In the first live evaluation period in the AAU season over the weekend, one UNC basketball commit stood out for his play at the EYBL event in Orlando.
Tar Heels’ commit [autotag]Simeon Wilcher [/autotag] was tabbed a standout performer for his play on Friday before ultimately sitting out most of the remainder of the weekend with an ankle injury.
247Sports national writer Dushawn London broke down Wilcher’s night one performance.
After a slow first half, North Carolina commit Simeon Wilcher really took over the scoring load towards the end of the third quarter and into the fourth. Wilcher helped bring his team back in front of his future head coach Hubert Davis through isolation plays where he was putting points up in a hurry. The 6-foot-4 combo guard plays really well with the ball in his hands creating space, putting pressure on a defense, attacking the rim and finishing. He will be a huge piece for for what the Tar Heels hope is a big recruiting effort in the class of 2023 coming of their National Championship appearance.
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UNC-commit Simeon Wilcher was getting to the BAJA in the @NYRhoops EYBL season-opener! @SimeonWilcher @rc_basketball @UNC_Basketball pic.twitter.com/0j9hOGWRXy— NJ Basketball (@NJHoopRecruit) April 9, 2022
Wilcher finished with 20 points on 7-of-17 from the field — with the majority coming after halftime. He also went 6-of-8 from the free throw line and added two assists.
The Roselle Catholic (NJ) point guard is currently the lone 2023 commit for the Tar Heels and is ranked No. 10 overall in the Rivals150 Class of 2023 rankings and No. 18 in the 247Sports rankings.
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