UNC recruit Coby White is the state’s top HS basketball recruit in 2018 class
By Langston Wertz Jr.
In the latest Phenom Hoops rankings for rising seniors, North Carolina commit Coby White is ranked No. 1 in a very talented class.
Of the top 20 players in the N.C. class of 2018, 16 have offers from high-major colleges.
White, a 6-foot-5 point guard, was named the N.C. Gatorade player of the year. He led Greenfield School to a 23-11 record and a N.C. Independent Schools’ 1A semifinal appearance. He averaged 31.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. He was an NCISAA 1A all-state pick.
Other Observer-area top 20 players were: Providence Day’s Devon Dotson (No. 2); Piedmont’s Hunter Tyson (No. 4); Cannon School’s Jairus Hamilton (No. 6); Providence Day’s Trey Wertz (No. 13); Gaston Day’s Nate Hinton (No. 15); and Charlotte Liberty Height’s Mike Wynn (No. 17)
By Langston Wertz Jr.
In the latest Phenom Hoops rankings for rising seniors, North Carolina commit Coby White is ranked No. 1 in a very talented class.
Of the top 20 players in the N.C. class of 2018, 16 have offers from high-major colleges.
White, a 6-foot-5 point guard, was named the N.C. Gatorade player of the year. He led Greenfield School to a 23-11 record and a N.C. Independent Schools’ 1A semifinal appearance. He averaged 31.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. He was an NCISAA 1A all-state pick.
Other Observer-area top 20 players were: Providence Day’s Devon Dotson (No. 2); Piedmont’s Hunter Tyson (No. 4); Cannon School’s Jairus Hamilton (No. 6); Providence Day’s Trey Wertz (No. 13); Gaston Day’s Nate Hinton (No. 15); and Charlotte Liberty Height’s Mike Wynn (No. 17)
