It’s no surprise to anybody that both UNC’s men’s basketball and football teams use the biggest home basketball game of the year, that being Duke’s visit to town, as a big-time recruiting event. Football will have their biggest Junior Day of this semester, and we’ll give you more details on that a little bit closer to the date, and Roy Williams just got two big-time recruits to agree to come to campus over that weekend as well. In the meantime, though, football’s having another Junior Day this weekend, and that one we can tell you about:
Football:
- A lot of big-time football recruits, including several of UNC’s early 2020 commits, will be on campus for a mini-Junior Day this weekend that will include a big-time basketball matchup against Florida State. The names aren’t available to us, but based on the staff’s efforts so far, expect a healthy dose of North Carolina and Virginia’s top 25-ish players. Five-star linebacker Antoine Sampah from Virginia will be there, so that’s pretty cool.
- The Heels seem to have secured a preferred walk-on commitment in the 2019 class from Val Edwards, a receiver out of Ravenscroft High School in Raleigh:
UNC Football 2020 Commitments
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
Position Rank |
School |
Location |
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
Position Rank |
School |
Location |
Ethan West |
ILB |
6'4 |
225 |
4-Star |
11 |
Cosby |
Midlothian, VA |
Cameron Roseman-Sinclair |
DB |
6'0 |
183 |
4-Star |
15 |
Myers Park |
Charlotte, NC |
Ray Grier |
WR |
6'1 |
204 |
4-Star |
51 |
South Point |
Belmont, NC |
Josh Downs |
WR |
5'10 |
165 |
4-Star |
72 |
North Gwinnett |
Suwanee, GA |
Malik McGowan |
OG |
6'4 |
315 |
3-Star |
55 |
Charlotte Catholic |
Charlotte, NC |
Elijah Burris |
RB |
5'10 |
201 |
3-Star |
87 |
Mountain Island Charter |
Mount Holly, NC |
Basketball:
- After several visits from Roy Williams, Precious Achiuwa has scheduled an official visit to UNC on the weekend of Senior Night against Duke. This will be preceded by an official visit to Kansas this Monday for their rivalry game against Kansas State. Those are the only two official visits he’s scheduled so far, though he’s unofficially visited Memphis, St. John’s, UConn, and Western Kentucky. According to his coach, he probably won’t make a commitment until April.
- Joining him on this official visit will be 2020 target Ziaire Williams, for whom this will be the second trip cross-country to see UNC this school year, with his senior year still to go. Suffice it to say his interest in UNC has been evident. We can only hope this one gets wrapped up quickly.
UNC Basketball 2019 Offers
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Rank |
School |
Location |
Visit |
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Rank |
School |
Location |
Visit |
Cole Anthony |
CG |
6'3 |
184 |
5 Star |
4 |
Oak Hill Academy |
Mouth of Wilson, VA |
OV taken |
Matthew Hurt |
PF |
6'9 |
215 |
5 Star |
8 |
John Marhsall Senior |
Rochester, MN |
OV taken |
Precious Achiuwa |
SF |
6'9 |
190 |
5-Star |
13 |
Montverde Academy (FL) |
Bronx, NY (hometown) |
3/9/2019 |
Keion Brooks |
SF |
6'6 |
186 |
5 Star |
23 |
La Lumiere School |
La Porte, IN |
OV taken |
UNC Basketball 2019 Commitments
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Rank |
School |
Location |
Status |
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Rank |
School |
Location |
Status |
Armando Bacot |
C |
6’10 |
240 |
5 Star |
20 |
IMG Academy |
Bradenton, FL |
Signed |
Jeremiah Francis |
PG |
6’3 |
190 |
3 Star |
131 |
Pickerington Central |
Pickerington, OH |
Signed |
UNC Basketball 2020 Offers
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Ranking |
School |
Location |
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Ranking |
School |
Location |
Greg Brown III |
PF |
6'7 |
185 |
Five Star |
6 |
Vandegrift |
Austin, TX |
Isaiah Todd |
PF |
6'10 |
195 |
Five Star |
13 |
Trinity Academy |
Raleigh, NC |
Walker Kessler |
C |
6'10 |
225 |
Five Star |
16 |
Woodward Academy |
Atlanta, GA |
Jeremy Roach |
PG |
6'2 |
165 |
Five Star |
17 |
Paul VI Catholic |
Fairfax, VA |
Ziaire Williams |
SF |
6'7 |
175 |
Five Star |
20 |
Notre Dame |
Sherman Oaks, CA |
UNC Basketball 2020 Commitments
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Ranking |
School |
Location |
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Rating |
National Ranking |
School |
Location |
Day'Ron Sharpe |
C |
6'10 |
246 |
4-Star |
26 |
South Central |
Winterville, NC |