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Wednesday / April 24.
  • Recruiting Roundup: Weekend Visits and Tidbits

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    By JACOB POLACHECK

    Here’s a look towards this weekend’s recruiting visits and other news. This list will be updated throughout the weekend.

    **RJ Barrett, the 6-foot-6 small forward from Montverde (FL) Academy, trips to Arizona on Thursday (Sept. 21) for his third official visits before then visiting Oregon on Saturday (Sept. 23) for official visit No. 4. Barrett, who cut his list to five last month, has previously taken official visits to Kentucky (Sept. 1) and Duke (Sept. 15). He will take his final official visit to Michigan later this month (Sept. 29).

    **Duke hosts 2018 commits Cameron Reddish and Tre Jones this weekend (Sept. 22) for official visits. Reddish, the 6-foot-8 small forward from the Westtown (PA) School, takes his official visit to Duke on Saturday after committing to the Blue Devils earlier this month (Sept. 1). Jones, the 6-foot-2 point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High School, takes his official visit to Durham on Saturday after committing to the Blue Devils last month.

    **Zion Williamson, the 6-foot-7 small forward from Spartanburg (SC) Day School, will take his first official visit to Kentucky this weekend (Sept. 22). Williamson will also take an official visit to Kansas for Late Night in the Phog (Sept. 30), and officials to Duke (Oct. 20) and UCLA (Oct. 27). He also took an unofficial visit to South Carolina last week (Sept. 16).

    **Darius Garland, the 6-foot-1 point guard from Brentwood (TN) Academy, takes his first official visit to Vanderbilt this weekend (Sept. 23). Garland, who cut his list to six in July, also has official visits planned to Kentucky (Oct. 13), Indiana (Oct. 20), and Duke (Oct. 28). Kansas and UCLA are also included in his top six.

    **Keldon Johnson, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Oak Hill (VA) Academy, trips to Maryland this weekend (Sept. 22) for his fourth official visit. Johnson has taken official visits to Texas (Sept. 1), NC State (Sept. 8), and Kentucky (Sept. 15). He doesn’t have any other official visits planned yet.

    **Moses Brown, the 7-foot-2 center from Archbishop Molloy (N.Y.), trips to Maryland for his second official following one to Louisville (Sept. 1). He has no other visits set.

    **Quentin Grimes, the 6-foot-4 point guard from the Woodlands College Park (TX) High School, will take his first official visit to Texas this weekend (Sept. 22). Grimes, who cut his list to four earlier this month, will also take official visits to Kentucky (Sept. 29), Kansas (Oct. 13), and Marquette (Oct. 20).

    **Luguentz Dort, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard from the Conrad (FL) Academy, takes his third official visit to Baylor this weekend (Sept. 22). Dort, who cut his list to six last month, has taken official visits to Oregon (Sept. 8) and Arizona State (Sept. 15). He doesn’t have any other visits planned yet.

    **Andrew Nembhard, the 6-foot-4 point guard from Montverde (FL) Academy, trips to USC this weekend (Sept. 23) for his second official visit. Nembhard, who cut his list to four last week, took his first official visit to Ohio State last weekend (Sept. 16). He also has official visits planned to Gonzaga (Oct. 7) and Florida (Oct. 14).

    **Elijah Weaver, the 6-foot-4 point guard from Oldsmar (FL) Christian School, will take his fifth and final official visit to Oklahoma State this weekend (Sept. 22). Weaver, who named his final four last month, has taken official visits to Louisville (Jan. 28), USC (Sept. 2), Ohio State (Sept. 9), and Florida (Sept. 16). Louisville is not included in Weaver’s final four.

    **David Duke, the 6-foot-3 combo guard from Cushing Academy (MA), trips to Florida for his first official visit. He will also hit Virginia Tech (Sept. 28) and Villanova (Oct. 5).

    **Michael Devoe, the 6-foot-4 point guard from Montverde (FL) Academy, will take his fourth official visit to Ohio State this weekend (Sept. 22). Devoe has taken official visits to Georgia Tech (Aug. 25), USC (Sept. 9), and Wake Forest (Sept. 14). He will take his fifth and final official visit to Florida next month (Oct. 7).

    **Nate Laszewski, the 6-foot-10 power forward from Northfield Mount Hermon (MA) School, takes his third official visit to North Carolina this weekend (Sept. 22). Laszewski has taken official visits to Notre Dame (Sept. 9) and Wake Forest (Sept. 16). He is yet to plan any other visits.

    **Jermaine Harris, the 6-foot-8 power forward from Capitol Christian (MD) Academy, trips to Rhode Island this weekend (Sept. 22) for his second official visit. Harris took his first official visit to West Virginia last week (Sept. 15) and has visits planned to Xavier (Sept. 29), Kansas (Oct. 6), and Miami (Oct. 20).

    **Eric Ayala, the 6-foot-5 combo guard from IMG (FL) Academy, will take his first official visit to Miami this weekend (Sept. 22). Ayala also has official visits planned to Oregon (Sept. 29), Ohio State (Oct. 6), Syracuse (Oct. 13), and Maryland (Oct. 20).

    **Anthony Nelson, the 6-foot-2 point guard from South Kent (CT), trips to Dayton this weekend and Seton Hall next (Sept. 28). He has a top five of Dayton, Clemson, Seton Hall, Minnesota and West Virginia.

    **Saddiq Bey, the 6-foot-7 small forward from Sidwell Friends (DC) School, takes his third official visit to Miami this weekend (Sept. 22). Bey has taken official visits to Pittsburgh (Sept. 1) and Xavier (Sept. 15). He also has an official visit planned to Northwestern later this month (Sept. 29). N.C. State and Princeton are also included in Bey’s final six.

    **Luther Muhammad, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Hudson Catholic (NJ) High School, trips to West Virginia this weekend (Sept. 22) for his fifth and final official visit. Muhammad has taken official visits to St. John’s (June 23), Virginia (Aug. 19), Ohio State (Sept. 8), and Xavier (Sept. 15).

    **Kaden Archie, the 6-foot-6 small forward from Midlothian (TX) High School, will take his third official visit to LSU this weekend (Sept. 23). Archie, who named his top eight in August, has taken official visits to SMU (Sept. 1) and TCU (Sept. 15). He has no other upcoming visits planned yet.

    **Dimon Carrigan, the 6-foot-9 power forward from Woodstock (CT) Academy, trips to Houston this weekend (Sept. 23) for his second official visits. Carrigan, who named his final eight last month, took his first official visit to UConn earlier this month (Sept. 8). Joining Carrigan on his UConn visit was 2018 James Akinjo, who committed to the Huskies following the visit. Carrigan has no other visits planned yet.

    **Eric Hunter, the 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Charles A. Tindley (IN) Accelerated School, takes his third official visit to Ohio State on Wednesday (Sept. 20). Hunter has taken official visits to Purdue (Sept. 8) and Xavier (Sept. 15), and will take an official visit to Minnesota later this month (Sept. 27). He has no other visits planned yet.

    **Justin Ahrens, the 6-foot-5 small forward from Versailles (OH) High School, will take his second official visit to Ohio State this weekend (Sept. 22). Ahrens, who is down to three schools, took his first official visit to Michigan (Sept. 8) and will take an official to Xavier later this month (Sept. 29).

    **Nate Roberts, the 7-foot power forward from Brewster (NH) Academy, trips to Syracuse this weekend (Sept. 22) for his third official visit. Roberts, who will be making his college decision on October 17, has taken official visits to Washington (Sept. 1) and Nebraska (Sept. 16). He will also take an official visit to Wake Forest later this month (Sept. 29).

    **Javian Fleming, the 6-foot-9 center from Canton (MS) High School, takes his second official visit to Georgetown this weekend (Sept. 22). Fleming, who cut his list to five last month, took his first official visit to Texas A&M last weekend (Sept. 15) and has visits planned to Alabama (Sept. 29), TCU (Oct. 6), and Iowa State (Oct. 13).

    **Joe Hedstrom, the 6-foot-10 center from Hopkins (MN) High School, will take his first official visit to Boise State this weekend (Sept. 22). He also has an official visit planned to Wisconsin for later this month (Sept. 29).

    **Tre Wood, the 6-foot point guard from St. John’s (DC) College High School, trips to Towson this weekend (Sept. 22) for his third official visit. Wood has taken official visits to UMass (Sept. 8) and George Mason (Sept. 15). He also has an official visit planned to VCU for later this month (Sept. 29).

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