The Value of Recruits Committing to UNC Basketball

However, it now raises the question: Do players still have an interest in playing at UNC?

• "Absolutely," Davis said during the press conference on Tuesday, September 7. "Maybe I'm naive in saying they are, but I really believe that it's important to a number of kids to not only put on this uniform and run out of that tunnel and play on that floor, but also be a part of this university and get an education here and and also be a part of this community, and being able to serve in the community, be able to give back, and that's something that we do with our guys."

• "I always tell them, you know, your job and your responsibility is to be elite in three areas: on the court, off the court, in the classroom," Davis added. "All of our guys not only do a terrific job of that, they embrace it. And the guys that we recruit and the guys that we bring in buy into those three things as well."

Former Tar Heels Armando Bacot and RJ Davis

As of late, former Tar Heels big man Armando Bacot (all-time leading rebounder) and guard RJ Davis (second in UNC history in scoring) are two players who decided to stay five years at North Carolina. Bacot came into college seen as a potential one-and-done alongside his former teammate Cole Anthony, now with the Milwaukee Bucks. Davis, on the other hand, is within the Los Angeles Lakers' organization.

Not to say that every player UNC receives in the future will stay all four years, but even speaking for the top recruits a part of the upcoming classes to graduate high school, it is important to make note of who is and not announcing their decision to play in Chapel Hill.

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