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David Padgett, one of the top basketball prospects in the country, took his official visit to Chapel Hill last weekend.

He really enjoyed his visit and said that UNC has moved up on his list. Padgett attended the UNC/Miami game with the other players. Also, he watched the team play pick-up games, and got a feel for the guys and how they play. Others have reported that Padgett was seen with the coaches and some of the players eating on Franklin Street and Padgett had a big smile on his face and seemed to be enjoying himself.

Along with UNC, other schools Padgett is considering: Kansas, Arizona, and Stanford.

Each coach from these 4 schools with make a visit to Padgett's home over the next few days.

Padgett is expected to make a decision by October.

Hopefully he will choose to be a Tar Heel, because we would be overjoyed to have him here!

Great article from a newspaper in Reno

Here are some excerpts with some quotes:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Padgett made his recruiting visit to the Chapel Hill campus last weekend. His visit included a long face-to-face chat with former Tar Heel coach Dean Smith. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> “He had an opportunity to sit and visit with Coach Smith for a couple of hours,” said Pete Padgett, the Reno High coach and the player’s father. “He (David) was impressed, really impressed (with North Carolina).” </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The coaches from the four schools will come to Reno for their home visits with David Padgett and his family in the next two weeks. Kansas’ Roy Williams will be the first visit on Monday, followed by North Carolina’s Matt Doherty on Tuesday, Arizona’s Lute Olson on Sept. 12 and Stanford’s Mike Montgomery on Sept. 19. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> “I liked it (UNC). It was pretty impressive,” Padgett said. “That’s just going to make my decision tougher.

“It (Chapel Hill) was cool. I don’t know what I expected, but it was more than I expected.”
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Padgett had been impressed with Kansas’ tradition on his visit and it was much of the same, and maybe even more, at North Carolina.

“They’re very similar, the towns and the schools,” he said. “North Carolina is awesome, but Kansas is Kansas.” </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2002/09/04/22984.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=Sports&sp3=Sports" target="_blank">http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2002/09/04/22984.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=Sports&sp3=Sports</a>

I don't like the sound of that last one: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

I don't think it is good either, but Doherty it doing everything he can. I think we have made up a lot of ground with Padgett, but I think he is still leaning towards Kansas.

In my opinion, we can win him over if Doherty gives a great home visit. Let's just hope he does.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />