After signing just one consensus 5-star prospect in a three-year span from 2015 to 2017, the UNC basketball program has nabbed two such players in each of the last two recruiting cycles.
In 2018, it was uber-athletic wing Nassir Little and Coby White, a 6-foot-5-inch point guard with uncanny speed and quickness, and a penchant for scoring. White challenged a 20-year-old freshman scoring record, and was named second team All-ACC. Little’s time at North Carolina was seen by many as a disappointment, particularity after he earned MVP honors in both the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.