2009 Top 10 Basketball Recruiting Classes
Posted Sep 10, 2009
3. North Carolina: John Henson and Dexter Strickland, along with twins David and Travis Wear, pledged to the Tar Heels in January of 2008. Leslie McDonald did the same a mere six months later, giving Roy Williams five of the top 75 guys out there to work into his rotation. Not too shabby. There is, however, a problem. UNC is a deep team, meaning playing time might be hard to come bye for the youngsters, at least initially.
(SLAM Online)
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