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.
Following a busy week in which college coaches criss-crossed the country to visit with their priority recruits, many of of those recruits will hit the road for official visits.
Here’s a rundown that will be updated over the weekend. For more detail on any player, click the embedded link near their name:
**Miami is hosting Bryce Aiken, a 5-11 point guard from Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick’s, who has also visited Harvard and Seton Hall. He will then decide between the three schools.
**Auburn will host Bam Adebayo this weekend, along with commits Mustapha Heron and Justin Harper, and 2017 power forward Austin Wiley. The Wiley visit is unofficial.
**Louisville hosts 6-4 Cypress Lakes (TX) point guard De’Aaron Fox, who is coming off an official to LSU. He will also visit Kansas, Kentucky and Arizona in coming weeks.
**St. John’s hosts Hutchinson (KS) wing Bashir Ahmed, who visited Cincinnati and will hit Louisville, as well as 2017 Archbishop Stepinac wing Jordan Tucker.
**UConn hosts 6-8 Prolific Prep (CA) forward Vance Jackson, who is also considering Memphis and Cal.
**Kentucky hosts 6-10 Wenyen Gabriel of Wilbraham & Monson (MA), who has visited Maryland and will visit Duke, UConn and Providence.
**North Carolina hosts Columbia (S.C.) Hammond point guard Seventh Woods, who has tripped to Georgetown and also visits South Carolina next month.
**Arizona State will host 2016 commit Sam Cunliffe, who is ranked 38th in the latest ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2016, and Tyson Carter, a 6-foot-5 guard from Mississippi.
**Syracuse will host 6-9 Brewster (N.H.) Academy power forward Taurean Thompson.
**South Florida hosts Brewter small forward Malik Fitts.
**Jack Lieb, a 6-9 power forward from Brewster, visits Lehigh.
**After visiting Arkansas and UNLV, Team Thad point guard Jaylen Fisher visits Memphis. He will also visit Indiana and Baylor and then decide.
**Baylor hosts Mario Kegler, a 6-6 small forward from Oak Hill Academy (VA). He has visited Arizona State and will also trip to Indiana, Maryland and possibly Mississippi State.
**Oak Hill small forward Braxton Key visits Texas after hitting Alabama last weekend. He will also visit Tennessee next weekend, and then Vanderbilt and Kansas.
**Oak Hill power forward Joe Hampton visits Penn State.
**Oak Hill power forward Khadim Sy visits Purdue.
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.
Following a busy week in which college coaches criss-crossed the country to visit with their priority recruits, many of of those recruits will hit the road for official visits.
Here’s a rundown that will be updated over the weekend. For more detail on any player, click the embedded link near their name:
**Miami is hosting Bryce Aiken, a 5-11 point guard from Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick’s, who has also visited Harvard and Seton Hall. He will then decide between the three schools.
**Auburn will host Bam Adebayo this weekend, along with commits Mustapha Heron and Justin Harper, and 2017 power forward Austin Wiley. The Wiley visit is unofficial.
**Louisville hosts 6-4 Cypress Lakes (TX) point guard De’Aaron Fox, who is coming off an official to LSU. He will also visit Kansas, Kentucky and Arizona in coming weeks.
**St. John’s hosts Hutchinson (KS) wing Bashir Ahmed, who visited Cincinnati and will hit Louisville, as well as 2017 Archbishop Stepinac wing Jordan Tucker.
**UConn hosts 6-8 Prolific Prep (CA) forward Vance Jackson, who is also considering Memphis and Cal.
**Kentucky hosts 6-10 Wenyen Gabriel of Wilbraham & Monson (MA), who has visited Maryland and will visit Duke, UConn and Providence.
**North Carolina hosts Columbia (S.C.) Hammond point guard Seventh Woods, who has tripped to Georgetown and also visits South Carolina next month.
**Arizona State will host 2016 commit Sam Cunliffe, who is ranked 38th in the latest ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2016, and Tyson Carter, a 6-foot-5 guard from Mississippi.
**Syracuse will host 6-9 Brewster (N.H.) Academy power forward Taurean Thompson.
**South Florida hosts Brewter small forward Malik Fitts.
**Jack Lieb, a 6-9 power forward from Brewster, visits Lehigh.
**After visiting Arkansas and UNLV, Team Thad point guard Jaylen Fisher visits Memphis. He will also visit Indiana and Baylor and then decide.
**Baylor hosts Mario Kegler, a 6-6 small forward from Oak Hill Academy (VA). He has visited Arizona State and will also trip to Indiana, Maryland and possibly Mississippi State.
**Oak Hill small forward Braxton Key visits Texas after hitting Alabama last weekend. He will also visit Tennessee next weekend, and then Vanderbilt and Kansas.
**Oak Hill power forward Joe Hampton visits Penn State.
**Oak Hill power forward Khadim Sy visits Purdue.
