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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels’ 2020 recruiting class could look a lot like this

By Blake Cockrum

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 16, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 16, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 31: Assistant coach Hubert Davis looks on during practice ahead of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium on March 31, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

R.J. Davis

With incoming 5-star freshman Cole Anthony likely to leave North Carolina for the NBA after just one season, the Tar Heels continue to put an emphasis on recruiting elite point guards in the class of 2020 and beyond.

Roy Williams and his staff already have scholarship offers out to the class’s No. 1 point guard, Cade Cunningham, and top-25 prospect Caleb Love. Either player would be a great fit at North Carolina, but both are being heavily recruited by a multitude of big name programs.

That’s where 4-star class of 2020 point guard R.J. Davis comes into play. The top-100 back court prospect was seemingly unknown until last summer, but is finally beginning to gain the attention of coaches and scouts across the country. The rising star would be a good addition to next year’s Tar Heels, and will help them hedge their bets if their other point guard targets are snatched up by other programs.

He’s jumped up over 100 spots to No. 85 in the most recent 247Sports Composite, and now has offers from more than a dozen schools including California, Georgetown, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Seton Hall, UCLA and Vanderbilt.

The 5-foot-11, 150-pound guard out of Archbishop Stepinac participated in the New York City Catholic League Team Camp last week where UNC assistant coach Hubert Davis was on hand to watch him play.

Although the Tar Heels have not extended an offer to Davis, they appear to be keeping a close eye on his recruitment, as are a number of other programs. It wouldn’t be a surprise, though, to see a UNC offer come his way in the coming months.

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