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Desmond Hubert, the 6-foot-9 forward from New Egypt (N.J.) High, is down to North Carolina and Maryland and will decide this spring after officially receiving an offer from Carolina coach Roy Williams.
“It’s hard not to be excited about it a little bit just because it’s North Carolina,” Hubert told Alex Kline of The Recruit Scoop, who first reported the news.
The No. 15 center in the Class of 2011, Hubert would be willing to redshirt a year “to build his body up,” a source with knowledge said.
He recently informed Wake Forest, Princeton and Villanova that they were no longer on his list.
“He informed the other schools they’re out,” the source said.
That leaves Carolina and Maryland, which has the advantage of owning a commitment from Seton Hall Prep guard Sterling Gibbs, Hubert’s friend.
Even though Carolina is not ranked, they still boast tremendous tradition.
“I know they are struggling this year,” he told Kline. “But not to long ago Duke wasn’t sitting at the top so you can’t really worry about having an off year.”
He told Kline Carolina could be “very good” and that it “would be nice” if he ended up there.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
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Desmond Hubert, the 6-foot-9 forward from New Egypt (N.J.) High, is down to North Carolina and Maryland and will decide this spring after officially receiving an offer from Carolina coach Roy Williams.
“It’s hard not to be excited about it a little bit just because it’s North Carolina,” Hubert told Alex Kline of The Recruit Scoop, who first reported the news.
The No. 15 center in the Class of 2011, Hubert would be willing to redshirt a year “to build his body up,” a source with knowledge said.
He recently informed Wake Forest, Princeton and Villanova that they were no longer on his list.
“He informed the other schools they’re out,” the source said.
That leaves Carolina and Maryland, which has the advantage of owning a commitment from Seton Hall Prep guard Sterling Gibbs, Hubert’s friend.
Even though Carolina is not ranked, they still boast tremendous tradition.
“I know they are struggling this year,” he told Kline. “But not to long ago Duke wasn’t sitting at the top so you can’t really worry about having an off year.”
He told Kline Carolina could be “very good” and that it “would be nice” if he ended up there.
And like ZAGS on Facebook.
