Biggest recruiting need in 2019 for each Top 25 team

Posted Jul 11, 2018
8. North Carolina: Forward replacements: There's a chance that rising sophomores Garrison Brooks, Sterling Manley and Brandon Huffman take a collective step up, but Roy Williams will still need an influx of talent up front. Five-star Armando Bacot is considered a UNC lean, while Will Baker, Matthew Hurt, Vernon Carey, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl are also on the hit list. (ESPN.com)

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