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UNC Basketball: No pressure for Tar Heels’ Sharpe, Kessler?

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 19: Day'ron Sharpe #23 of Montverde Academy looks on during the City of Palms Classic at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on December 19, 2019 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Will the UNC basketball program benefit from not having to start either of their highly touted 5-star freshman bigs?

The North Carolina Tar Heels will begin the 2020-21 college basketball season with one of the best freshman classes in the nation. Ranked second behind only the Kentucky Wildcats, North Carolina welcomes in a trio of 5-star players and six recruits that rank among the 247Sports Top-100.