{"id":117904,"date":"2026-04-13T23:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/unc-parts-ways-with-five-star-dylan-mingo-as-2026s-no-8-prospect-reopens-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T23:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:09:07","slug":"unc-parts-ways-with-five-star-dylan-mingo-as-2026s-no-8-prospect-reopens-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/unc-parts-ways-with-five-star-dylan-mingo-as-2026s-no-8-prospect-reopens-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC parts ways with five-star Dylan Mingo as 2026’s No. 8 prospect reopens recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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North Carolina<\/a> is parting ways with five-star Dylan Mingo,\u00a0247Sports reported on Monday<\/a>. Mingo, the No. 8-ranked player in the 2026 recruiting class by 247Sports, committed to UNC in mid-February and will now reopen his recruitment during the busiest time on the transaction calendar: transfer portal season.<\/p>\n

With Mingo suddenly available, he is one of two players ranked inside the top 10 who haven’t pledged to a school for next season. Mingo joins Tyran Stokes, the No. 1-ranked player in the class, as the only uncommitted five-star prospects.<\/p>\n

Mingo committed to North Carolina earlier this year over Baylor<\/a> and Penn State<\/a>. The 6-foot-5 guard out of Long Island Lutheran High School in New York was UNC’s highest-ranked pledge in the 2026 class that also included four-star Maximo Adams and Malloy Smith, the son of program legend and NBA<\/a> champion Kenny Smith.<\/p>\n

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Shortly after the coaching change at North Carolina, Adams\u00a0reaffirmed his commitment to the school<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Notably, Mingo and North Carolina parting ways comes on the same day the program landed a commitment from Virginia Tech<\/a> guard Neoklis Avdalas<\/a>. Avdalas marked the first newcomer first-year coach Michael Malone landed since accepting the job with the program last week.<\/p>\n

Mingo’s older brother, Kayden Mingo<\/a>, is currently in the transfer portal after spending his freshman season at Penn State. Dylan took an official visit to Penn State last fall. He also visited Baylor, NC State<\/a>, and North Carolina before committing to the Tar Heels.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n