Nerlens Noel has dropped Florida and Providence from his list of schools.

Noel, a 6-foot-11 center, will choose between Kentucky, Georgetown, Syracuse, Connecticut and North Carolina.

He plans to make his decision in April.

Nerlens Noel is considering a number of schools, including Syracuse, Kentucky, Florida, Georgetown and North Carolina. Noel, who recently reclassified to 2012, is expected to be at the Syracuse-Connecticut game at the Carrier Dome on Saturday.

Syracuse is hoping freshman Michael Carter-Williams may help sway Noel to commit to them.

"He’s one of my best friends," Carter-Williams said. "We’ve been playing AAU ball together since my sophomore year of high school. I just knew him from around. Then, after, we played on the same AAU team. We just hung out with each other all summer and he comes to my house all of the time.” 

Carter-Williams has spoken to Noel many times about his recruiting process, including playing for the Orange.

"He knows I want him to come here, definitely," Carter-Williams said. "But I’m not treating him any differently, to try to convince him to come here. At the end of the day, he’s going to go where he wants."

Florida coach Billy Donovan isn't worried about Patric Young's ego if the sophomore stays on the bench. The Gators' center hasn't started in the past four games, but Donovan knows Young is comfortable in whatever is best for the team.

Young has been dealing with ankle tendinitis for the past three weeks, causing him to miss four starts and several practices in between.

"It's helped our team. I think Patric's come off the bench and he's added a different element and different boost to our team," said Donovan. "I think it takes a pretty humble kid, as good as he is as a player, to do that."