Recruiting about to heat up for New York/New Jersey prospects

The July recruiting period begins next week with the Nike Peach Jam (North Augusta, S.C.), the adidas Gauntlet finale (Spartanburg, S.C.) and the Under Armor Association Finals (Atlanta) among the top spots attracting college coaches.

The Classes of 2018 and ’19 in New York and New Jersey are loaded with star power and will attract many top schools.

Here’s a preliminary list of which schools will be following some of those top area players, compiled from their AAU and high school coaches. This list will be updated.

Precious Achiuwa, 6-foot-9 SF, 2019, New Heights/St. Benedict’s Prep

Schools expected to follow him: Florida State, Kansas, New Mexico, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Villanova, West Virginia

 

Al-Amir Dawes, 6-foot-3 SG, 2019, NJ Playaz/The Patrick School

Schools: Arizona, DePaul, Florida, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, UCLA, UConn, Villanova, Xavier

 

Cole Anthony, 6-foot-3 PG, 2019, PSA Cardinals/Archbishop Molloy

Schools: Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Oregon, UConn, Villanova (among others)

 

Brian Antoine, 6-foot-4 SG, 2019, Team Rio/Ranney School

Schools: Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova (among others)

 

Moses Brown, 7-foot-1 C, 2018, New Heights/Archbishop Molloy

Schools: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma State, St. John’s, UCLA

 

Jalen Carey, 6-foot-3 PG, 2018, NJ Playaz, Immaculate Conception

Schools: Kansas, Florida, Miami, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, UConn, UNLV

 

Kofi Cockburn, 6-foot-10 C, 2019, NY Rens/Christ the King

Schools: Auburn, Cincinnati, Creighton, Duke, Florida State, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Pitt, Providence, Rhode Island, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Syracuse, TCU, UCLA, UNLV, Villanova

 

Aidan Igiehon, 6-foot-10 C, 2019, NY Lightning/Lawrence Woodmere

Schools: Arizona, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Illinois, Indiana, Miami, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Stanford, St. John’s, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Villanova, Yale

 

Louis King, 6-foot-8 SF, 2018, Team Final/Hudson Catholic

Schools: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Oregon, Seton Hall

 

Scottie Lewis, 6-foot-5 SF, 2019, Team Rio/Ranney School

Schools: Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova (among others)

 

Valdir Manuel, 6-foot-10 SF, 2018, NJ Playaz/The Patrick School

Schools: DePaul, Georgia Tech, LSU, Memphis, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA, UConn, Xavier

 

Khalid Moore, 6-foot-6 SF, 2018, NY Rens/Archbishop Molloy

Schools: Miami, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Saint Louis, Seton Hall, South Carolina, Syracuse, UMass

 

Paul Mulcahy, 6-foot-5 PG, 2019, Playaz/Gill St. Bernard’s

Schools: Dayton, Georgetown, Maryland, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Washington

 

Luther Muhammad, 6-foot-4 SG, 2018, NY Rens/Hudson Catholic

Schools: Notre Dame, Ohio State, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Xavier

 

Anthony Nelson, 6-foot-4 PG, 2018, NY Lightning/South Kent (CT)

Schools: Dayton, Rhode Island, St. John’s, Seton Hall, UMass, VCU

 

Jahvon Quinerly, 6-foot-2 PG, 2018, Sports U/Hudson Catholic

Schools: Arizona, Kansas, Seton Hall, Stanford, Villanova, Virginia, UCLA

 

Naz Reid, 6-foot-10 PF, 2018, Sports U/Roselle Catholic

Schools: Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Seton Hall and UCLA