North Carolina guard Derek Dixon is being projected to transfer to Arizona by Rivals. Dixon reportedly visited Arizona over the weekend. Dixon is the 74th-ranked transfer and seventh combo guard in the portal by Rivals. Arizona hosted Dixon for an official visit as a high school prospect in September 2024.
A four-star prospect in the 2025 class, Dixon was the 43rd player, fourth CG and second-ranked in Washington, D.C. per Rivals rankings. In his one season at UNC, Dixon averaged 6.5 points per game on 36.5 percent shooting from the field and 39.7 percent on three-point attempts, with 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
Arizona returns redshirt freshman Bryce James and signed five-star shooting guard Caleb Holt as the only backcourt players currently on the projected 2026-27 Arizona roster. Dixon emerged as the starting PG for UNC in the final 16 games of the 2025-26 season and finished with a 2.7-to-1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio…