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UNC Recruiting Roundup 10/12: Updates on basketball, football programs

By Blake Cockrum

Jan 9, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams gives direction to his team during the first half of a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome. North Carolina won 84-73. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams gives direction to his team during the first half of a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome. North Carolina won 84-73. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /
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2017 power forward Sterling Manley to attend Late Night With Roy

Class of 2017 prospect Sterling Manley has quickly become one of North Carolina’s top targets.

It all started a few weeks ago when assistant coach Steve Robinson took a trip to Central Ohio to watch Manley play. Then came the scholarship offer from Roy Williams less than a week later. And it’s now been announced that Manley plans to attend UNC’s annual “Late Night With Roy” event that’s held at the Dean Smith Center.

Manley, a 6-foot-11, 230-pound power forward holds offers from a number of schools, but recently cut his list to just four. He’s currently deciding between North Carolina, Purdue, West Virginia and Xavier.

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The addition of Manley would benefit the Tar Heels in a number of ways.

Manley is likely a four-year player who would provide stability and continuity to the program for years to come. He also helps give them depth in a front court that inevitably loses Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks after this season. More than anything, it’s his size that the Tar Heels desperately need.

At 6’11”, Manley would automatically be the tallest player on the UNC roster. Given the current make-up of the Tar Heels, there’s a good chance that Manley would get some playing time right away next season.

It seems like a good sign for UNC that Manley is going to be on campus even though that Tar Heels’ interest in him spiked only a few weeks ago.

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