UNC Basketball: Tar Heels visit 2024 in-state shooting guard

Hubert Davis and his UNC Basketball staff are starting to shift their focus to future recruiting classes in 2023 and 2024 after wrapping up their 2022 cycle with four commits.

While Davis has sent out offers to 8 recruits so far in 2023, he’s starting to set up his big board for 2024 as well. And one target that will likely be on it is an in-state shooting guard that is starting to gain a lot of attention.

Rockingham, North Carolina native Paul McNeil is one of the top players in the state and has a total of four offers in his recruitment so far. Clemson, Tennessee, Western Carolina and NC State have all offered in his recruitment and now it appears as if UNC is getting involved. The Tar Heels were the latest team to visit the prospect this past week, sending assistant coach  Brad Frederick to Richmond High School on Thursday.

Frederick watched McNeil participate in an hour long workout per The Richmond Observer:

"A 4-star recruit, McNeil has been visited by some big-name college programs the last few weeks. The University of North Carolina sent assistant coach Brad Frederick, whose duties include scouting and recruiting, to watch McNeil during an hour-long workout on Thursday."

McNeil is seeing a spike in his recruitment thanks to his stellar play over the past year at Richmond and in the AAU cycle. Ranked as a four-star recruit, McNeil will certainly start climbing the rankings and earning more recognition as well.

Programs like Kansas and Kentucky have also started to show interest in him as well but have yet to offer.

With UNC visiting, McNeil is a recruit to keep an eye on. It wouldn’t shock us to see the Tar Heels offer him sooner than later and really get involved in this recruitment.

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