November Commitments

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Carolina is the Hoopstate for a reason because there is so much talent for schools to choose from.&nbsp; Last month, we saw quite a few more commitments across the state.&nbsp; Here are some of the updates you may have missed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["253889"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eHeading out east to UNC Pembroke is a high motor guard in [player_tooltip player_id='253889' first='Anastasia' last='Sinclair'].u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe plays tough on both ends of the court driving hard to the hoop finishing at the rim, and she can strip the ball from her opponents grabbing a steal over and over in every game that she plays.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe has great vision on the court finding her open teammates and appearing to be a step ahead of her opponents knowing how a play is supposed to develop and where she needs to be getting the ball.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eWe are certainly excited that a NC school has picked her up, so we can continue to see her thrive at the next 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