Rathan-Mayes Cuts List to Three

Xavier Rathan-Mayes has trimmed his list to three schools.

“Final 3 schools are Uconn, Illinois nd FSU no specific order !,” the 6-foot-4 Huntington Prep shooting guard Tweeted.

He plans to announce during a press conference Oct. 13 in Canada.

Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton was in to watch Rathan-Mayes on Monday, and he has already taken an unofficial to the school.

Other visits are pending.

“He was discussing with his family over the weekend,” Huntington Prep coach Rob Fulford told SNY.tv.

Texas and Baylor had previously been on his list of five.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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