UNC Basketball Gets First Commitment From Class of 2016

UNC got a much needed basketball commitment on Wednesday night when Tony Bradley, Jr., a 6-10, 230 lb center out of Bartow Senior HS in Bartow, FL announced via Twitter he was committing the North Carolina to play basketball.

Prayed about it, I am proud to say that i will be furthering my education and basketball career at the University of North Carolina ??

— Tony Bradley Jr. (@ToBrad1) September 3, 2015

Bradley is ranked between 26-31 by ESPN, 247Sports, Yahoo! Rivals and Scout.

There is really no overstating how important this commitment is for the 2016 class. UNC recruiting has been stuck in a prolonged funk with Kentucky and Duke sucking the proverbial oxygen out of the room. The shift in dynamics and the NCAA cloud has kept the recruits away. Bradley's commitment is a breakthrough of sorts and could open the door for other recruits to take the plunge.

Let's check in on Roy Williams right now.

Inside Carolina has more on Bradley's commitment here.