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HS basketball star Wendell Moore to play college ball in Carolinas, but which school?

Concord Cox Mill's Wendell Moore was one of nine Observer-area players named to the 2017-18 Associated Press all-state team
Concord Cox Mill's Wendell Moore was one of nine Observer-area players named to the 2017-18 Associated Press all-state team Special to the Observer

High school basketball star Wendell Moore will play his college basketball close to home.

Friday night, Moore released his list of his five final potential college destinations: Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina and Wake Forest.

Moore, a 6-foot-6 junior, averaged 25 points and eight rebounds last season. He led Concord's Cox Mill High School to a second straight N.C. 3A state championship and repeated as state finals MVP. He scored his 2,000th point this season and holds more than 15 Division I offers, from schools including national power Kansas.

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He is currently playing travel ball with Chris Paul's CP3 team that plays on the Nike EYBL basketball circuit.

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This story was originally published May 5, 2018 at 8:54 AM with the headline "HS basketball star Wendell Moore to play college ball in Carolinas, but which school?."

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