5-Star Point Guard Deron Rippey, Jr. Includes UNC In Top 12 Schools

Posted Jul 15, 2025
After receiving over 40 offers, Deron Rippey Jr. has narrowed his list of schools down to 12. Moving forward, the 6-foot-2 point guard out of Blair Academy (NJ) will consider Alabama, Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Tennessee, and Texas. On UNC: "They’ve been my dream school since growing up." (On3.com)

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