After an entire , four-star wing announced he will play at North Carolina over ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and home-state choice Minnesota.
— Kerwin Walton (@K_Walton24)
The 6-foot-5, 195-pound wing had also been considering Vanderbilt, Creighton and Georgetown while of all the involved teams with his silence after stating he would make a decision on Saturday.
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By late Saturday night, 247's that his father said he would announce on Sunday but he did not, instead posting his choice on Twitter on Monday and talking about it with Daniels.
Four-star guard Kerwin Walton joins to make his college announcement.“Next season I plan to play college basketball at the University of North Carolina.â€Story:
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels)
Walton played with former UA forward Zeke Nnaji at Minnesota's Hopkins High School in 2018-19 and Nnaji's fast rise into a projected first-round pick was ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s major selling point to Walton, a longtime UA target who visited for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s Red Blue Game last September.
Walton is the third player the Wildcats have lost to North Carolina and its loaded 2020 recruiting class, after forward Puff Johnson and guard Caleb Love chose the Tar Heels last fall.
UNC brings in the #3 Ranked Recruiting Class for 2020. 5âï¸ Caleb Love (Top-20)5âï¸ Day’Ron Sharpe (Top-15)5âï¸ Walker Kessler (Top-20) 4âï¸ RJ Davis (Top-60)4âï¸ Puff Johnson (Top-50)4âï¸ Kerwin Walton (Top-100)
— Tipton Edits (@TiptonEdits)
Not landing Walton means the Wildcats could leave more opportunity for incoming freshman wings Dalen Terry and Bennedict Mathurin.Â
The Wildcats also have five combo guards on paper for next season: James Akinjo, Jemarl Baker, Terrell Brown, Kerr Kriisa and Brandon Williams.
While Akinjo enrolled in January and sat out the second half of the season after transferring from Georgtown, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ pulled in winter and spring commitments from Mathurin, Brown, Kriisa and French forward Daniel Batcho.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is still recruiting to add a wing and a big man to fill out its 2020-21 roster, and Turkish forward Tibet Gorener is among its remaining targets.
Here's ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s men's basketball roster to date for 2020-21. Two scholarship spots remain open, three if Williams does not return.Â
James Akinjo* Jr. G 6-0 180 Richmond, Calif.
Jemarl Baker Jr. G 6-4 200 Menifee, Calif.
Daniel Batcho Fr. 6-10 225 Paris
Jordan Brown So. F 6-11 210 Roseville, Calif.
Terrell Brown Sr. G 6-1 175 Seattle
Christian Koloko So. C 7-0 215 Douala, Cameroon
Kerr Kriisa Fr. G 6-2 170 Tartu, Estonia
Ira Lee Sr. F 6-7 240 Los Angeles
Bennedict Mathurin Fr. F 6-6 190 Montreal
Dalen Terry Fr. G 6-6 190 Tempe
Brandon Williams** So. G 6-3 190 Los Angeles
* Will not be eligible until December 2020, unless he receives a waiver to play earlier.
**Tentative