The No. 1 prospect in the ESPNU 100, Harrison Barnes, will play college basketball at North Carolina.

A 6-foot-8, 209-pound small forward, chose the Tar Heels over Duke, Kansas, UCLA, Oklahoma and Iowa State in front of a packed gym at Ames (Iowa) High School.

Barnes announced his choice at a pep rally at his school, after thanking his family, coaches, friends, the college programs that recruited him, and even the national media, whom he said “made this day possible.”

Barnes makes an already good North Carolina class even better. He joins Reggie Bullock of Kinston, N.C. (Kinston), No. 13 in the ESPNU 100 and the second-ranked shooting guard, and Kendall Marshall of Arlington, Va. (Bishop O’Connell), No. 19 in the top 100 and fourth-ranked point guard.

According to reports from ESPN Scouts Inc., Barnes is a good athlete with deceptive speed and quickness off the dribble. He’s likely to play either the No. 2 or No. 3 spot. His offensive game is polished, with a deadly mid-range jumper and step-back fall-away jumper.

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