Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
Here’s your look-ahead to the weekend’s recruiting visits and other news. This list will be updated throughout the weekend:
**Malik Newman will be at Ole Miss Saturday for the SEC football game with Alabama. He is also slated to visit Texas A&M Oct. 11, and will reportedly release a top five before the start of his high school season.
**Justin Robinson, a 6-1 point guard from Manassas (VA) St. James, is at UNLV. He plans to announce Oct. 12, and is also considering Maryland Providence and Virginia Tech.
**Seton Hall on Friday night hosted a slew of big New York/New Jersey names including Isaiah Briscoe, Rawle Alkins, T.J. Gibbs, Bryce Aiken, Asante Gist and Veer Singh.Read more here.
**Chris Clarke, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Virginia Beach (VA) Cape Henry Collegiate School, trips to Tennessee. He’s also been to UConn, Creighton and Virginia Tech.
**Skal Labissiere, the 6-foot-10 forward from Lausanne Collegiate School (TN), also visits Tennessee. He goes to Baylor next weekend and has also tripped to Georgetown and Kentucky.
**Braxton Blackwell, a 6-7 2016 forward from Nashville (TN) C.P.A, visits Tennessee unofficially.
**Ernest Aflakpui, a 6-foot-9 power forward from Radnor (PA) Archbishop Carroll, takes an official to St. Louis Oct. 3-5. He’s already been to VCU, St. Joe’s, Temple and Rhode Island.
**P.J. Dozier, a 6-foot-7 2015 shooting guard out of Columbia (S.C.) Spring Valley, will visit North Carolina (Oct. 3), Georgetown (Oct. 17), South Carolina (Oct. 24) and Louisville (Oct. 30).
**Brandon Ingram,a 6-8 forward from Kinston (N.C.), also visits North Carolina this weekend before tripping to Kansas (Oct. 10) and Kentucky (Oct. 17).
**Dennis Smith, a 2016 point guard from Fayetteville (NC) Trinity Christian, and 2016 shooting guard Seventh Woods of Columbia (S.C.) Hammond also visit North Carolina. (Reggie Rankin of ESPN reported the Woods visit).
**Georgia Tech is hosting 7-5 center Tacko Fall, 6-4 guard LeGerald Vick and 2016s Alterique Gilbert, Brandon Robinson, Kevon Tucker and Christian Keeling, according to HoopSeen.com.
**Doral Moore, the 7-footer from Montverde (FL) Academy, visits Wake Forest, as does John Collins, a 6-9 power forward from West Palm Beach (FL) Cardinal Newman.
**Tevin Mack, a 6-7 2015 small forward from Columbia (S.C.) Dreher, visits Clemson. His top five includes Clemson, Georgia, USC, VCU and UConn in no order.
**Eli Thomas, a 6-9 2015 big man from Lancaster (TX), will visit SMU this weekend and Texas A&M next weekend. He’s also been to LSU, Illinois and Oklahoma State.
**Aaron Falzon, a 6-8 forward from Northfield (MA) Mount Hermon, visits Northwestern after going to Harvard last week.
**T.J. Gibbs, a 6-2 2016 shooting guard from Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), will visit Seton Hall Friday night and then Rutgers Saturday for the Michigan football game.
**Corey Manigault, Craig Lecesne, Eli Wright, and Chase Harler will be at West Virginia, according to Adam Finkelstein.
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Here’s your look-ahead to the weekend’s recruiting visits and other news. This list will be updated throughout the weekend:
**Malik Newman will be at Ole Miss Saturday for the SEC football game with Alabama. He is also slated to visit Texas A&M Oct. 11, and will reportedly release a top five before the start of his high school season.
**Justin Robinson, a 6-1 point guard from Manassas (VA) St. James, is at UNLV. He plans to announce Oct. 12, and is also considering Maryland Providence and Virginia Tech.
**Seton Hall on Friday night hosted a slew of big New York/New Jersey names including Isaiah Briscoe, Rawle Alkins, T.J. Gibbs, Bryce Aiken, Asante Gist and Veer Singh. Read more here.
**Chris Clarke, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Virginia Beach (VA) Cape Henry Collegiate School, trips to Tennessee. He’s also been to UConn, Creighton and Virginia Tech.
**Skal Labissiere, the 6-foot-10 forward from Lausanne Collegiate School (TN), also visits Tennessee. He goes to Baylor next weekend and has also tripped to Georgetown and Kentucky.
**Braxton Blackwell, a 6-7 2016 forward from Nashville (TN) C.P.A, visits Tennessee unofficially.
**Ernest Aflakpui, a 6-foot-9 power forward from Radnor (PA) Archbishop Carroll, takes an official to St. Louis Oct. 3-5. He’s already been to VCU, St. Joe’s, Temple and Rhode Island.
**P.J. Dozier, a 6-foot-7 2015 shooting guard out of Columbia (S.C.) Spring Valley, will visit North Carolina (Oct. 3), Georgetown (Oct. 17), South Carolina (Oct. 24) and Louisville (Oct. 30).
**Brandon Ingram, a 6-8 forward from Kinston (N.C.), also visits North Carolina this weekend before tripping to Kansas (Oct. 10) and Kentucky (Oct. 17).
**Dennis Smith, a 2016 point guard from Fayetteville (NC) Trinity Christian, and 2016 shooting guard Seventh Woods of Columbia (S.C.) Hammond also visit North Carolina. (Reggie Rankin of ESPN reported the Woods visit).
**Georgia Tech is hosting 7-5 center Tacko Fall, 6-4 guard LeGerald Vick and 2016s Alterique Gilbert, Brandon Robinson, Kevon Tucker and Christian Keeling, according to HoopSeen.com.
**Doral Moore, the 7-footer from Montverde (FL) Academy, visits Wake Forest, as does John Collins, a 6-9 power forward from West Palm Beach (FL) Cardinal Newman.
**Tevin Mack, a 6-7 2015 small forward from Columbia (S.C.) Dreher, visits Clemson. His top five includes Clemson, Georgia, USC, VCU and UConn in no order.
**Eli Thomas, a 6-9 2015 big man from Lancaster (TX), will visit SMU this weekend and Texas A&M next weekend. He’s also been to LSU, Illinois and Oklahoma State.
**Aaron Falzon, a 6-8 forward from Northfield (MA) Mount Hermon, visits Northwestern after going to Harvard last week.
**T.J. Gibbs, a 6-2 2016 shooting guard from Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), will visit Seton Hall Friday night and then Rutgers Saturday for the Michigan football game.
**Corey Manigault, Craig Lecesne, Eli Wright, and Chase Harler will be at West Virginia, according to Adam Finkelstein.
