Carolina Women's Hoops Land Top Prospect of 2026 Recruiting Class
North Carolina women’s hoops team is coming off of a strong 29-7 season and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2024-25, the Tar Heels are now winning the offseason as well.
Kate Harpring, a top five player for the Class of 2026, announced her commitment to North Carolina, giving Courtney Banghart and the Tar Heels a gigantic recruiting victory. It’s also a wakeup call to the rest of the country as Harpring chose the Tar Heels over top programs such as South Carolina and UCLA – who both went to the Final Four last season.
Harpring is the No. 1 overall recruit in the country according to 247Sports, No. 2 according to On3 and No. 4 on ESPN. She is also the third five-star recruit to commit to the Tar Heels after Nyla Brooks and Talyah Henderson did so in the last recruiting cycle.
The daughter of 11-year NBA veteran and former Georgia Tech star Matt Harpring, she made her decision after what she felt like Chapel Hill was the right fit.
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