UNC recruiting roundup 9/28: Updates on football, basketball programs
2017 center Brandon Huffman commits to UNC
Late Monday morning, Roy Williams and the Tar Heels got a verbal commitment from three-star center Brandon Huffman.
Huffman, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound center from Raleigh, North Carolina is a good finisher on the low blocks and a surprisingly good athlete for his size and position. More importantly though, he gives the Tar Heels some desperately needed size and depth in the front court.
UNC lost Brice Johnson to graduation after the Tar Heels’ run to the national title game, and now prepare to lose seniors Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks after this season.
They were fortunate enough to add five-star center Tony Bradley to the mix in 2016, though.
#UNC COMMITMENT: Center Brandon Huffman has decided to become a Tar Heel. Story: https://t.co/lFtkXRpk9S pic.twitter.com/w0jjjxvrY7
— InsideCarolina (@InsideCarolina) September 26, 2016
Huffman joins combo guard Jalek Felton and shooting guard Andrew Platek in North Carolina’s 2017 recruiting class.
While he does have some raw ability, he’s a player that will have to put in a tremendous amount of time and effort to see substantial minutes on the court.