Brandon Ingram, the top-rated, still-undeclared basketball recruit in the Class of 2015, hails from Kinston and has been in the process of interviewing coaches from programs such as Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Kansas and Kentucky.

Given his Carolina connections, it once seemed like a slam dunk that Ingram would play for the Tar Heels. Ingram has said relationships with Jerry Stackhouse and Reggie Bullock, both former UNC players who also came out of Kinston, "factored a little bit, but not much" into that process and that he has good relationships with UNC head coach Roy Williams and assistant Steve Robinson.

But the choice is less than clear for him while UNC waits to hear whether the NCAA will penalize the basketball program based upon the Wainstein Report, which found that student-athletes, including 15 members of the men's basketball team, were specifically steered towards paper classes by academic counselors over the course of 18 years.

On Tuesday, in a conversation with ESPNU's Matt Schick, Ingram said he'd discussed the scandal and possible ramifications with Williams.

"We probably talked about it a little bit," Ingram said.

Then, about two minutes into the interview, he seemed to break news, telling Schick, "[UNC] have just got the allegations on April 17, so we'll go from there and with the next in-home visit we'll see."

It's important to note that UNC denied Ingram's claim that the NCAA investigation is complete. A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spokesperson said Wednesday that the university has not received a notice of allegations from the NCAA. When and if the school does receive notice, officials will have 90 days to respond in writing before any penalties would be levied. Recruits hear all sorts of stuff from people with various agendas, so Ingram could be confused, mislead or simply misinformed on the issue. Regardless, his comments caused a bit of a kerfuffle.

Two things: 1. Roy isn't telling a recruit about an NOA UNC has but hasn't released. 2. Not sure Roy has spoken to Ingram since Friday — Brian Barbour (@tarheelblog) April 22, 2015 Ingram is expected to announce where he'll play his college ball on April 27. In the meantime, speculation on his choice rules recruiting circles, and his comments to ESPN only served to muddy those waters.