Five-star point guard Nasir Anderson just gave North Carolina fans a look at what his Chapel Hill visit looked like, and the photos made one thing clear: he looked comfortable in the building.
Anderson, one of the most highly touted recruits in the country, shared several images from his official visit to UNC this past weekend. The post gave Tar Heel supporters a peek behind the curtain at a trip that had already been drawing attention because of how much contact has gone on between Anderson and Michael Malone’s staff.
The visit included shots on the floor at the Dean Smith Center, where Anderson posed with the national championship trophies and stood with the program’s title banners hanging overhead. He also showed off both iconic uniforms in the collection of photos he posted.
That trip came after Malone made multiple stops to see Anderson at Prolific Prep in Florida, where the guard plays high school basketball. Those visits were followed by Anderson moving up his official visit to Chapel Hill, a move that suggested the two sides were already building real momentum.
Now that the UNC visit is in the books, the next step is just waiting to see what Anderson does with the rest of his recruitment. He still has other visits scheduled, but his tour is now expected to wrap up a week earlier than originally planned.
The big question is whether those remaining trips still happen, or whether Chapel Hill already made the strongest impression. Malone and his staff are clearly hoping the answer points to North Carolina, with a commitment from Anderson potentially not far off.
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