UNC Lands Coveted Recruit

[Appaholic]

McAdoo, forward from Norfolk, will join Heels in 2011

North Carolina made a second strike late Sunday in putting together its 2011 basketball-recruiting class by receiving a commitment from James McAdoo, one of the nation's top junior players.

McAdoo is a 6-8, 210-pound forward who attends Norfolk (Va.) Christian School. Dave Telep, the national basketball recruiting director for Scout.com, ranks McAdoo the No. 2 junior nationally and the No. 1 power forward in the 2011 class.

Duke and Virginia were also under consideration by McAdoo but many recruiting analysts, Telep included, thought that the three-way race had one leader.

"I think that North Carolina was the clubhouse behind-the-scenes leader for a while," Telep said.

McAdoo can sign the binding national letter of intent in November 2010, in his senior high-school year, when the NCAA's early basketball signing period will begin.

He visited UNC last weekend and attended an alumni game, built around an appearance by Michael Jordan, a former UNC All-America, to begin a school celebration of 100 years of basketball. He talked to Coach Roy Williams while he was there and made his decision.

"When you can string together a weekend like that, you'd be surprised if they didn't get a commitment," Telep said. "Obviously it's a very unique setting. And there probably isn't another place that could pull it off at that level when you build it around Michael Jordan.

"Obviously the best player on the planet was in the building. Nobody else can claim that. And centering it around that guy, you can do a lot of damage when Michael Jordan starts showing up around campus."

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009 ... it/sports/

[Col Hogan]

McAdoo, forward from Norfolk, will join Heels in 2011

North Carolina made a second strike late Sunday in putting together its 2011 basketball-recruiting class by receiving a commitment from James McAdoo, one of the nation's top junior players.

McAdoo is a 6-8, 210-pound forward who attends Norfolk (Va.) Christian School. Dave Telep, the national basketball recruiting director for Scout.com, ranks McAdoo the No. 2 junior nationally and the No. 1 power forward in the 2011 class.

Duke and Virginia were also under consideration by McAdoo but many recruiting analysts, Telep included, thought that the three-way race had one leader.

"I think that North Carolina was the clubhouse behind-the-scenes leader for a while," Telep said.

McAdoo can sign the binding national letter of intent in November 2010, in his senior high-school year, when the NCAA's early basketball signing period will begin.

He visited UNC last weekend and attended an alumni game, built around an appearance by Michael Jordan, a former UNC All-America, to begin a school celebration of 100 years of basketball. He talked to Coach Roy Williams while he was there and made his decision.

"When you can string together a weekend like that, you'd be surprised if they didn't get a commitment," Telep said. "Obviously it's a very unique setting. And there probably isn't another place that could pull it off at that level when you build it around Michael Jordan.

"Obviously the best player on the planet was in the building. Nobody else can claim that. And centering it around that guy, you can do a lot of damage when Michael Jordan starts showing up around campus."

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009 ... it/sports/

And the rich get richer...

[ODUfanRazor]

Some delusional ODU fans thought we might have a chance to get this guy. He lives and plays in Norfolk, about 5 minutes from ODU and his dad is in the ODU sports hall of fame as a basketball player.

Alas, even will all those connections, a mid-major can't win out over UNC. Bummer, because he still will be one and done in college basketball regardless, so why not do your 1 year at home, help your Dad's school and then go to the NBA.

Ahhh well.

[odualum08]

Some delusional ODU fans thought we might have a chance to get this guy. He lives and plays in Norfolk, about 5 minutes from ODU and his dad is in the ODU sports hall of fame as a basketball player.

Alas, even will all those connections, a mid-major can't win out over UNC. Bummer, because he still will be one and done in college basketball regardless, so why not do your 1 year at home, help your Dad's school and then go to the NBA.

Ahhh well.

They better watch out. Cincinnati might have him up there this spring, the way they run things.

Good choice for James though, but I do selfishly wish he would have come to Old Dominion, he's going to the league anyways.

[appmaj]

Roy will have a heck of a team

[ASUG8]

Roy will have a heck of a team

Surprised?

[appmaj]

Roy will have a heck of a team

Surprised?

Not really...I just wonder how seriously guys consider the following:

Sitting on the bench at UNC vs. starting @ App State (or similar size school)

[AZGrizFan]

Surprised?

Not really...I just wonder how seriously guys consider the following:

Sitting on the bench at UNC vs. starting @ App State (or similar size school)

How about "sitting on the bench at UNC vs starting for ANY OTHER PROGRAM ON THE EASTERN SEABOARD".

This sounds about like the decision many recruits make when attending Southern Cal for football...you'd be shocked at the number of players who would rather walk on to USC than get a scholarship to some other school.