Boys’ basketball: Tar Heels fans should be rejoicing

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North Carolina Coach Roy Williams will probably have the preseason No. 1 team in the nation this fall, and his recruiting class for 2009 is looking impressive too.

At the Reebok Summer Championships in the Las Vegas area, 6-foot-10 John Henson from Round Rock, Texas, is full of athleticism and ability. He’ll be joining Mater Dei’s Wear brothers, 6-foot-10 Travis and 6-foot-10 David, as Tar Heels. What school in the nation can match the Tar Heels’ trio of arriving front-line players?

Williams and a couple of his assistants were watching Henson on Thursday afternoon at Foothill High as Henson’s club team, Franchize Allstars, took on Branch West.

-- Eric Sondheimer