UNC Basketball: 6-Foot Four Star Target Announces Commitment Date

It seems that UNC basketball recruiters may have been the final team to host Gonzaga College High School (D.C.) guard Derek Dixon before the 6-foot-3, 190-pound four-star prospect announces his college decision.

According to 247Sports’ Travis Branham, Dixon has canceled his official visit to Arizona, which was scheduled for this weekend. This news follows his recent visit to Chapel Hill, where he donned Tar Heel gear alongside his family.

Dixon, who also visited Vanderbilt in late August, has narrowed his choices to a top six of UNC, Vanderbilt, Arizona, Virginia, Syracuse, and Pitt. Ranked No. 47 overall in the 247Sports 2025 Composite — a 25-spot jump since receiving an offer from UNC’s head coach Hubert Davis in May — he is expected to make his decision around his 18th birthday on Sept. 27.

The polished backcourt talent’s time with the Tar Heels coincided with the official visit of another priority UNC target in Harvard-Westlake School (Calif.) four-star forward Nikolas Khamenia, a versatile prep boasting a No. 27 overall composite ranking.

Perhaps Davis & Co.’s recent efforts with Dixon and Khamenia will result in the program’s first wins in the 2025 arena.