Five-star Deron Rippey Jr. down to 9 schools, adjusts visit schedule

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Five-star Blair Academy (NJ) and New Heights point guard Deron Rippey Jr. is down to nine schools and has adjusted his visit schedule, his father told ZAGSBLOG.

Rippey is now considering Kentucky, Duke, Miami, North Carolina,Texas, Syracuse, Tennessee, Louisville and NC State.

He has already visited Miami, North Carolina and Louisville and will next trip to Texas.

Coaches from several schools, including Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse were in to see him this week.

Rippey’s official visit series is now as follows:

Texas (Sept. 17-19)
Syracuse (Sept. 25-27)
Kentucky (Oct. 6-8)
Duke (Oct. 21-23)
Tennessee (Oct. 23-25)
NC State (Nov. 7-9)

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.