High-profile UNC basketball target set to make decision next week
Just a week ago, the No. 12 overall-ranked player and the No. 2-ranked two-guard in the Class of 2025, Jasper Johnson, was narrowing down his list of teams to just five heading into the final days of his recruitment with UNC basketball on that list.
The Overtime Elite star from Atlanta, Georgia, took an official visit to Chapel Hill on February 2nd. That was the first of his official visits heading straight to Kentucky after North Carolina and four months later visiting Tuscaloosa.
It is worth noting that Johnson came back to the South to visit Hubert Davis and company on an unofficial visit during the summer in the midst of his official visit to Alabama.
NEWS: 2025 5⭐️ Jasper Johnson will make his college announcement next week, according to @JackPilgrimKSR. Johnson is currently down to these five schools:
Louisville
Alabama
Kentucky
North Carolina
Arkansas
One of the top guard prospects in the ‘25 class. #12 in the ESPN100. pic.twitter.com/D1wK4HpctV— 24/7 High School Hoops (@247HSHoops) August 19, 2024
According to an On3 insider:
"I was really impressed with his outside shooting and ability to get to the basket and also be very creative when he gets to the basket. His strength is putting the ball in the basket and every team needs that kind of player."
Johnson is one of the top two recruits left in the Top 15 that UNC is heavily vying for. This would be a massive decision if it went in favor of the Tar Heels and Hubert Davis considering RJ Davis is in his final year and Ian Jackson might be a one-and-done athlete.
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