If UM can sign Fort Lauderdale University School power forward Vernon Carey Jr., Rivals.com’s top-rated prospect in the 2019 class, it would represent the single biggest recruiting triumph since the Hurricanes basketball program was reinstated in the 1980s.
And UM remains very much in the mix. Miami, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and North Carolina are his top five, according to his father, former Canes and Dolphins standout football player Vernon Carey.
But here’s a potential problem: The fact Miami was indirectly mentioned in a leaked FBI report will be considered by the younger Carey, his father said.