Kentucky enters race for new UNC basketball target

The North Carolina Tar Heels recently offered 2026 prospect Caleb Holt, adding him to their recruiting board last week.

The small forward is among the top prospects overall in the 2026 class and will be a priority for many programs, including UNC. But now, another blueblood program is getting involved as well.

Kentucky became the latest program to offer Holt, joining the recruitment and upping their pursuit of him. Holt took to Twitter to announce that he had received an offer from Kentucky.

They join Duke, North Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, Auburn, and Tennessee among the programs that have officially offered him so far.

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Holt is ranked No. 3 nationally, the No. 1 small forward and No. 1 player in the state of Georgia per the 247Sports recruiting rankings.  He holds a total of 16 offers in his recruitment with more likely on the way.

Holt is one of five players to hold an offer from Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels in the 2026 class. UNC has yet to land a recruit in either the 2025 or 2026 class so far.

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