If you win enough, the best basketball players will be attracted to your program, no matter what threats the NCAA makes. Top 2018 recruit Simisola Shittu has named North Carolina among his top 10 schools. Arizona, Arizona State, Kentucky, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Oregon, South Carolina, UCONN, and Vanderbilt are also among his finalists.
A five-star recruit, Shittu is one of the many elite players who have recently taken an interest in UNC. Originally from Burlington, Ontario in Canada, he has been a student at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont. He is considered to be the third-best power forward in his class, the top talent from the state of Vermont, and the eight-best player overall.