The pursuit for one UNC Basketball recruiting target is heating up here this Winter and it appears as if the Tar Heels have some ground to make up.
Five-starย Matas Buzelis is one of the best players in the 2023 recruiting class and has a total of 12 offers in his recruitment so far. Programs like UNC, Duke, Kansas, Illinois, UCLA, Florida State and Arizona among others have offered him so far and the pursuit for some continues to amp up.
Per Andrew Slater of Pro Insight, a pair of Blue Blood programs are moving in quick on the talented Buzelis and one of those programs arenโt the Tar Heels. Slater reported that the recruit is hearing the most from Kentucky and Duke so far in his recruitment:
6โ10โโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ playmaker Matas Buzelisโ23 @BuzelisMatas of @BrewsterHoops said heโs hearing most from Kentucky & Duke. He will visit Kentucky on December 21-22. He previously visited Florida St & Wake Forest. Matas finished with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals & 3 assists. #ZGPC pic.twitter.com/7wyv5UJfGr
โ ๐๐๐น๐โฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐โฏ๐ (@Andrew__Slater) December 4, 2021
Slater also notes that the only two visits Buzelis has taken so far have been to Florida State and Wake Forest, meaning we canโt count them out just yet either. Buzelis is set to travel to Kentucky in December, but the Wildcats have yet to offer the recruit.
Right now, things donโt look great for UNCโs chances. This isnโt the first time in the past few weeks that both Kentucky and Duke have been mentioned for Buzelis and showing significant interest.
It appears as if UNC has backed off a little in this recruitment and are focusing on other targets in 2023 including five-star G.G. Jackson. Things can change however and targeting Buzelis might not be the worst idea.
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