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On the Trail: Texas, USC & Villanova host multiple top targets

Villanova, Oklahoma State, Pitt, and Texas among the many that lead the way with a bevy of premier visitors on their campuses this weekend.
27, Oct 2016

On the Trail: Texas, USC & Villanova host multiple top targets

We are now just two weeks away from the first signing period as some of the top college basketball programs across the nation look to solidify their 2017 class. Furthermore, the new season is right around the corner and with greater attention placed towards the playing floor compared to the recruiting trail like in the prior few months, this weekend marks the final few days that we will see such a compressive list of visitors. Texas, Villanova, Pitt, and Oklahoma State are the places to be this weekend where each hopes to finagle a commitment or two from those headed to their campus.

AAC

TEMPLE

  • Quade Green, 6-foot point guard, Neumann-Goretti High School (Pennsylvania) – NATIONAL RANKING: 18
  • Ed Ferguson, 6-foot-4 shooting guard, St. Frances Academy (Maryland)

ACC

FLORIDA STATE

  • Ikey Obiagu, 7-foot center, Greenforest Christian School (Georgia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 59
  • MJ Walker, 6-foot-5 small forward, Jonesboro High School (Georgia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 19
  • Nassir Little, 6-foot-7 small forward, Orlando Christian Prep (Florida) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 64
  • Rondo Segu, 5-foot-11 point guard, Orlando Christian Prep (Florida) 2018
  • Zimife Nwokeji, 6-foot-7 forward, Maclay School (Florida) 2019
  • Diante Smith, 6-foot-5 small forward, Choctaw High School (Florida) 2019
  • Jaduhkiss Soto, 6-foot-5 swingman, Gateway High School (Florida) 2019

PITT

  • Felipe Haase, 6-foot-10 center, Miami Christian School (Florida)
  • Aaron Thompson, 6-foot-1 point guard, Paul VI Catholic High School (Virginia) COMMITTED – NATIONAL RANKING: 114
  • Jared Wilson-Frame, 6-foot-5 small forward, Northwest Florida State College (Florida)

DUKE

  • Kevin Knox, 6-foot-8 forward, Tampa Catholic High School (Florida) – NATIONAL RANKING: 7

BIG EAST

BUTLER

  • Jordan Lathon, 6-foot-4 guard, Grandview High School (Missouri) 2018

VILLANOVA

  • Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, 6-foot-8 center, Neumann-Goretti High School (Pennsylvania) COMMITTED – NATIONAL RANKING: 103
  • Quade Green, 6-foot point guard, Neumann-Goretti High School (Pennsylvania) – NATIONAL RANKING: 18
  • Jermaine Samuels, 6-foot-6 small forward, The Rivers School (Massachusetts) COMMITTED – NATIONAL RANKING: 31
  • Lonnie Walker, 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Reading High School (Pennsylvania) – NATIONAL RANKING: 24
  • Eric Ayala, 6-foot-3 guard, Putnam Science Academy (Connecticut) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 85
  • Prentiss Hubb, 6-foot-2 point guard, Gonzaga College High School (Washington, DC) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 46
  • Montez Mathis, 6-foot-4 shooting guard, John Carroll School (Maryland) 2018
  • Immanuel Quickley, 6-foot-3 point guard, John Carroll School (Maryland) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 5
  • Jahvon Quinerly, 6-foot point guard, Hudson Catholic High School (New Jersey) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 36
  • Cameron Reddish, 6-foot-7 small forward, Westtown School (Pennsylvania) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 7
  • Nate Roberts, 6-foot-8 power forward, John Carroll School (Maryland) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 80
  • Brandon Slater, 6-foot-5 small forward, Paul VI Catholic High School (Virginia) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 27
  • Jalen Smith, 6-foot-9 power forward, Mount St. Joseph High School (Maryland) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 33
  • Bryan Antoine, 6-foot-4 guard, Ranney School (New Jersey) 2019
  • Scottie Lewis, 6-foot-4 swingman, Ranney School (New Jersey) 2019
  • Donta Scott, 6-foot-7 forward, Imhotep Charter School (Pennsylvania) 2019
  • Bryce Wills, 6-foot-4 guard, Iona Prep (New Jersey) 2019
  • Isaiah Wong, 6-foot point guard, Notre Dame High School (New Jersey) 2019

BIG 10

ILLINOIS

  • DaMonte Williams, 6-foot-3 guard, Manuel High School (Illinois) COMMITTED
  • Adam Miller, 6-foot-2 point guard, Manuel High School (Illinois) 2019
  • Marquise Walker, 6-foot point guard, St. Joseph High School (Illinois) 2019

MICHIGAN STATE

  • Gary Trent Jr, 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Prolific Prep (California) – NATIONAL RANKING: 13

OHIO STATE

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

PURDUE

  • Felipe Haase, 6-foot-10 center, Miami Christian School (Florida)

BIG 12

KANSAS

  • Romeo Langford, 6-foot-5 shooting guard, New Albany High School (Indiana) 2018 – NATIONAL RANKING: 3

IOWA STATE

  • Eden Ewing, 6-foot-8 power forward, Tyler Junior College (Texas)

OKLAHOMA STATE

  • Bourama Sidibe, 6-foot-10 center, St. Benedict’s Prep (New Jersey) – NATIONAL RANKING: 109
  • Trae Young, 6-foot-2 point guard, Norman North High School (Oklahoma) – NATIONAL RANKING: 16

TCU

  • Andre Pierce, 6-foot-9 power forward, Lee College (Texas)

TEXAS

  • Mo Bamba, 6-foot-11 center, Westtown School (Pennsylvania) – NATIONAL RANKING: 4
  • Matt Coleman, 6-foot-1 point guard, Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 49

CAA

DREXEL

  • Jarvis Doles, 6-foot-8 power forward, Mt. Zion Prep (Maryland)

JAMES MADISON

  • Zach Jacobs, 6-foot-7 forward, Trinity Episcopal School (Virginia)

CONFERENCE USA

CHARLOTTE

  • Clyde Trapp, 6-foot-6 swingman, Lower Richland High School (South Carolina)

MOUNTAIN WEST

UNLV

  • Brandon McCoy, 6-foot-10 center, Cathedral Catholic High School (California) – NATIONAL RANKING: 10

PAC 12

ARIZONA

  • Brian Bowen, 6-foot-7 small forward, La Lumiere School (Indiana) – NATIONAL RANKING: 20

UCLA

  • Brian Bowen, 6-foot-7 small forward, La Lumiere School (Indiana) – NATIONAL RANKING: 20

USC

  • Billy Preston, 6-foot-8 forward, Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 17
  • Lance Thomas, 6-foot-8 forward, Norcross High School (Georgia) – NATIONAL RANKING: 89

SEC

MISSOURI

  • Jordan Lathon, 6-foot-4 guard, Grandview High School (Missouri) 2018

SOUTH CAROLINA

  • David Beatty, 6-foot-3 shooting guard, Imhotep Charter School (Pennsylvania) – NATIONAL RANKING: 95

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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