{"id":230050,"date":"2025-09-16T00:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/230050\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T00:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:44:09","slug":"uncs-jonathan-powell-explains-big-role-mother-and-hc-hubert-davis-played-in-transfer-from-west-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/230050\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC\u2019s Jonathan Powell Explains Big Role Mother and HC Hubert Davis Played in Transfer From West Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Powell, the 6-foot-6 guard who made an immediate impact at West Virginia as a freshman, announced in April 2025 that he would continue his career at North Carolina. Weighing 191 pounds, Powell became one of the most sought-after transfers and ultimately chose the Tar Heels after considering Ole Miss and Ohio State.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Powell Details Guidance From Mother, Hubert Davis in Transfer Choice<\/p>\n

Powell\u2019s move from West Virginia to North Carolina marked a significant step in his basketball journey, one shaped by family influence and trust in Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-6 guard, who chose UNC over Ole Miss and Ohio State, said the decision was rooted in relationships that felt genuine from the start.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted a real opportunity, a coach who believed in me, that was the first thing,\u201d Powell said on the Carolina Insider Podcast<\/a>. \u201cInstantly off the phone, me and Coach Davis connected from off rip and especially not just me but my family as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Powell emphasized the importance of his mother in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing my mom connect with Coach Davis as well, that\u2019s why I wanted to see,\u201d he said. \u201cHer seeing my mom happy, that made me even more happy and more comfortable to come here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The connection extended beyond recruitment, as Powell described the embrace of the Carolina community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe love from the Carolina fans, the community was unbelievable off rip,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As a freshman<\/a> with the Mountaineers, Powell started 23 games and averaged 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds. He shot 35.2% from beyond the arc, ranking second among Big 12 freshmen with 64 3-pointers, and made at least half his 3-point attempts in 11 contests.<\/p>\n

His season included scoring 17 points with four 3-pointers in a win over N.C. Central and grabbing nine rebounds twice, against Cincinnati and Baylor. Despite his shooting, he attempted only 25 free throws all season, converting 48%.<\/p>\n

Powell Wants To Be Recognized Beyond a Shooter<\/p>\n

Known primarily as a perimeter threat, Powell is eager to show more.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf people only know me as a shooter, they\u2019re missing out on a lot,\u201d he said. \u201cI can guard one of the guys\u2019 best players, stop him from scoring, get rebounds, get my teammates involved with my facilitating and playmaking abilities, being able to finish at the rim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powell added that he has been expanding his game in the offseason, but has not neglected his greatest strength:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with continuing to sharpen my iron with my shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Confidence remains central to his approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t even say two. All I need is one,\u201d Powell said when asked about streak shooting. \u201cThat\u2019s just my confidence. Coach Davis also gave me that confidence too of kind of using that God-given ability I got of shooting the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his edge and energy, Powell believes he brings more than scoring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to bring that type of energy. If it\u2019s talking to my teammates, bringing them up on defense, getting a stop, doing all that can be positive for a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powell\u2019s words reflect not only his commitment to growth but also the foundation of belief and support that guided him to Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jonathan Powell, the 6-foot-6 guard who made an immediate impact at West Virginia as a freshman, announced in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":230051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[1339,1317,1337,1338,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-230050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-basketball","11":"tag-ncaabasketball","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115211210895920703","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}