UNC Basketball: Recruiting battles between Hubert Davis and Jon Scheyer

UNC Basketball: Future recruiting battles between Hubert Davis and Jon Scheyer

CHAPEL HILL, NC - FEBRUARY 08: "Ramses", mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels, makes an entrance before a game against the Duke Blue Devils on February 08, 2018 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 82-78. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) /

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COLUMBIA, SC – MARCH 21: Associate head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils looks on during their practice session prior to the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at Colonial Life Arena on March 21, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

J.J. Taylor (2023)

A Chicago product that is drawing interest from the Blue Blood programs is five-star small forward J.J. Taylor. The prospect is among the top players in the country, ranking No. 3 overall by 247Sports, drawing 16 offers in total including from UNC, Duke, Gonzaga, Florida and Illinois among others.

While Taylor has landed a good amount of offers, his recruitment thus far has been a little quiet.

There hasn’t been much in terms of visits from either UNC or Duke and this recruitment has been a tough one to crack since he picked up those offers in the Summer. Duke does have a good track record of landing prospects from the city of Chicago and head coach Jon Scheyer played in Northbrook, a suburb of the Windy City. Taylor will be a prospect to watch this Fall in terms of visits to programs and where his interests are at but at this moment it’s tough to even tell who might be a legit contender in this recruitment.

Lean: Neither for now.

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