UNC Basketball enters picture for Top-5 Recruit, 2027 7-Footer Obinna Ekezie

Posted Oct 12, 2025
Regarded as the top center in the 2027 basketball recruiting class, 7-footer Obinna Ekezie has been racking up the offers. And now, UNC has entered the picture, offering the big man this past week after speaking with Hubert Davis. "North Carolina is one of the most prestigious programs of all time, it is a blessing for a school like them to recruit me." (Phenom Hoop Report)

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