A national insider expects the UNC basketball target to be the next five-star to come off the board.
Alabama may well be the outright frontrunner in the homestretch of Jasper Johnson's recruitment. But the UNC basketball staff's pursuit of the lifelong Tar Heel enthusiast from Kentucky has been unwavering.Johnson, a 6-foot-4, 175-pound five-star guard who recently announced his transfer from Link Academy to Overtime Elite and ranks No.
Although Branham still views Alabama as the program to beat, he nor any other insiders have entered a 247Sports Crystal Ball prediction yet.
"This has become a two-man race," Branham told show host Adam Finkelstein. "There's been a lot of smoke out there on social media, but I would not buy into it. This is a race between Alabama and North Carolina. At this point, I would classify Kentucky, although they are the hometown team, I would classify them as a distant third Alabama and North Carolina.
"Now, still tipping my hat to the Crimson Tide as the leaders in this one. But North Carolina is within striking distance. And they could flip this thing around before we get the official announcement." The 2025 UNC basketball recruiting haul remains empty. No doubt Jasper Johnson would be a statement start to the collection.
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