Long Island wing J.J. Moore has cut his list to three Big East schools after a weekend official visit to Louisville.
“The list is three schools: Louisville, Pittsburgh and St. John’s,” said Gary Charles, Moore’s AAU coach with the New York Panthers. Moore made the trip with Charles and Moore’s mentor, Hunt Bresky.
Charles said Moore, ranked No. 23 among small forwards in the Class of 2010, is tentatively slated to take an official to St. John’s the weekend of Oct. 30 and to Pitt the weekend of Nov. 6.
Florida is out after getting a commitment from Jackson (Tenn.) small forward Casey Prather.
At Louisville, the 6-foot-5 Moore spoke with New York and New Jersey guys Edgar Sosa and Samardo Samuels.
“He had a very good visit at Louisville,” Charles said. “He really liked it. He got a chance to speak to the New York guys like Edgar and Samardo and Terrence Jennings [who played with the Panthers]. It was good. He got a feel for the coach. He hung out with the crew.
“We got a chance to go see the new arena that they’re building. We more or less just watched practice. He got a good feel for the way [head coach Rick] Pitino runs his practice. He got a chance to see these guys work.”
After visiting St. John’s and Pitt, Moore will be ready to announce a decision.
“The goal is for him to see everyone in the same exact element that he saw Louisville in,” Charles said.
MILK TO FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Matt Milk, a 6-8, 240-pound forward from Long Island now playing at Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pinecrest alongside Brandon Knight, is “95 percent” sure he will verbally commit to Florida International head coach Isiah Thomas after weekend visit.
“He was offered a scholarship and we’re still making our final decision,” Mary Milk, Matt’s mother, said by phone.
“We told them that we’re very interested. We didn’t make a solid commitment. We’re like 95 percent sure that we want to go there.”
Mary said her son would like to visit some other schools, but wasn’t sure which ones.
Gary Charles, Milk’s AAU coach, said he would be a solid contributor.
“He’s a low post player who will do all the little things that will help you win,” Charles said. “He will hit that 10-foot jumper, he’ll do a nice job rebounding. He’ll set the pick. He’ll be a chemistry player. He’s a kid that you need to win games. He’ll be solid for them for four years.”
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