On the Trail: Oregon, UCLA, UNC host the elite of the elite

UNC, UCLA, and Oregon lead the way as they host the best of the best from the 2017 class; other visits from across the nation entailed in this week's On the Trail.
22, Sep 2016

On the Trail: Oregon, UCLA, UNC host the elite of the elite

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Keith Williams

Brooklyn, NY

6' 5"
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SF
Rayshaun Hammonds

Norcross, GA

6' 8"
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PF
Justyn Hamilton

Charlotte, NC

6' 9"
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PF
Ashton Hagans

Covington, GA

6' 3"
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PG
Deng Gak

Blairstown, NJ

6' 8"
|
PF
PJ Washington

Las Vegas, NV

6' 7"
|
PF
Christian Brown

Mouth of Wilson, VA

6' 6"
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SF
Jerome Hunter

Pickerington, OH

6' 6"
|
SF
Wabissa Bede

Ashburnham, MA

6' 2"
|
CG
Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Chattanooga, TN

6' 5"
|
SG
Walter Whyte

New Canaan, CT

6' 5"
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SF
Brian Coffey

Norcross, GA

6' 1"
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PG
Ladarius Brewer

Meridian, MS

6' 5"
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SF
Cedric Russell

Alexandria, LA

6' 2"
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CG
Sean Mobley

Montverde, FL

6' 8"
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PF
Teddy Allen

Boys Town, NE

6' 6"
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SF
Xavier Tillman

Grand Rapids, MI

6' 8"
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C
Casey Morsell

Baltimore, MD

6' 4"
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SG
Tremont Waters

West Haven, CT

5' 10"
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PG
Nojel Eastern

Evanston, IL

6' 4"
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SG
Anthony Gaines

New Hampton, NH

6' 5"
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SF
Evan Battey

Villa Park, CA

6' 7"
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PF
Isaiah Stokes

Bradenton, FL

6' 8"
|
C
Lindell Wigginton

Mouth of Wilson, VA

6' 2"
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CG
Paul Reed

Apopka, FL

6' 8"
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PF
Victor Enoh

Decatur, GA

6' 9"
|
C
Devontae Shuler

Mouth of Wilson, VA

6' 2"
|
CG
Bebe Iyola

Decatur, GA

6' 8"
|
PF
Iran Bennett

Chatham, VA

6' 10"
|
C
Greg Jones

Richmond, VA

6' 7"
|
PF
Keldon Johnson

Mouth of Wilson, VA

6' 5"
|
SF
Jon Kabongo

Huntington, WV

6' 3"
|
CG
Chris Smith

Huntington, WV

6' 8"
|
PF
Michael Hueitt

High Point, NC

6' 2"
|
SG
Jamir Moultrie

Forestville, MD

6'
|
PG
Brandon Williams

Encino, CA

6' 2"
|
PG
Kimani Lawrence

New Hampton, NH

6' 6"
|
SF
Ira Lee

Santa Monica, CA

6' 7"
|
PF
Troy Brown

Las Vegas, NV

6' 6"
|
SG
Daejon Davis

Seattle, WA

6' 3"
|
SG
Brandon Randolph

Norristown, PA

6' 5"
|
SG
Gary Trent Jr.

Napa, CA

6' 5"
|
SG
Kris Wilkes

Indianapolis, IN

6' 7"
|
SF
Galin Smith

Clinton, MS

6' 10"
|
C
Ejike Obinna

Ashburn, VA

6' 9"
|
C
Javan Johnson

Decatur, AL

6' 6"
|
SF
Remy Martin

Carlsbad, CA

5' 11"
|
PG

Things remain hectic as always this time of the year on the recruiting front where this weekend is nothing outside of the norm. Some of the top prospects from the 2017 class hit the trail in getting a glimpse at a possible home of theirs for the years ahead. The west coast is the place to be these next few days as Oregon and UCLA welcome in some of the top bluechip recruits to its campus while others such as Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, VCU, and Iowa State hope to pull out a commitment from the weekend ahead.

AAC

CINCINNATI

  • Keith Williams, 6-foot-5 small forward, Bishop Loughlin High School (New York)

MEMPHIS

  • Rayshaun Hammonds, 6-foot-7 small forward, Norcross High School (Georgia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 40

SMU

  • Ethan Chargois, 6-foot-8 power forward, Union City High School (Oklahoma)

SOUTH FLORIDA

  • Jayquan Johnson, 6-foot-9 center, Brandon High School (Florida) 2019

TEMPLE

  • Justyn Hamilton, 6-foot-9 power forward, Independence High School (North Carolina)

TULANE

  • Darien Jackson, 6-foot-2 shooting guard, Blue Valley Northwest High School (Kansas)

ACC

GEORGIA TECH

  • Amauri Hardy, 6-foot-1 point guard, North Farmington High School (Michigan)
  • Ashton Hagans, 6-foot-2 point guard, Newton High School (Georgia) 2019

MIAMI

  • Deng Gak, 6-foot-9 power forward, Blair Academy (New Jersey) – NATIONAL RANKING: 73

NORTH CAROLINA

  • PJ Washington, 6-foot-7 power forward, Findlay Prep (Nevada) – NATIONAL RANKING: 28
  • Christian Brown, 6-foot-6 swingman, AC Flora High School (South Carolina) 2019
  • Wendell Moore, 6-foot-5 swingman, Cox Mill High School (North Carolina) 2019

NOTRE DAME

  • DeVon Baker, 6-foot-1 point guard, Dunbar High School (Ohio) 2018
  • Jerome Hunter, 6-foot-7 forward, Pickerington North High School (Ohio) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 60
  • Caleb McConnell, 6-foot-5 swingman, Dunbar High School (Ohio) 2018
  • Jeremiah Keene, 6-foot point guard, Westerville North High School (Ohio) 2019

VIRGINIA TECH

  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 6-foot-5 guard, Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tennessee) COMMITTED – NATIONAL RANKING: 30
  • Wabissa Bede, 6-foot-2 guard, Cushing Academy (New Hampshire) – NATIONAL RANKING: 76
  • Wheza Panzo, 6-foot-6 small forward, Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tennessee) 2019

AMERICAN EAST

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

  • Walter Whyte, 6-foot-5 small forward, St. Luke’s School (Connecticut)

ATLANTIC SUN

NORTH FLORIDA

  • Brian Coffey, 6-foot-1 point guard, Greater Atlanta Christian High School (Georgia) COMMITTED 

ATLANTIC 10

DUQUESNE

  • Ladarius Brewer, 6-foot-5 small forward, Meridian High School (Mississippi)

FORDHAM

  • Joseph Girard, 6-foot-1 guard, Glen Falls High School (New York) 2019

ST. LOUIS

  • Thomas Allen, 6-foot guard, Brewster Academy (New Hampshire)

VCU

  • Sean Mobley, 6-foot-8 power forward, Montverde Academy (Florida) – STATE RANKING: 25
  • Cedric Russell, 6-foot-2 shooting guard, Peabody Magnet High School (Louisiana)

BIG EAST

DEPAUL

  • Teddy Allen, 6-foot-6 small forward, Boys Town High School (Nebraska) – NATIONAL RANKING: 125

MARQUETTE

  • Xavier Tillman, 6-foot-8 center, Grand Rapids Christian School (Michigan) – NATIONAL RANKING: 105

VILLANOVA

  • Darryl Morsell, 6-foot-4 guard, Mount St. Joseph High School (Maryland) – NATIONAL RANKING: 55

BIG 10

INDIANA

  • Tremont Waters, 5-foot-10 point guard, Notre Dame High School (Connecticut) – NATIONAL RANKING: 43

MICHIGAN STATE

  • Nojel Eastern, 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Evanston Township High School (Illinois) – NATIONAL RANKING: 47

NORTHWESTERN

  • Anthony Gaines, 6-foot-5 small forward, New Hampton School (New Hampshire)

PURDUE

  • Evan Battey, 6-foot-7 power forward, Villa Park High School (California)
  • Matt Harms, 7-foot-1 center, Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas)
  • Isaiah Thompson, 5-foot-11 point guard, Zionsville Community High School (Indiana) 2019

BIG 12

BAYLOR

  • Jase Febres, 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Westfield High School (Texas)

IOWA STATE

  • Isaiah Stokes, 6-foot-8 center, IMG Academy (Florida) – NATIONAL RANKING: 96
  • Lindell Wigginton, 6-foot-2 guard, Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 50

KANSAS STATE

  • Paul Reed, 6-foot-8 power forward, Wekiva High School (Florida) – STATE RANKING: 27
  • Nigel Shadd, 6-foot-8 power forward, Tri-Valley Christian High School (Arizona)

OKLAHOMA STATE

  • Victor Enoh, 6-foot-7 power forward, Greenforest Christian Academy (Georgia) – STATE RANKING: 28
  • Devontae Shuler, 6-foot-2 guard, Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 84

CONFERENCE USA

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

  • Bebe Iyiola, 6-foot-8 power forward, Greenforest Christian Academy (Georgia) – STATE RANKING: 29

MARSHALL

  • Iran Bennett, 6-foot-10 center, Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia)
  • Luke Frampton, 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Poca High School (West Virginia)
  • Greg Jones, 6-foot-7 power forward, John Marshall High School (Virginia)
  • Tanner Robinette, 6-foot-8 power forward, Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia)
  • Jeremy Dillon, 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Tug Valley High School (West Virginia) 2018 COMMITTED
  • Keldon Johnson, 6-foot-5 small forward, Huntington Prep (West Virginia) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 24
  • Jon Kabongo, 6-foot-3 guard, Huntington Prep (West Virginia) 2018
  • Anthony Pittman, 6-foot-4 swingman, Capital High School (West Virginia) 2018
  • Chris Smith, 6-foot-8 forward, Huntington Prep (West Virginia) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 63
  • Corey Allison, 6-foot-3 shooting guard, South Charleston High School (West Virginia) 2019
  • Kerry Martin, 6-foot-2 shooting guard, Capital High School (West Virginia) 2019
  • Drew Hatfield, 6-foot point guard, Sheldon Clark High Varsity (Kentucky) 2020
  • Luke Lerose, 5-foot-10 point guard, Nicholas County High School (West Virginia) 2020

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE

  • Reggie Scurry, 6-foot-7 power forward, Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa (Oklahoma)

OLD DOMINION

  • Michael Hueitt, 6-foot-2 shooting guard, High Point Christian Academy (North Carolina)

UTEP

  • Roderick Williams, 6-foot-6 small forward, East Los Angeles College (California)

IVY

BROWN

  • Jarrod Simmons, 6-foot-8 power forward, Moon High School (Pennsylvania)

PRINCETON

  • Anthony Longpre, 6-foot-7 forward, Glenelg County High School (Maryland)

MAAC

MONMOUTH

  • Jamir Moultrie, 6-foot point guard, Bishop McNamara High School (Maryland)

QUINNIPIAC

  • Greg Calixte, 6-foot-8 center, Mount Vernon High School (New York)

SIENA

  • Bailey Patella, 6-foot-6 small forward, Vermont Academy (Vermont)

MAC

BOWLING GREEN

  • Manny Patterson, 6-foot-7 power forward, Kenwood Academy (Illinois)

MISSOURI VALLEY

INDIANA STATE

  • Jaylen Butz, 6-foot-8 power forward, North Side High School (Indiana)
  • Elijah Childs, 6-foot-6 small forward, Lee’s Summit West High School (Missouri)

MOUNTAIN WEST

NEVADA

  • Brandon Williams, 6-foot-2 point guard, Crespi High School (California) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 15

PAC 12

ARIZONA STATE

  • Kimani Lawrence, 6-foot-6 small forward, New Hampton School ((New Hampshire) – NATIONAL RANKING: 45
  • Remy Martin, 5-foot-11 point guard, Sierra Canyon High School (California) COMMITTED - NATIONAL RANKING: 107

CALIFORNIA

  • Ira Lee, 6-foot-7 power forward, Prolific Prep (California) – NATIONAL RANKING: 64

OREGON

  • Troy Brown, 6-foot-6 swingman, Centennial High School (Nevada) – NATIONAL RANKING: 11
  • Daejon Davis, 6-foot-3 guard, Garfield High School (Washington) – NATIONAL RANKING: 54
  • Brandon Randolph, 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Westtown School (Pennsylvania) – NATIONAL RANKING: 39

OREGON STATE

  • Samson George, 6-foot-7 power forward, First Love Christian Academy (Pennsylvania)

UCLA

  • Gary Trent, 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Prolific Prep (California) – NATIONAL RANKING: 13
  • Kris Wilkes, 6-foot-9 forward, North Central High School (Indiana) – NATIONAL RANKING: 15

UTAH

  • Branden Carlson, 6-foot-10 center, Bingham High School (Utah)

SEC

ALABAMA

  • Galin Smith, 6-foot-9 power forward, Clinton High School (Mississippi)

OLE MISS

  • Clifton Moore, 6-foot-9 power forward, Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School (Pennsylvania)

VANDERBILT

  • Ejike Obinna, 6-foot-9 center, Virginia Academy (Virginia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 91

SUN BELT

TROY

  • Javan Johnson, 6-foot-5 small forward, Austin High School (Alabama)

WCC

SAN FRANCISCO

  • David Jenkins, 6-foot-1 guard, Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas)

Corey Evans has been a member of the HoopSeen family since the summer of 2015. He brings a wealth of experience in scouring the nation in evaluation some of the top prospects from coast-to-coast, and in also finding some of the more under-the-radar prospects from various locales. The managing editor on site, Evans has run a college scouting service, the Roundball Rundown Report, since 2012, as he works with over 100 division-1 college basketball programs from both sides of the nation. Based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Evans is the primary national contributor at HoopSeen which has broadened the scope of information included within the site itself. 

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