3 key questions for Kyan Evans as he becomes UNC basketball guard

CHAPEL HILL — There’s no replacing RJ Davis, one of UNC basketball ’s all-time great scorers and 3-point shooters.

Davis will one day soon have his No. 4 jersey hanging from the Smith Center rafters, but head coach Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels don't have time to reminisce as they looked toward the 2025-26 season.

With RJ Davis gone, UNC needed a lead guard to join senior returner Seth Trimble. Hubert Davis believes the Heels found one in Colorado State transfer Kyan Evans , a player known for his sweet shooting stroke as one of the top long-range marksmen in the nation last season.

“Him coming here not only brings a high level of skill from a basketball standpoint, but also experience, and it's something that we were looking for,” Hubert Davis said of Evans, who has two years