John Dawson verbally committed Thursday to Marquette.

Dawson, a 6-foot-2 combo guard from Clovis High School in New Mexico, was reportedly pursued by Texas-El Paso Wyoming, Creighton, Auburn and Colorado State.

Kendrick Nunn has committed to John Groce and Illinois over Marquette, Memphis and Ohio State.

Nunn is a 6-foot-2 shooting guard from Simeon High School of Chicago, the same school as Jabari Parker.

Nunn is rated No. 56 in the ESPN 100.

"It means for Illinois now they have secured a commitment from a high-level player not only from the state of Illinois, but the city of Chicago," ESPN recruiting coordinator Reggie Rankin said. "I think that possibly can open doors for future players. I think it's a great fit for Nunn because he'll be terrific in Groce's style of play. He'll be able to attack on the break, slash in the halfcourt and play on and away from ball screens. I think it's just a win-win situation for both of them."

Kendrick Nunn is set to visit Illinois this weekend, his father, Melvin Nunn, confirmed.

"It was the way the schedule best fit in," the elder Nunn said, "and it's our state school."

Kendrick, a standout guard at Chicago Simeon, plans to visit Memphis from Sept. 21-23, UCLA from Sept. 28-30, Ohio State from Oct. 5-7 and Marquette from Oct. 12-14.

"It's going to be maybe days after his last visit, probably mid-October by that third week of October," Melvin said of plans to announce his son's college decision. "But we want to be completely done and signed in November."

Stephen Clark, a top-100 player in the class of 2013, has scheduled in-home visits with Baylor, UCLA, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Marquette, Missouri and Tulsa.

The 5-foot-10 Clark is not expected to make a college commitment until spring.