UNC Basketball: Roy Williams hits the recruiting trail on Sunday

UNC basketball coach Roy Williams hit the recruiting trail on Sunday, visiting a pair of future Tar Heels in Day’Ron Sharpe and Puff Johnson.

The North Carolina Tar Heels’ tumultuous season continues, but that hasn’t kept head coach Roy Williams from hitting the recruiting trail with the same fervor as usual. In fact, their current struggles may result in a little more focus and intensity on future recruiting classes.

Williams was in Springfield, Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon for the Hoophall Classic where he watched a pair of future Tar Heels in Day’Ron Sharpe and Puff Johnson. Sharpe and Johnson are two members of the Tar Heels’ five-man 2020 class, a class that’s ranked No. 3 in the nation according to the 247Sports Team Rankings.

Sharpe, a 6-foot-10, 246-pound senior at Montverde Academy, was playing alongside a pair of top-20 prospects in Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham and Florida State bound Scottie Barnes. Montverde topped IMG Academy by a final score of 76-64, and according to Rivals recruiting analyst Eric Bossi, Sharpe ‘was a monster on the glass.’ He finished the game with eight points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes of play.

Sharpe is the No. 14 prospect in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite for 2020. He’s the third-ranked center in the class, and No. 4 in the state of Florida. He and fellow UNC commit Walker Kessler stand to come in and make an immediate impact on the Tar Heels next season.

Also in action at the Hoophall Classic on Sunday was 2020 small forward Puff Johnson, the younger brother of former North Carolina standout Cameron Johnson. A 6-foot-7, 185-pound wing from Phoenix, Arizona, Johnson is a senior at Hillcrest Prep. His team lost in blowout fashion to Sunrise Christian Academy, 91-48. That’s certainly no reflection of Johnson, though, or the tremendous value that he’ll have for North Carolina next year, and in the years to follow.

Johnson is the No. 46 recruit in the class of 2020 according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s No. 12 among wings, and fourth in the state of Arizona.

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