Who's next up in North Carolina high school basketball? These 8 recruits make their case

Posted Aug 1, 2021
The state of North Carolina’s 2023 basketball recruiting class isn’t short on talent. Vertical Academy’s Mikey Williams and Combine Academy’s Robert Dillingham are 5-star recruits. But who’s next? Here are four players in the 2023 class and four players in the 2024 class who’ve seen their recruiting status rise after a summer of NCAA evaluation periods. (Fayetteville Observer)

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