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Aaron Gordon Schedules In-Home Visit With Arizona

Aaron Gordon, an athletic 6-foot-7 wing who was California’s player of the year as a junior, has set an in-home visit with Arizona for Sept. 10.

Gordon likely won’t decide until spring, after the college basketball season.

“He kind of wants to get a better feel for most of the coaches and see how they do this season,” Gordon’s high school coach Ted Kennedy said. “As he gets to know them, he wants to see how they play on the court.”

Gordon is also considering Kansas, Kentucky, Washington, Oregon and Cal.

Via Bruce Pascoe/Arizona Daily Star

Trey Lyles Visits Butler, Targets Trips To Michigan State, Illinois, Louisville, Ohio State

Trey Lyles took an official visit to Butler on Friday.

The 6-foot-9 small forward, ranked as a top-10 player in the class of 2013, is likely to visit Michigan State, Illinois, Louisville and Ohio State in the near future.

“It’s a new thing for him to be highly recruited like this, so I want him to learn as much as he can and listen to what is said and what is not said,” Lyles’ father, Tom Lyles said. “So that’s what these visits will be about.”

Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State , Florida, Texas and UCLA could receive visits as well.

Via Kyle Neddenriep/Indianapolis Star

Julius Randle To Host Nine In-Home Visits

Julius Randle will have nine in-home visits over a two-week period beginning on September 9th.

Both N.C. State and Kentucky will visit Randle on the first day. North Carolina, Duke and Kansas will visit on September 10th, 11th and 12th respectively. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Florida will visit one week later.

“We want to give everyone a fair chance because these are the final schools that made his top 10,” Randle's mother Carolyn Kyles said. “We want to give all of them a fair chance to present their school, what they have to offer, what they have to offer Julius as far as helping him improve his skills and get him to the next level on the court and off the court, who is the best coach for him to get him there and continue to instill the values that I have all these years off the court.

Via Steve Jones/Courier-Journal

Anthony Barber Set To Visit Kansas

Anthony Barber will make an official recruiting visit to Kansas this weekend

Barber, a 6-foot-2, 165-pound guard, has a final list of Kansas, Alabama, Louisville and North Carolina State.

Via Gary Bedore/Lawrence Journal World

Jabari Parker Takes Unofficial Visit To BYU

Jabari Parker made an unofficial visit on Thursday to Brigham Young, according to multiple sources.

Parker named BYU as one of 10 college programs he is considering with a year to go before he graduates from high school.

Parker’s list includes, in no particular order: BYU, DePaul, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina and Stanford.

Via Andy Katz/ESPN

Denzell Watts Commits To Alabama-Birmingham

Denzel Watts announced his verbal commitment to Alabama-Birmingham.

“Growing up as a kid, I was always told that hard work is going to pay off,” Watts said. “As a kid you don’t listen but it has all paid off for me, so I just want to thank God for that. God has blessed me with 14 Division I offers and I narrowed it down to three schools.” 

Watts chose the Blazers over Florida State and USC, his other two finalists.

“It’s not all about how everyone hypes it up for you to go to the biggest school that you can,” Watts said. “You have to go where you fit in the most and where you feel the most comfortable and I felt the most comfortable at UAB.”

Via Eric Woodyard/MLive

Syracuse Extends Scholarship Offer To HS Freshman Tyus Battle

Syracuse extended a scholarship offer to Tyus Battle, a 6-4 guard who is regarded as one of the top incoming freshmen in the nation.

The 14-year-old Battle has offers from Rutgers, Miami and Rhode Island.

Via John Haley/Newark Star-Ledger

Wes Clark Commits To Missouri

Wes Clark, a 6-foot point guard from Romulus, Mich., a suburb of Detroit, is headed to Missouri.

“It was because of the coaching staff,” Clark said. “I had a real good connection with them, and I feel like it is a good spot for me.”

Clark picked the Tigers over Connecticut, Michigan State, Pittsburgh and San Diego State.

Via Columbia Tribune

Dwayne Morgan Visited Maryland, Plans Trip To North Carolina

Dwayne Morgan took an unofficial visit to Maryland last weekend.

“It was a really good visit. I like the school. I’m keeping my options open, but I really like Maryland. I still have a lot of time to make a decision, but it did make me look more at Maryland,” Morgan said. “I’ll be back for a football game and a couple of times during basketball.”

Morgan, a 6-foot-7 forward who is ranked No. 16 in the class of 2014, will take a trip to North Carolina this weekend.

“Academics are going to be a big part. The books are going to have to be straight for me to get on that court,” Morgan said.

Via Jeff Ermann/Baltimore Sun

Rondae Jefferson Plans Return Visit To Arizona

Rondae Jefferson plans to take another visit to Arizona, according to Larry Yarbray, his coach at Chester (Pa.) High School.

The 6-foot-7 Jefferson is also planning a visit to Texas and has been talking to Florida, Yarbray confirmed.

"But where he's at, he's not telling anyone who's leading," Yarbray said. "He just said those are three schools" he plans to visit.

Jefferson plans to announce his college decision on his 18th birthday, Jan. 3.

Via Bruce Pascoe/Arizona Daily Star

Oakland Receives Commitment From Jalen Hayes

Jalen Hayes is the second member of Oakland’s 2013 recruiting class.

Bob Gibbons Ranks Wiggins Ahead Of Parker

Bob Gibbons has been evaluating high school players since the late 1970s.

Virginia Set To Host Austin Nichols, London Perrantes

Virginia will host top recruiting targets Austin Nichols and London Perrantes over the next two weekends.

James Young Transfers To Rochester High

James Young is a top-10 prospect in the class of 2013.

Allonzo Trier Transfers To Tulsa NOAH

Allonzo Trier is considered one of the top 50 players in the country for the class of 2015.

Chris McCullough Took Unofficial Visit To Memphis

Chris McCullough is a top-20 recruit in the class of 2013.

Josh Brown Recommits To Temple

Temple landed its second recruit from the 2013 class.

Illinois Back Under Consideration By Jabari Parker

Illinois did not make a July 11th list of 10 schools Jabari Parker was considering, but the school continues to recruit him.

Karl Towns Jr. Visited North Carolina, Duke, N.C. State

Karl Towns Jr. is the No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2015.

Nick King Commits To Memphis

Nick King also considered Texas, Tennessee and Vanderbilt and is a top-30 recruit.

Kyle Davis Commits To Dayton

Kyle Davis is the first commitment for Dayton in the 2013 class.

Fresno State Receives Commitment From Paul Watson

Fresno State landed its second recruit from the 2013 class.

Kris Jenkins Commits To Villanova

Villanova received its first verbal commitment for the class of 2013.

Indiana Extends Offer To Bryant Crawford

Bryant Crawford is considered one of the top point guards in the class of 2015.

Nick King To Announce Decision On Monday

Xavier Rathan-Mayes Narrows List To Five Schools

Xavier Rathan-Mayes has yet to take an official visit to any of his five finalists.

Oklahoma Receives Commitments From Jordan Woodard, Jacob Hammond

Oklahoma received commitments from in-state talents Jordan Woodard and Jacob Hammond.

Chris McCullough Transferring To Brewster Academy

Chris McCullough is a top-15 recruit in the class of 2014.

Julius Randle Interested In Teaming Up With Wiggins, Harrison Twins At Kentucky

Julius Randle would be open to joining Andrew Wiggins and the Harrison twins at Kentucky.

Stanford Robinson Transferring To Findlay Prep

Stanford Robinson committed to Indiana in May.
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