This will be a huge weekend on the recruiting front as Midnight Madness hits a slew of big-time programs, including preseason No. 1 Kentucky, defending national champion UConn, Syracuse, Arizona, Memphis, St. John’s, Georgetown, Indiana, Maryland, Providence, UNLV and others.
Here’s a look at who’s going where, with constant updates all weekend.
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One week after hosting their NBA Combine for 90 NBA personnel,
Kentucky will follow it up with Big Blue Madness. The Wildcats are expected to host a Who’s Who of elite 2015 players, including
Carlton Bragg, Jaylen Brown, Brandon Ingram, Malik Newman, Stephen Zimmerman and their lone 2015 commit,
Charles Matthews. Also,
2016 star Tyus Battle will attend.
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UConn will host 6-11 2016 big man
Samuel Japhet-Mathias and 6-8 2016 power forward
Tyrique Jones of Vermont Academy; 2017 guard
Nate Pierre-Louis of St. Benedict’s Prep; 2017 point guard
Tremont Waters of South Kent; and 2015 commits
Jalen Adams and
Steve Enoch.
**One week after hosting 2016 guard
Tyus Battle and 2015 commit
Malachi Richardson, Syracuse will have 2016 commit
Matt Moyer, 2017 White Plains (N.Y.) Archbishop Stepinac wing
Jordan Tucker, 2017 St. Benedict’s Prep guard
Trevon Duval , 2017 Baltimore (MD) Clinton Christian small forward
Melo Eggleston and 2018 Norristown (PA) shooting guard
Cameron Reddish. Richardson and fellow 2015 commit
Moustapha Diagne may also attend.
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Arizona hosts 2015 commits
Ray Smith, Justin Simon and Allonzo Trier, as well as
Caleb Swanigan and
T.J. Leaf.
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St. John’s has a big weekend for their Red Storm Tip-Off as
2015 guards Isaiah Briscoe and Brandon Sampson will be on campus, as will 2015 forward Cheick Diallo. Younger players on hand include
Sidney Wilson, Isaiah Washington, Nick Richards, DeAndre Hunter, David Beatty and Kassoum Yakwe.
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Memphis will host
Skal Labissiere, KJ & Dedric Lawson, Nick Marshall, Edrice Adebayo, Tyler Cook, Randall Brodie, Jalen Fisher, Dillon Mitchell, Nych Smith, Micah Thomas, Jamario Rivers and Jalen Mcgaughy, per Evan Daniels.
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Georgetown hosts 2015 commits
Jessie Govan and
Marcus Derrickson, along with
P.J. Dozier, Tacko Fall, DJ Harvey, Markelle Fultz and Anthony Cowan.
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Florida hosts 2015 small forward
Keith Stone and 2016 wing
Braxton Blackwell.
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Indiana hosts 2015 big man
Thomas Bryant, among others.
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N.C. State will host 2016 combo guard
Rawle Alkins, among others.
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Maryland is hosting
Diamond Stone, Jaylen Brantley, Bryce Aiken, Tyler Foster and Andre Rafus.
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Providence will have 2016 guards
Bruce Brown and T.J. Gibbs, and 2017 power forward
Tomas Murphy.
**Vermont Academy (VT) wings
Corey Johnson and Ronnie Suggs will attend
Rhode Island’s Midnight Madness, per Alex Kline.
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UNLV has an impressive crew Thursday with 2016 commit
Justin Jackson along with
Derryck Thornton, Troy Brown, Oshae Brissett, Jalen Poyser, Charles O’Bannon and Derrick Jones
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Boston College has 2015 forward Markis McDuffie on campus.
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Arizona State has
Tyler Dorsey, Brendan Bailey, Eron Gordon and Connor Harding at various points this weekend.
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Texas Tech will have 2015s
CJ Williamson and
Wendell Mitchell on campus, per Corey Evans.
