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Dexter Strickland
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Dexter Strickland is one of UNC's five verbals from the Class of 2009.
The fall signing period for the Class of 2009 is still three months away, and 12 of ESPNU's top 15 prospects have yet to commit to a school. But after a hectic summer, Roy Williams and North Carolina lead the charge for the top class in '09 with five verbals. Bob Gibbons

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