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UNC Recruiting Roundup: Updates on football and basketball

By Blake Cockrum

Dec 7, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts during the second half against the Davidson Wildcats at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 83-74. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts during the second half against the Davidson Wildcats at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 83-74. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 9, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; The ACC logo and game ball as seen on the floor prior to the start of the quarter-final game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Maryland Terrapins in the 2012 ACC Men
Mar 9, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; The ACC logo and game ball as seen on the floor prior to the start of the quarter-final game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Maryland Terrapins in the 2012 ACC Men /

UNC commit Jalek Felton scores 41 at MLK Bash

Just a day after being left off of the McDonald’s All-American game roster, UNC commit Jalek Felton scored 41 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Gray Collegiate’s 73-58 victory over A.C. Flora at the Crescent Construction MLK Bash at Eau Claire High School.

“Things happen for a reason, but I just used it to fuel me coming into this game right here,” Felton said via The State.com. “My family was always behind and pushed, and told me good things are going to happen.”

Felton was one of three Tar Heels nominated for the All-American game and the highest-ranked Tar Heel commit in the 2017 class. It’s a bit of a rarity for the Tar Heels, who have had at least one McDonald’s All-American in 23 of the last 28 years.

Felton is, in fact, the highest-rated North Carolina recruit during Roy Williams’ tenure to not get selected to the McDonald’s All-American game.

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