Demetrius Jackson will announce his college decision between Illinois and Notre Dame on Thursday.

Jackson, a top-20 player in the 2013 class, made an official visit to Notre Dame last weekend and previously visited Illinois in early September.

Jackson’s decision will be televised on ESPNU.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes models his game after former Illinois guard Deron Williams.

"D-Will and Kobe are my favorite players. I pattern my game after D-Will a lot — big, scoring guard, physical," said Rathan-Mayes, a 2013 prospect. "A lot of people say I play like him. Being compared to him is pretty special. That's just an honor for me. I have a long way to go. It's a lot of work left to do. But it's somebody I look up to."

Illinois has pitched Rathan-Mayes, considered a true combo guard, on the idea of being the next Deron Williams and helping rebuild the program into a Big Ten contender.

Rathan-Mayes has Illinois ranked among his three finalists.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes has scheduled official visits to Illinois and Connecticut.

"I"m going to take my last two visits and decide from there," Rathan-Mayes said. "I just want to make the right decision for myself and family and to be put in the best opportunity possible to get to where I ultimately want to be."

The 6-foot-4 combo guard recently cut his list of schools to Illinois, Connecticut and Florida 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."

London Perrantes has committed to Virginia.

Perrantes is a 6-1 senior point guard from Crespi Carmelite High School in California. 

Perrantes also had offers from Arizona State, Illinois, Washington State, Southern California and St. Mary's.