247Sports reported on Monday. Mingo, the No. 8-ranked participant within the 2026 recruiting class by 247Sports, dedicated to UNC in mid-February and can now reopen his recruitment in the course of the busiest time on the transaction calendar: switch portal season.
With Mingo out of the blue obtainable, he’s considered one of two gamers ranked inside the highest 10 who have not pledged to a faculty for subsequent season. Mingo joins Tyran Stokes, the No. 1-ranked participant within the class, as the one uncommitted five-star prospects.
Mingo dedicated to North Carolina earlier this 12 months over Baylor and Penn State. The 6-foot-5 guard out of Lengthy Island Lutheran Excessive College in New York was UNC’s highest-ranked pledge within the 2026 class that additionally included four-star Maximo Adams and Malloy Smith, the son of program legend and NBA champion Kenny Smith.
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Shortly after the teaching change at North Carolina, Adams reaffirmed his dedication to the college.
Notably, Mingo and North Carolina parting methods comes on the identical day this system landed a dedication from Virginia Tech guard Neoklis Avdalas. Avdalas marked the primary newcomer first-year coach Michael Malone landed since accepting the job with this system final week.
Mingo’s older brother, Kayden Mingo, is at the moment within the switch portal after spending his freshman season at Penn State. Dylan took an official go to to Penn State final fall. He additionally visited Baylor, NC State, and North Carolina earlier than committing to the Tar Heels.