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Recruiting Roundup: Briscoe Visits St. John’s Practice, Will Trim to 3; Diamond Stone to Visit Wisconsin and UConn; Ivan Rabb to Host Carolina; Tevin Mack Nearing Decision
Isaiah Briscoe visited St. John’s practice Tuesday at Madison Square Garden and plans to cut his list to three schools on Saturday before making his final decision.
The visit to St. John’s was first reported by NJ Advance Media and confirmed to SNY.tv by a source. (The picture is courtesy @gionysports.)
Briscoe said by text and Twitter that he will cut to three on Saturday.
“We’re just talking as a family right now and just trying to do this thing,” George Briscoe said. “There will only be three schools and then that’s going to be a wrap.
“That will be the plan, to get three and then decide.”
The 6-foot-3 Roselle (N.J.) Catholic point guard is coming off a successful visit to St. John’s and has also tripped to UConn, Kentucky, Missouri and Seton Hall. His father said they had yet to cut the list down.
It’s unclear if Briscoe will pull the trigger for the fall signing period Nov. 12-19, or extend the process until the spring.
“I don’t know that part,” the elder Briscoe said.
STONE TO VISIT WISCONSIN, UCONNDiamond Stone will visit Wisconsin this weekend and then UConn before announcing his college choice Nov. 12, according to Mark Miller.
The 6-foot-10 Stone visited Maryland this past weekend for their Midnight Madness and has also tripped to Oklahoma State.
Those are his final four after trimming Duke from his list.
IVAN RABB TO HOST CAROLINAIvan Rabb will host North Carolina’s coaches on Wednesday, his high school coach told SNY.tv.
UNC’s previous visit with the 6-10 Oakland (CA) Bishop O’Dowd big man was postponed.
Rabb is considering Arizona, Cal, UCLA, Georgetown, Duke, Kansas and Kentucky as well, but he previously told SNY.tv Cal and Kentucky would definitely make his final list.
He has yet to set officials.
MACK NEARING DECISIONTevin Mack, a 6-7 small forward from Columbia (S.C.) Dreher, will reportedly announce soon.
He is considering Georgia, VCU, UConn, South Carolina and Clemson.
Georgia leads with 77 percent of the 247Sports’ predictions.
FREE THROWS
Huntington (W.V.) Prep power forward Ted Kapita takes an official to Memphis Tuesday night (tonight)…Clemson landed 7-footer Legend Robertin of Chipola Junior College, according to Brad Winton of JucoRecruiting.com…St. John’s will watch Hutchinson wing Deshawn Freeman on Wednesday, a source told SNY.tv. The Johnnies also offered 2016 Cardozo guard Ray Salnave…Long Island Lutheran guard Chris Atkinson has not committed to Memphis, despite earlier reports.
Atkinson Photo: Newsday
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Isaiah Briscoe visited St. John’s practice Tuesday at Madison Square Garden and plans to cut his list to three schools on Saturday before making his final decision.
The visit to St. John’s was first reported by NJ Advance Media and confirmed to SNY.tv by a source. (The picture is courtesy @gionysports.)
Briscoe said by text and Twitter that he will cut to three on Saturday.
“We’re just talking as a family right now and just trying to do this thing,” George Briscoe said. “There will only be three schools and then that’s going to be a wrap.
“That will be the plan, to get three and then decide.”
The 6-foot-3 Roselle (N.J.) Catholic point guard is coming off a successful visit to St. John’s and has also tripped to UConn, Kentucky, Missouri and Seton Hall. His father said they had yet to cut the list down.
It’s unclear if Briscoe will pull the trigger for the fall signing period Nov. 12-19, or extend the process until the spring.
“I don’t know that part,” the elder Briscoe said.
STONE TO VISIT WISCONSIN, UCONN
Diamond Stone will visit Wisconsin this weekend and then UConn before announcing his college choice Nov. 12, according to Mark Miller.
The 6-foot-10 Stone visited Maryland this past weekend for their Midnight Madness and has also tripped to Oklahoma State.
Those are his final four after trimming Duke from his list.
IVAN RABB TO HOST CAROLINA
Ivan Rabb will host North Carolina’s coaches on Wednesday, his high school coach told SNY.tv.
UNC’s previous visit with the 6-10 Oakland (CA) Bishop O’Dowd big man was postponed.
Rabb is considering Arizona, Cal, UCLA, Georgetown, Duke, Kansas and Kentucky as well, but he previously told SNY.tv Cal and Kentucky would definitely make his final list.
He has yet to set officials.
MACK NEARING DECISION
Tevin Mack, a 6-7 small forward from Columbia (S.C.) Dreher, will reportedly announce soon.
He is considering Georgia, VCU, UConn, South Carolina and Clemson.
Georgia leads with 77 percent of the 247Sports’ predictions.
FREE THROWS
Huntington (W.V.) Prep power forward Ted Kapita takes an official to Memphis Tuesday night (tonight)…Clemson landed 7-footer Legend Robertin of Chipola Junior College, according to Brad Winton of JucoRecruiting.com…St. John’s will watch Hutchinson wing Deshawn Freeman on Wednesday, a source told SNY.tv. The Johnnies also offered 2016 Cardozo guard Ray Salnave…Long Island Lutheran guard Chris Atkinson has not committed to Memphis, despite earlier reports.
Atkinson Photo: Newsday
