UNC Basketball: Former Tar Heels’ target lands in ACC

There was a time where it was believed that three-star power forward De’Ante Green was the top recruiting target for the UNC basketball program in the 2022 class. The Swannanoa, North Carolina native developed a relationship with UNC after landing his offer in the Roy Williams era.

But after that, things appeared to fall off on both sides.

Other teams started to pursue Green more and more as UNC kind of fell back in the recruitment over the past few months. Then in the Summer, it appeared as if UNC backed off for good leaving Green with plenty of other options.

The talented forward narrowed his list down to NC State, Florida State, Wake Forest and Tennessee, three Atlantic Coast Conference teams and an SEC program. And in the end, Green has opted to stay in the ACC for his college career.

Green made the decision on Sunday to stay in the ACC and picked Florida State with an announcement.

The Seminoles pick up their third commitment in the 2022 class, adding Green along with four-star Cameron Corhen and small forward Tom House.

It also means that UNC will get to see Green at least once a year in the future, beginning next season.

Green was ranked as a three-star recruit in the updated 247Sports rankings, the No. 128 prospect overall, No. 13 power forward and No. 2 player in the state. The Seminoles class is now ranked No. 29 overall and No. 7 in the ACC for this recruiting cycle.

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