UNC Basketball: Tar Heels still recruiting 5-star small forward

The UNC Basketball program appears to still be in the race for this five-star small forward out of the West Coast as he did an interview with Rivals

While Roy Williams is still trying to figure things out with his current North Carolina team after the injury news regarding Cole Anthony, the head coach and his staff have been actively out on the recruiting trail of late.

The Tar Heels have five recruits currently signed to their 2020 recruiting class, one that is ranked in the Top 3 in the nation. UNC has three five-star recruits and two four-star recruits signed but they might not be done yet either.

Even five players signed, the Tar Heels would still love to add another recruit to their class and are still in the running for five-star forward Ziaire Williams. The West Coast native has been quiet in terms of his recruitment, especially regarding UNC as of late.

But that doesn’t mean they aren’t recruiting him.

Williams was interviewed by Krysten Peek of Rivals.com as he prepares to play in his first game of the season for a stacked Sierra Canyon team. Peaked talked to Williams about getting back onto the court and his recruitment. He had this to say when asked if North Carolina was still recruiting him:

“Yes, they are,” Williams said. “Like I said before, North Carolina definitely has the best fans in the country, that’s for sure. Roy Williams tells me that he loves my versatility and that they need a wing player to help out a lot. I’ve known them, we have been talking for close to two-three years now so we definitely have a close relationship.”

Williams also said that Arizona is the program actively recruiting him the most right now and continues to talk to them multiple times a week. Still, with what he said about North Carolina it has to feel like good news at this stage for the Tar Heels.

You can watch Peek’s full interview with Williams below:

The recruit isn’t ready just yet to make a decision and it likely won’t come until sometime in 2020, late in the recruiting cycle. But if UNC could somehow find a way to add Williams, it would be a huge addition to their class.

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