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UNC Basketball: UNC target Jeremiah Robinson-Earl on the move

By Blake Cockrum

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 18: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts from the sideline against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 18, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 18: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts from the sideline against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 18, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Five-star prospect moving to Florida for senior season

One of North Carolina’s top targets in the class of 2019 has decided to take his talents to South Beach. Well, sort of.

Five-star prospect Jeremiah Robinson-Earl recently announced his intent to leave Bishop Miege High School in Mission, Kansas for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He confirmed as much in a text message to the Kansas City Star over the weekend.

The 6-foot-9, 220-pound Robinson-Earl will play his senior season at IMG with fellow UNC target and five-star prospect Josh Green, who reportedly already has interest in playing for Roy Williams and the Tar Heels.

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Robinson-Earl just completed a tremendous junior season at Bishop Miege, averaging 21.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He’s following that up with a strong showing on the Under Armour Association circuit, averaging a double-double for KC Run GMC.

Ranked 19th overall in the 247Sports Composite, Robinson-Earl has been praised as one of the more polished offensive players in the class of 2019. He’s an efficient scorer who doesn’t require a high volume of shots to make an impact on the game’s final score. He’s a good scorer around the rim, out to mid-range and knocks down a high percentage of his free throws.

He’s also one of the most active post players in the class, and does a terrific job rebounding the ball on both ends of the court. His ability to finish at the goal is outstanding, and he treats missed shots like passes for quick put-backs.

Kansas has long been seen as the prohibitive favorite in Robinson-Earl’s recruitment, but the talented big man claims that there is no front-runner at this time, and that geography will have little to do with his college decision.

He’s also stated that he isn’t trying to follow in the footsteps of his father – who played for Roy Williams at the University of Kansas – and that his decision wouldn’t be based on where his parents went to school.

“I’m not trying to be the next Lester Earl,” Robinson-Earl told the Star. “I’m trying to be the first Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.”

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Check back with Keeping It Heel for more on Robinson-Earl as he moves closer to taking official visits and making a college decision.

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