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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.
**Kentucky will host a number of recruits this weekend (Oct. 11) for “Big Blue Madness” including 2020’s Cade Cunningham and JJ Traynor, and 2021’s Paolo Banchero, Trey Kaufman and Moussa Cisse. 2020 Kentucky commit Terrence Clarke will also be in attendance.
Cunningham, the 6-foot-6 combo guard from Montverde Academy (FL) has previously taken official visits to Oklahoma State (Sept. 6), North Carolina (Sept. 27) and Florida (Oct. 4). He will also take a visit to Washington later this month (Oct. 20).
Banchero, the 2021 power forward from O’Dea (WA), took his first official visit to North Carolina (Sept. 27-29) and has visits planned to Duke (Oct. 17-20), Tennessee (Oct. 25-27) and Gonzaga (Jan. 18-19).
Seeing Terrence Clarke, Paolo Banchero and Cade Cunningham in a picture together makes you drool over future possibilities. pic.twitter.com/AYb2PJ9T86
**Makur Maker, the 6-foot-11 center from Pacific Academy (CA), trips to Howard this weekend (Oct. 11) for his first official visit.
6-foot-11 Makur Maker will take an official to Howard University starting Friday. Howard, an HBCU, also hosted Josh Christopher last week. Big time visits for them.
**Hunter Dickinson, the 7-foot big man from DeMatha Catholic (MD) and Team Takeover, is taking an official to Notre Dame. He visits Duke next weekend and is also considering Florida State and Michigan.
**Trey Patterson, the 2021 guard from Rutgers Preparatory (NJ) School, trips to Indiana this weekend (Oct. 11) for his first official visit. He has no other visits planned.
**RJ Davis, the 5-foot-11 combo guard from Archbishop Stepinac (NJ), takes his third official visit to North Carolina this weekend (Oct. 11-13). Davis has taken visits to Pittsburgh (Sept. 20-22) and Marquette (Sept. 27-29).
Marquette’s Steve Wojo and Dwayne Killings and a Georgetown asst will be at @step_basketball today for 2020 PG @ariidavis_. Patrick Ewing may also come. Davis takes his official to UNC this weekend. pic.twitter.com/zaYBUklY18
**Hassan Diarra, the 6-foot-2 point guard from Putnam Science Academy (CT), will take his third official visit to Texas A&M this weekend (Oct. 11). Diarra has taken official visits to Georgia (Sept. 20) and Indiana (Sept. 27).
**KK Robinson, the 6-foot point guard from Bryant (AR), trips to Illinois this weekend (Oct. 11-13) for his third official visit. Robinson, who cut his list to seven in August, has taken official visits to TCU (Sept. 27-29) and Kansas (Oct. 4-6). He also has an official visit planned to Arkansas (Oct. 18-20).
**Frank Anselem, the 6-foot-10 center from Prolific Prep (CA), takes his second official visit to LSU this weekend (Oct. 11-12). Anselem took his first official visit to Nebraska (Sept. 27).
**Shakeel Moore, the 6-foot-1 point guard from Piedmont (NC), will take an official visit to Texas A&M this weekend (Oct. 10-12). Moore also has an official visit planned to Ole Miss (Oct. 18-20). Georgetown, Providence. Vanderbilt and DePaul are involved as well.
**Reece Brown, the 6-foot-8 small forward from The Loomis Chaffee (NY) School, trips to Elon this weekend (Oct. 11). Brown took an official visit to Rice last month (Sept. 27) and will visit UNLV (Oct. 25).
**Mekhi Gray, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Putnam Science Academy (CT), takes his third official visit to St. Bonaventure this weekend (Oct. 12-14). Gray has taken official visits to Siena (Sept. 27-29) and NJIT (Oct. 5-7), and will visit Fairfield in two weeks.
**Jaden Jones, the 6-foot-7 small forward from Prolific Prep (CA), will visit San Diego State this weekend (Oct. 11-13) for an official visit. This will be Jones’ first official visit.
**Max Amadasun, the 6-foot-10 center from Our Savior Lutheran School (NY), will take an official visit to Pittsburgh this weekend (Oct. 11-13).
**Donte Houston, the 6-foot-8 power forward from Lakeview Centennial (TX), trips to Middle Tennessee State this weekend (Oct. 10-12) for his first official visit.
**Treyton Thompson, the 2021 power forward from La Lumiere (IN), takes his first official visit to Iowa this weekend (Oct. 11-13).
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