North Carolina is still in the fight for Adan Diggs, even if the Tar Heels may not be sitting at the front of the pack right now.
Diggs, a 6-foot-4 senior from Millennium High School in Arizona, has trimmed his recruitment to seven schools: Arkansas, Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and USC. Joe Tipton of Rivals was first to report the list, and UNC remains one of only two ACC programs still involved.
The 5-star guard, who reclassified to the Class of 2027, is still viewed as one of the premier players in the country. He is the No. 1-ranked shooting guard and a top-five overall prospect in the 2027 class, and his recruitment is beginning to pick up speed.
For now, Arizona appears to be the school to watch. Diggs is projected by many to favor staying close to home, and his only official visit currently scheduled is to Arizona on September 25. The expectation is that he will eventually see the rest of his finalists, though there is also the possibility that he could make a decision after that lone visit, much like NaVorro Bowman Jr.
UNC’s inclusion matters because the Tar Heels have stayed active with elite talent throughout this recruiting cycle. Thursday brought mixed news for Michael Malone and his staff: five-star target NaVorro Bowman Jr. committed to Dan Hurley and UConn, but that was followed by encouraging developments with fellow five-stars CJ Rosser and Jordan Page.
That kind of activity has become a theme in the early stages of the Michael Malone era. North Carolina has been in the mix for more high-end prospects than it has in recent years, and Malone has made it clear he wants the best players in the country coming to Chapel Hill.
The Tar Heels may have some ground to make up with Diggs, but they are still in position to keep pushing. And as long as UNC remains in the conversation, there’s at least a path for the staff to keep building momentum with one of the top guards in the class.
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