North Carolina NBA Players (2026-27)
All 13 former North Carolina players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 13
- Average height
- 6'7"
- Average age
- 25.5
- Teams represented
- 10 of 30
- Tallest
- Henri Veesaar (7'0")
- Shortest
- RJ Davis (6'0")
- Oldest
- Harrison Barnes (34)
- Youngest
- Caleb Wilson (20)
13 North Carolina alumni are on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, spread across 10 teams. The group ranges from 20-year-old Caleb Wilson to 34-year-old Harrison Barnes, and from 6'0" RJ Davis to 7'0" Henri Veesaar — about as wide a physical spread as any college program produces.
Forwards make up the largest share of the group, with 6 on the roster, followed by 4 guards and 3 centers. Three teams — Brooklyn, Milwaukee, and San Antonio — each carry 2 Tar Heel alumni; the rest are spread one to a team.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only North Carolina alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caleb Wilson
|
Chicago Bulls
|
F | 6'9" | 20 | #8 |
Cameron Johnson
|
Denver Nuggets
|
F | 6'8" | 30 | #23 |
Coby White
|
Charlotte Hornets
|
G | 6'4" | 26 | #3 |
Cormac Ryan
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
G | 6'5" | 27 | #30 |
Day'Ron Sharpe
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
C | 6'10" | 24 | #20 |
Drake Powell
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
G | 6'5" | 21 | #4 |
Harrison Barnes
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
F | 6'7" | 34 | #40 |
Harrison Ingram
|
Utah Jazz
|
F | 6'5" | 23 | #0 |
Henri Veesaar
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
C | 7'0" | 22 | #13 |
Leaky Black
|
Sacramento Kings
|
F | 6'6" | 27 | #19 |
Pete Nance
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
F | 6'9" | 26 | #35 |
RJ Davis
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
G | 6'0" | 24 | #14 |
Tony Bradley
|
New York Knicks
|
C | 6'10" | 28 | #18 |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Where These Players Are Playing
The 13 players are distributed across 10 teams, which means no single franchise dominates the North Carolina pipeline this season. Brooklyn's pair is Day'Ron Sharpe (#20) and Drake Powell (#4). Milwaukee pairs Cormac Ryan (#30) with Pete Nance (#35). In San Antonio, Harrison Barnes (#40) and RJ Davis (#14) are teammates. The remaining players are each the lone Tar Heel on their roster — Coby White in Charlotte, Cameron Johnson in Denver, Henri Veesaar in Atlanta, Harrison Ingram in Utah, Leaky Black in Sacramento, Tony Bradley in New York, and Caleb Wilson in Chicago.
Ages and Birthplaces Across the Group
The roster skews young, with most players in their mid-twenties. Harrison Barnes, born May 30, 1992, is the clear elder of the group at 34. At the other end, Caleb Wilson, born Jul 18, 2006, is 20 and the youngest Tar Heel in the league this season. Henri Veesaar, born Mar 28, 2004, is also 22 and the tallest at 7'0".
12 of the 13 players were born in the United States, with 4 born in North Carolina itself. Veesaar is the exception, born in Tallinn, Estonia, making him the only internationally born player in this group.
A Note for Duke Fans Visiting This Page
If you arrived here from a Duke NBA players search, the rosters look different in style — North Carolina's current contingent leans heavily toward forwards and features notable size, with multiple players at 6'9" or taller alongside a 7'0" center. The programs have sent players to the league in different positional mixes, and the table above lets you compare directly.