UNC basketball target Malachi Moreno sets decision date

The recruitment for a big North Carolina Tar Heels’ basketball target in the 2025 class is about to end.

Four-star center Malachi Moreno will make his college choice on Friday morning, announcing at 11 p.m. ET. The top-rated center in the 2025 class and will pick between his eight finalists of Indiana, Kentucky , Louisville, North Carolina, Ohio State , Notre Dame , Iowa , and Arkansas .

But all signs point to Moreno staying in the state of Kentucky and picking the Wildcats as they are the heavy favorites in this recruitment . That’s disappointing for the Tar Heels who are looking to add a big man to their roster.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Moreno was a big target of the Tar Heels as they kept tabs on him for a while before finally offering. But their efforts to pull him out of the Midwest may come up short.

With UNC not having a recruit committed in the 2025 class as of yet, they still have big targets on their boards and a fall period full of visits scheduled to Chapel Hill.

Another recruitment to watch with Moreno’s decision is UNC target Braylon Mullins who is close friends with the center and the two have hinted at teaming up in college.

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