Thompson-The Newest Tar Heel

Here's what they had to say about the Tar Heel's newest commitment.

"Thompson is a big bodied kid with very good feet and very good hands and a soft touch," said Rivals scout Jerry Meyer.

"Advanced and quick moves to either shoulder in the post. He can hit the face up jumper and can handle the ball. Skilled power forward who can really play with his back to the basket. Plays hard and competes. He's a nice prospect."

All Star Sports and Rivals regional analyst Rob Matera likes Thompson as well.

" I watched him at the ABCD Camp," said Matera from his cell phone in New Jersey traffic.

Deon's a big strong kid. He's a wide body, good rebounder, good scorer around the basket. Not very explosive athletically though. A good solid five man."

We asked if he felt Thompson was an elite type McDonalds All American kid...
Deon Thompson has verbally committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Here is what they are saying about the big man:


"I don't think he's a McDonalds All American type player, but he's the tier right below that. He'll be good at Carolina."

We e-mailed a anonymous college coach as well and got a quick response.

"Once a sluggish type, he's gotten himself into good playing shape, " he said.

"He lost some weight but he's still got some conditioning work to do, but Coach Williams will run the rest of that jiggle off of him. He's a train down there on the blocks. Stays in low, back to the basket. He showcased some scoring moves in there and hit some 15 footers when I saw him."

"I like the kid, he's got room to grow and he's got great hands. Should be a good one once he gets that body of his toned up."

Source-TarHeelRadar