When Roy Williams and the North Carolina basketball program began recruiting 5-star class of 2020 prospect Ziaire Williams, it looked like their biggest competition might come from ex-UNC assistant coach Jerod Hasse and the Stanford Cardinal. After news of Williams’ most recent scholarship offer, though, it might be another commitment that’s won and lost on the eight-mile stretch of Tobacco Road that separates the Tar Heels and Blue Devils.
The 6-foot-9, 185-pound Williams received the call from Duke on Wednesday night, and promptly announced news of his latest offer via his personal Twitter account. Along with North Carolina, Duke and Stanford, he’s landed nearly 20 other scholarship offers, including ones from Arizona, Cal, Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Virginia and Wisconsin.