247 Unc Basketball Recruiting: The Top Prospects

247 Unc Basketball Recruiting is the top source for information on the top High School basketball prospects We provide in-depth analysis on the Top Players in the country, and update our rankings regularly.

5-star center Armando Bacot

247 UNC Basketball Recruiting: The Top Prospects
Armando Bacot – 5-star center
The 6-foot-10, 250-pound big man out of Richmond, Virginia is the top center in the country and the top recruit for the Tar Heels Bacot is a strong, physical presence in the paint who dominates on both ends of the court. He’s an excellent rebounder and shot blocker, and he has a developing offensive game that includes a nice touch around the basket.

4-star point guard Cole Anthony

Cole Anthony a four-star point guard from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., is the number one recruit in the 247Sports Composite for the 2019 class. He is 6-foot-3, 170 pounds and ranks as the No. 2 point guard and the No. 10 player overall. As a junior at Oak Hill he averaged 25.0 points, 5.8 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game

5-star Power Forward Matthew Hurt

Matthew Hurt is a five-star power forward from the class of 2019. He is rated as the No. 3 player in his class by 247Sports.com. Hurt has already committed to play for Duke University next season.

4-star shooting guard Josiah James

4-star shooting guard Josiah James is one of the top recruits in the nation. He stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 200 pounds. He’s a native of Charleston, South Carolina and attends Porter Gaud School.

247Sports ranks James as the No. 2 shooting guard in the nation and the No. 18 overall recruit in the 2019 class. He’s also been ranked as high as No. 9 nationally by ESPN.

James has offers from many of the top college basketball programs in the country, including Duke, North Carolina Kentucky, Kansas, and Notre Dame

4-star small forward Wendell Moore

247Sports 4-star small forward Wendell Moore is one of the top prospects in the nation. The 6-foot-7, 190-pound Moore is ranked as the No. 22 player in the nation and the No. 5 player at his position. He has offers from some of the top programs in the country, including Duke, North Carolina Kentucky, and UCLA.

4-star center Vernon Carey

Vernon Carey is a four-star center from Fort Lauderdale Florida. He is ranked as the No. 2 player in the country by 247Sports.com. He is 6-foot-10 and weighs 230 pounds. He has offers from Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State North Carolina and many others.

3-star point guard Boogie Ellis

247Sports’ evaluation team recently released their updated Composite Rankings for the 2020 college basketball recruiting cycle and one familiar name jumped up 25 spots. Boogie Ellis, a 6-foot-2 point guard from Dallas, is now the No. 31 prospect in the 247Composite and the No. 6 point guard He was also named a five-star prospect in 247Sports’ most recent rankings update.

Ellis is fresh off a strong junior season in which he averaged 18.5 points, 5.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 45 percent from three-point range He was named a McDonald’s All-American earlier this month and will participate in the Jordan Brand Classic later this spring.

Ellis is currently considering Duke, Kansas, Memphis, Stanford and UCLA. He has taken official visits to Duke, Kansas and Memphis and is scheduled to visit Stanford on April 19th. He has said that he plans to make a decision sometime this summer.

3-star shooting guard Cassius Stanley

Stanley is a 3-star shooting guard from Los Angeles California. He is ranked as the No. 67 shooting guard in the nation and the No. 301 player overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings Stanley has offers from Arizona, Baylor, Colorado, LSU, Memphis, Nevada, Oklahoma State Oregon State USC, and UTEP.

3-star small forward K.J. Martin

K.J. Martin is a 6’7”, 180-pound Small Forward from Houston, Texas. Martin is the son of former NBA player Kenyon Martin and he is currently ranked as the No. 86 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite rankings for the class of 2018. Martin is considered to be a “3-star” prospect by 247Sports.

3-star power forward Isaiah Mobley

3-star power forward Isaiah Mobley is one of the top prospects in the 247Sports Composite for the 2019 class. He is ranked as the No. 84 prospect nationally, the No. 11 power forward and the No. 9 prospect in California.