Tyler Nickel Includes UNC In Top 5

Posted Jul 30, 2021
On Friday, class of 2022 four-star forward Tyler Nickel updated his recruitment. Nickel cut his list of 18 offers down to five teams and will focus on North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Iowa, Butler, and LSU moving forward. The 6-foot-8 Nickel is ranked No. 79 overall, No. 22 small forward, and No. 4 player in Virginia per the 247Sports recruiting rankings. (Keeping It Heel)

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