UNC hoops commit transfers to Tampa high school

Posted Aug 26, 2008

John Henson, a heralded five-star 6-foot-10 power forward and University of North Carolina commit, will enroll at Sickles this week, his father told the Times today. The senior is rated as the country’s fifth-best member of the 2009 senior class by Rivals.com and is one of only 25 seniors nationally to earn a five-star ranking. (St. Petersburg Times)

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