UNC Basketball: Insider makes his prediction for Tar Heels’ target

The UNC Basketball program got off to a great start in the 2022 recruiting class, landing three players this Summer in Davis’ first true class as head coach. But since then, things have been quiet on the UNC front and just two prospects are left as targets.

UNC has shifted their focus to four-star forwards Cam Whitmore and Tyler Nickel as the remaining targets for 2022, hoping to land a fourth and final commitment.

Nickel is on his visit to UNC this weekend and Whitmore completed his in August as both appear ready to make a decision this Fall. But things aren’t looking good for at least one of those targets.

Whitmore is down to UNC, Illinois and Villanova moving forward here in his recruitment and it appears as if the Wildcats have the advantage. The Maryland native is likely looking to stay close to home, which is an advantage for the Wildcats and one inside believes that’s where he will end up when he’s ready to decide.

Eric Bossi of 247Sports wrote on Whitmore’s recruitment, offering insight on the situation and he made an early pick for the Wildcats:

"I had multiple people asking about Cam Whitmore. The ferocious forward from Baltimore is down to Illinois, North Carolina and Villanova. This weekend, Whitmore will take his final trip when he heads over to Villanova. From the sounds of it, he shouldn’t need too much time after the visit and a decision should come in the relatively near future.Sound arguments can be made for each of his finalists and each program has made him a priority. But, since he really exploded into the national limelight back in June, Villanova’s name has come up an awful lot and at this point I’d favor Jay Wright to ultimately secure Whitmore’s commitment."

Ouch. That’s not good news for the Tar Heels.

The Wildcats also do hold all five predictions on the 247Sports crystal ball and while he did have a good visit to UNC this Summer, it does appear as if the Tar Heels have a lot of ground to make up.

The problem is, there isn’t much time left in this recruitment thus making it a tougher challenge.

Whitmore hasn’t set a date just yet but the Fall season just might be the best time for him to do so. At least UNC will likely know their fate sooner than later.

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