Allerik Freeman had cut his list to Villanova and Kansas, but when Duke, Ohio State and UCLA came calling it was time to expand the list.
As first reported by Alex Kline, those three schools are now expressing interest in the 6-foot-3, 195-pound 2013 combo guard from Charlotte (N.C.) Olympic.
“Like most kids he had a change of heart and added UCLA and Ohio State,” Olympic coach Ty Baumgardner told SNY.tv by phone.
“Just in the last couple of weeks, Duke has shown some interest. Coach [Chris] Collins and Al have had some communication through email. Word is Coach K is going to watch him this weekend” at the Nike EYBL stop in Minnesota.
He added: “I think obviously he’s flattered. You’re talking about one of the top five programs of all time in college basketball and one of the greatest coaches of all time in college basketball.”
Baumgardner said no visits are planned and that Freeman would let the process evolve over the summer.
“He’s just going to wait till the fall to do his visits,” he said. “He and his dad will take visits.”
Freeman is a combo guard who is working on improving at both positions.
“He shoots it well enough,” the coach said. “You can always get better in that area. He’s comfortable playing the two, he’s more comfortable playing the one as well. He’s a kid that will be able to play both guard positions in college. It depends how they want to use him.”
