North Carolina is following Duke into the Kyle Anderson Sweepstakes.
Carolina assistant C.B. McGrath reached out to Kyle Anderson Sr. about his son, the No. 1 point guard in the Class of 2012.
“They are interested in recruiting Kyle,” Kyle Sr. said. “We discussed how he has played this year and how he played in the past.
“They want to recruit him as a point forward. They are not looking for a traditional four man but want him for his perimeter skills and size. They like the way coach [Bob] Hurley is using him. They made it clear they are not looking for a point guard because they have Kendall Marshall even though they think he and Kendall are very similar except for size.
“We agreed to talk again in a week or so to discuss if in fact we want them to recruit him.”
Only a handful of programs are recruiting the 6-foot-8 Anderson as a point guard, while others see him as a point forward.
Anderson notched 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals Wednesday night when St. Anthony, then No. 2 in the nation, knocked off then-No. 1 St. Patrick, 62-45, in the New Jersey North Non-Public B final at Rutgers.
Kentucky coach John Calipari, who is also courting Anderson, attended the game to watch Kentucky-bound McDonald’s All-American Michael Gilchrist, as well as St. Patrick’s other young bigs, including 6-10 frosh Dakari Johnson.
St. Anthony plays for the New Jersey Non-Public B state title Saturday at 6 p.m.
OTHER FEATURES BY ADAM ZAGORIA
- St. Patrick Vs. St. Anthony Showdown In New Jersey Will Be Shown Live Online – Mar 9
- St. Patrick’s 6-10 Freshman Johnson Shows ‘Enormous’ Potential – Mar 9
- VCU, UAB And TCU Showing Interest In St. Patrick’s Chris Martin – Mar 7
- St. Patrick Advances To New Jersey Title Game; Now It’s St. Anthony’s Turn – Mar 6
- In New Jersey, St. Anthony Vs. St. Patrick Just One Step Away From National Showdown – Mar
