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UNC Basketball: Don’t sleep on this 2020 North Carolina recruit

By Blake Cockrum

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 22: Rameses, the North Carolina Tar Heels mascot, is seen as they take on the Iona Gaels during the first half of the game in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 22: Rameses, the North Carolina Tar Heels mascot, is seen as they take on the Iona Gaels during the first half of the game in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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After committing to North Carolina in the summer of 2018, this 4-star prospect has continued to work on his game

It didn’t take class of 2020 prospect Day’Ron Sharpe long to decide where he wanted to play his college ball. Not long into the process — just after the conclusion of his sophomore season in high school — Sharpe ended his short recruitment, committing to North Carolina in June of 2018.

Despite being a top-50 prospect at the time, Sharpe’s commitment to the Tar Heels got very little tread among media members and college basketball fans; even the ones wearing Carolina blue. Maybe it was because he was still two years away from stepping onto a college court, or because he had four stars next to his name instead of five.

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Either way, his pledge to UNC has been one with minimal fanfare, and at times, feels nearly forgotten about. That hasn’t stopped him from working on his game over the past year, and it shows in his rise up the recruiting rankings and in the latest honor he received on Saturday.

The 6-foot-10, 220-pound Sharpe, who’s now ranked No. 34 overall in the class of 2020 according to the 247Sports Composite, was named to the Associated Press All-State Men’s Basketball team in North Carolina. The Greenville South Central junior averaged 15.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game in leading his team to a 30-1 record and Class 4-A state championship.

The Winterville, North Carolina native is now the fifth-ranked center in his class, and the No. 2 prospect from the state of North Carolina behind only Wendell Moore, a former UNC target that committed to Duke and was named AP Men’s Player of the Year for his performance this season.

All of this, and Sharpe still has another season to grow and improve his play before enrolling at UNC just over a year from now. Don’t be surprised if Sharpe takes home AP Player of the Year next season, and adds another star in front of his name by the time he makes it to Chapel Hill.

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