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North Carolina head basketball coach Roy Williams didn’t wait long to call J.P. Tokoto.

Just one minute after NCAA rules allowed coaches to call Class of 2012 prospects for the first time Tuesday, Williams was on the phone with Tokoto, a 6-foot-6 wing from Monomonee Falls, Wis.

Williams offered Tokoto a scholarship. By the end of the day, coaches from Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Miami and Texas also had called to offer scholarships.

“It’s definitely flattering to hear from all these coaches,” Tokoto said Thursday at the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp at Virginia.

He had spoken with Williams before Tuesday, but he said that was only during phone calls initiated by Tokoto, in accordance with NCAA rules. Tokoto said he has been impressed with how Williams inquires about his family and academics rather than just basketball.

“North Carolina itself, it’s just a very historical school,” Tokoto said. “Being shown interest even as a sophomore, it’s just amazing. I didn’t take it in until I got the actual offer, and I was just like, ‘Wow.’”

Duke offered Tokoto a scholarship even earlier, after he attended the Blue Devils’ elite camp last summer.

Tokoto hasn’t narrowed his list of schools, and said he doesn’t want to show any favorites at this point.