Hello my Tar Heel Family! Has anyone heard of how Jeremiah and Anthony are doing with their unfortunate bouts with some severe injuries? Going into the summer I thought that Jeremiah might redshirt for the upcoming season. Both players look extremely talented when healthy. I hope the young men can come back at 100% or close to it. I know that Jeremiah’s injury is extremely serious.
Jeremiah Francis and Anthony Harris injuries
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Guess that is why he is in CH working out to get ready for the season. Second surgery was performed in CH and Jerimiah's doctors can keep an eye on him and have since last year..
A report from July 16, 2019:
In Francis’s junior year is where near devastation set in. He landed wrong causing a weird feeling in his knee. He found out he had to have microfracture knee surgery.
After the rehab he got back on the court but he knew his body well. He knew something was wrong so a year ago, they allowed the doctors at Chapel Hill to perform a second surgery this time with success. Consequently, He did have to rehab his whole senior year.
Returning to form in Carolina
Two-years have past without playing a healthy season after a unbelievable sophomore season where he averaged 17 points per game. He will attend and play for a chance at his dream with the Tar Heels. A player with great talent is light years away from the talent coming in. Furthermore, Cole Anthony is another player to watch as a five-star recruit out of Oak Hill Academy. Francis will have more competition for the starting role. As a result, he will need to work hard on his reaction time and maintain his physique.
This kid is easy to root for. His work ethic to get back to the game he loves is unparalleled. Francis still has that huge frame to muscle his way to the paint to dish off or hit that patented 12-foot-jumper.
As to Anthony Harris:
His summer was impressive enough to solidify his spot as a top-75 recruit heading into his senior season. Unfortunately, a torn ACL in late 2018 ended his high school career. The injury prevented him from improving on his increased confidence, and he remained an under-the-radar recruit for the Hokies.
So what does the 2019-20 Heels have to look forward to in Anthony Harris? Honestly, much of Harris’ contributions will hinge on two things.
The first issue is a recurring theme in these previews. Can Harris return to full strength after rehabbing his knee over the past nine months? We mentioned similar questions for Sterling Manley and Leaky Black, but Harris also is a health concern. Last year’s versatility and depth took a detour when untimely injuries hit the bench. This year’s team will not be as likely to navigate those kind of injuries.
Undoubtedly a multi-year player, North Carolina is a notoriously cautious program with player’s health. Harris is expected to be cleared for full basketball activities by October, but does that mean he’ll be at full strength to compete for the massive amount of backup minutes that will be up for grabs? ACL injuries are not the dreaded injury they used to be, but don’t expect the Heels to rush Harris to the court just because a “need” arises.
Doug Martin, an assistant for Team Takeover when Harris played last summer, told the Washington Post:
“I think Ant is one of the best two-way players in the country. I think he epitomizes what a combo guard is. I think if he does have a basketball in his hand or without, he does a great job of helping his teammates as well.”
Glenn Farello, his high school coach at Paul VI Catholic in Alexandria, Virginia echoed that sentiment.
“I like to call him a complete guard. He will be a playmaker. He will be able to score. I think he’s one of the best defenders we have here at PVI. He brings toughness. He’s a winner.”
UNC will not rush these players onto court, far too important to have them healthy and able to play.
A report from July 16, 2019:
In Francis’s junior year is where near devastation set in. He landed wrong causing a weird feeling in his knee. He found out he had to have microfracture knee surgery.
After the rehab he got back on the court but he knew his body well. He knew something was wrong so a year ago, they allowed the doctors at Chapel Hill to perform a second surgery this time with success. Consequently, He did have to rehab his whole senior year.
Returning to form in Carolina
Two-years have past without playing a healthy season after a unbelievable sophomore season where he averaged 17 points per game. He will attend and play for a chance at his dream with the Tar Heels. A player with great talent is light years away from the talent coming in. Furthermore, Cole Anthony is another player to watch as a five-star recruit out of Oak Hill Academy. Francis will have more competition for the starting role. As a result, he will need to work hard on his reaction time and maintain his physique.
This kid is easy to root for. His work ethic to get back to the game he loves is unparalleled. Francis still has that huge frame to muscle his way to the paint to dish off or hit that patented 12-foot-jumper.
As to Anthony Harris:
His summer was impressive enough to solidify his spot as a top-75 recruit heading into his senior season. Unfortunately, a torn ACL in late 2018 ended his high school career. The injury prevented him from improving on his increased confidence, and he remained an under-the-radar recruit for the Hokies.
So what does the 2019-20 Heels have to look forward to in Anthony Harris? Honestly, much of Harris’ contributions will hinge on two things.
The first issue is a recurring theme in these previews. Can Harris return to full strength after rehabbing his knee over the past nine months? We mentioned similar questions for Sterling Manley and Leaky Black, but Harris also is a health concern. Last year’s versatility and depth took a detour when untimely injuries hit the bench. This year’s team will not be as likely to navigate those kind of injuries.
Undoubtedly a multi-year player, North Carolina is a notoriously cautious program with player’s health. Harris is expected to be cleared for full basketball activities by October, but does that mean he’ll be at full strength to compete for the massive amount of backup minutes that will be up for grabs? ACL injuries are not the dreaded injury they used to be, but don’t expect the Heels to rush Harris to the court just because a “need” arises.
Doug Martin, an assistant for Team Takeover when Harris played last summer, told the Washington Post:
“I think Ant is one of the best two-way players in the country. I think he epitomizes what a combo guard is. I think if he does have a basketball in his hand or without, he does a great job of helping his teammates as well.”
Glenn Farello, his high school coach at Paul VI Catholic in Alexandria, Virginia echoed that sentiment.
“I like to call him a complete guard. He will be a playmaker. He will be able to score. I think he’s one of the best defenders we have here at PVI. He brings toughness. He’s a winner.”
UNC will not rush these players onto court, far too important to have them healthy and able to play.
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I think Harris will be a valuable backup off the bench. Not counting on anything from Jeremiah this year.
The latest I have heard is that Harris should be ready to participate in Fall camp. Now, exactly how fast/hard he is able to go at it remains to be seen. I wouldn't think he will be counted on early as he learns the system and gets his legs under him (literally and figuratively), but the prognosis seems to be positive.
Francis has gone thru the summer with no set-backs (!) and as I understand it he has participated judiciously so far and should be fully good to go for Fall camp as well. If you've seen recent photos it attests to the fact he has put on some Joel Berry muscle with Jonas (and he was a strong kid in the first place). So as of now the immediate future is wide open for him --- barring future setbacks it's now about getting his mojo back after so much time away from competition, and how quickly that happens. Hopefully he'll be ready to step in and get some minutes behind Cole, but if the progress is slower than hoped the redshirt option is always there for him.
Steatty, I don't know, none of us do, even Roy , but I do believe not this coming season ( I really hope the kid red shirts) that Frances will be able to be a big time player for us (in what I hope is a red shirt frosh season). Now an additional injury to that knee and all bets are off but this kid has played with a lot of pain for more than just a year, this has been a part of him since freshman season. This kid has a ton of will, don't under estimate him, there is a lot of fight in that dawg. I see him as a cross between Joel and King Rice.
Now gonna give you a tip, it is either RJ or Love (not a guess my friend), it ain't gonna be both, even thou he is under sized a tad, I really like RJ Davis and the fight that kid shows and frankly, given my druthers, that is a kid I take and be happy with, just sayin...I see Love more as a combo honestly and IMO we need a more true PG considering who we already have in the fold. Not a slap at Love but would suggest, if he wants to be a Tar Heel, he may need to go ahead and commit cause I don't think RJ will wait long after his visit.
D-Man, if Frances can reclaim those jump starts that he had in high school I would be a happy soldier. I just don't think he will get there with the microfracture surgery. I hope I'm dead wrong.
I just don't know of a player that has successfully made it back from it. I know one thing, if someone can make it back it will be him.
You are probably right about Roy not getting both of them. I do agree that RJ will jump on the ship (i.e Coby) if Love hesitates.
I want both of the kids. Most insiders agree with you that UNC will not get both of them.
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Steat, thing that you have to really consider is that most of the guys that we think of having this type of procedure are a good bit older, youth is on his side and we know younger folks recover much faster and to a higher degree. Everything I have heard seems to indicate that the UNC staff both athletic and medical believe things could not have gone any better for him at this point and so far.
The greatest concern they have right now is this is a kid that was used to playing in pain and willing to tolerate it and for this recovery to get to it's max, he has to be truthful about the pain he experiences, he knows that but it is a concern. He is doing some running from what I hear and is able to put up some jump shots, they just don't want him in contact or to make quick moves that result is twisting movements to that joint. I do think we are looking at the reality of a red shirt and I for 1 really hope that is the case.
Update. Last I read was Francis may not be ready and could be couple years before back full strength
Read he had surgery months ago? How are y’all looking with them? We will see the first game vs Duke. If can beat coach k who when time to prepare is great. I think us or UK cut nets this year.
Guess a UK handle will be next for the dukie boy.
Hey Mike, I was wondering how you were able to identify him as a dookie boy? Was it his scholarly command of english grammar or the clever manipulation of sentence structure that gave him away?
Too bad he wasn't able to get m ore out of his creative writing class, he was certainly inventive.
My take, Francis has been healing, training and seeing his medical people in CH since surgery and I haven't heard anything about him that indicates he could not play this season.
I have read nothing on Anthony Harris and as gary-7 said, he should be ready so we'll see in a few weeks when practice begins.
I have read nothing on Anthony Harris and as gary-7 said, he should be ready so we'll see in a few weeks when practice begins.
Speaking of which, when does practice begin?
I think I saw something saying Duke starts 9/27. Do all schools start around the same time? When is the earliest allowed?
I think dook is allowed a couple of extra weeks due to their inexperience......
dookies aren’t happy about us landing Kessler. They’ll be even more unhappy if Love commits today.
for years the devil has been poisoning the minds of young athletes unchecked, unrestrained. the balance of power has shifted, evenly now i hope, and we have the long awaited opportunity to liberate these young men from the grips of the dark side
Anthony Harris has been cleared to play and has been taking part in conditioning runs and practice. J. Francis even though recovering has not been cleared to participate. I highly doubt he will be a full strength this year. It will still take him months to get back to full strength, if he can from this micro-fracture surgery proceedure. Some athletes that have had this surgery never recover to their previous abilities while others have been able to resume their careers. Keep in mind it takes a long time to recover from this proceedure. Will be rooting for the kid to make it back with full recovery.
B-Rob:
I think Sterling (Manley), too, has been developing, getting better. I think this year's going to be real interesting. I think our post players have been getting better. Even (Brandon) Huff(man) has been getting a lot better this year. A person people don't talk about is Walker Miller. I think he's getting better, too. I think our post presence is going to be very different than it has been in the past ...
Says the "poster" who doesn't seem to know his ass from 1st base.
Care to elaborate and inform the masses?
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