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Three North Carolina 2021 Prospects Primed for Big Recruiting Blow-Ups

21, May 2020

Three North Carolina 2021 Prospects Primed for Big Recruiting Blow-Ups

These three players from the class of 2021 were ready to see a big spike in their recruitment before the Coronavirus outbreak. 

Bryce Harris

Greensboro, NC

Class
2021
|
Position
SF
|
Height
6' 5"
|
National
NR
National Pos. Rank
NR
State
NR
State Pos. Rank
NR

Harris transferred in from New York before the start of last season and was a key contributor for Greensboro Day helping lead the Bengals to the final four of the NCISAA state tournament. Harris' recruitment began to pick up steam in April with offers from Rice, UNC-Wilmington, North Carolina A&T, Mount St. Mary's and an ACC offer from Wake Forest and their new staff just recently. Harris is naturally a guard but played a lot of minutes with Greensboro Day in the post and the wing where he showed a strong defensive presence and was able to knock down mid-range jump shots consistently. His highest offer to date is from Wake Forest and I think he will add a few more schools from Power Five conferences heading into his senior season. 

Eric van der Heijden

Raleigh, NC

Class
2021
|
Position
SF
|
Height
6' 8"
|
School Team
National
NR
National Pos. Rank
NR
State
10
State Pos. Rank
2

Eric van der Heijden has seen his recruitment steadily increase since we first saw him at our HoopSeen North Carolina Preview Camp where he was named a top-performer. With offers coming in from Ole Miss, East Carolina, Cincinnati, Boston College, Appalachian State and Marquette before May. Since those offers, he has picked up Maryland, Texas, Purdue and Wake Forest over the past three weeks. 

At 6-foot-8, van der Heijden brings a skillset for his size that is hard to find regionally. He can step out and knock down outside shots and has the length and touch to score around the rim. He will suit up again this season for Millbrook High School in Raleigh on a squad that could be one of the biggest in the state in recent memory. 

D'Marco Dunn

Fayetteville, NC

Class
2021
|
Position
SG
|
Height
6' 4"
|
School Team
National
62
National Pos. Rank
14
State
2
State Pos. Rank
1

Coming in this past season from Arizona, Dunn burst onto the scene as a 6-foot-3 guard that can score as well as anyone in the state. With his Westover High School squad winning the state championship this season behind his 20 points per game average Dunn started seeing the fruits of his labor come into fruition with offers from UTEP, VCU and East Carolina during the season to absolutely blowing up during May. First was Texas, followed by Clemson, then Maryland jumped on board, last week North Carolina made him a priority and offered as well as Wake Forest and most recently Louisville. 


Justin Byerly
State Editor

Justin Byerly has spent the past 15 years covering North Carolina prep and grassroots basketball. He has previously worked with The Recruit Scoop and Rivals.com. In addition to that he has contributed to The USA Today, Charlotte Observer, The Asheville Citizen-Times and The Sun News. He has held The Justin Byerly Upstate/WNC Showcase the past two years and has helped student-athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina receive college scholarships. He owns The Byerly Report scouting service that has over 100 college subscriptions. Justin resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Danielle and four children. 

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