North Carolina and Hubert Davis are back on the recruiting grind during the season with an official offer to another five-star in the Class of 2026.
A few weeks ago, they extended an official offer to Deron Rippey, Jr., a four-star power forward from Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey.
Today, the recruiting staff has officially extended an offer to the No. 9 ranked player on 247sports basketball recruiting rankings, Anthony Thompson.
According to 247sports, Thompson is a five-star with a rating of 98. He is the No. 3 ranked small forward in the country and the No. 1 ranked player from Ohio. He has a composite score on 247sports of .9935.
Thompson already has offers from several top colleges in the country including Alabama, Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA, and Auburn. He also has offers from several ACC rivals including Clemson, Notre Dame, Louisville, and Wake Forest.
On top of the offers Thompson already has, he has made unofficial visits to Lexington, Kentucky, to see the Wildcats twice and to Michigan to unofficially visit the Wolverines and State Spartans.
If Thompson’s interest in the program is mutual, the next step is to schedule a visit to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and meet with the program and staff.
The Tar Heels will next be in action on Tuesday night as they take on SMU, a newer ACC team, at home in the Dean Smith Center at 9:00 pm.
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