The UNC basketball program signed the final member of its class of 2023 on Tuesday afternoon as five-star guard [autotag]Simeon Wilcher[/autotag] put pen to paper and made it official.
Wilcher, ranked No. 19 overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings, joins four-star forward Zayden High who officially signed with UNC last week.
Wilcher will come to Carolina after the expected departure of at least one member of its backcourt in Caleb Love and a potential departure of RJ Davis. Because of that Wilcher will be expected to step in immediately to provide an impact.
North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis spoke publicly for the first time on Wilcher.
“We’re very excited about Simeon joining Carolina Basketball. He is exactly what we were looking for and what we wanted in a guard in the class of 2023. He has a skilled combination of size, athleticism and competitiveness, is an excellent on-ball defender, can really shoot well and is a fantastic finisher at the basket. What really sets him apart is his terrific understanding of when to pass and when to shoot. He can be dominant on both ends of the court and he simply makes everyone around him better, which is one of the reasons his team is ranked No. 1 in the country. Simeon and his family are the kind of people we are always looking for to be a part of this program.”
The 6-foot-5 guard led Roselle Catholic (NJ) to a New Jersey State Championship as a junior while averaging 16.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the State Title game.
UNC’s 2023 two-man recruiting class ranks No. 26 in the country.
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