Following a busy week in which college basketball practices began across the country, many top recruits will hit the road for visits this weekend.
Here’s a rundown that will be updated over the weekend. For more detail on any player, click the embedded link near their name:
**Kentucky hosts 6-foot-10 power forward Edrice “Bam” Adebayo of High Point Christian (N.C.). Adebayo recently visited Auburn and is also being courted by N.C. State, but Kentucky coach John Calipari has visited him twice at High Point Christian as he attempts to replenish his front court going forward. Adebayo is the projected No. 9 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com.
**Kansas has a big weekend for Late Night in the Phog, hosting 6-10 Oak Hill Academy (VA) power forward Harry Giles, 6-5 Cypress Lakes (TX) point guard De’Aaron Fox, 6-3 Bentonville (AR) combo guard Malik Monk and 6-10 DeSoto (TX) big man Marques Bolden. They also host the 2017 duo of Michael Porter Jr. and Trae Young, who are discussing a package. Giles, Monk and Fox all projected Top 10 picks in the 2017 NBA Draft (with Giles at No. 1). All three will also visit Kentucky next weekend for Big Blue Madness, and Fox has said he wouldn’t mind playing with Monk at the next level.
**Florida State has a huge weekend, hosting 6-10 Miami (FL) Borland power forward Dewan Huell, who is also considering Miami and South Carolina, as well as 6-10 center Udoka Azubuike, 6-4 point guard Trent Forrest and committed 6-10 small forward Jonathan Isaac — all on officials. C.J. Walker, a 6-foot point guard from Indianapolis (IN) Arsenal Tech, visits Saturday on an unofficial for the football game with Miami.
**South Carolina hosts Columbia (S.C.) point guard Seventh Woods, who is also considering North Carolina and Georgetown.
**Kansas State hosts 6-9 Oak Hill Academy (VA) power forward Khadim Sy. He will visit Georgia Tech next weekend, Virginia Tech the weekend of Oct. 23 and possibly Miami Oct. 30. Sy is also considering Purdue.
**After visiting Louisville this past weekend, Foothills Christian (CA) power forward T.J. Leaf visits Oregon this weekend before going to UCLA Oct. 23. He has also visited San Diego State unofficially.
**Following his visit to St. John’s last weekend, Mitch Lightfoot, a 6-foot-7, 200-pound 2016 forward from Gilbert (Ariz.) Christian High, visits Arizona this weekend. He expects to decide among his five schools sometime after this visit.
**Utah hosts 6-11 Finnish power forward Lauri Marrkanen, who will also visit North Carolina on Tuesday and Arizona next weekend.
**Gonzaga will host Brendan Bailey, a 6-7 small forward from American Fork (UT) who is the son of former NBA forward Thurl Bailey.
**Mississippi State hosts 6-7 Oak Hill (VA) small forward Mario Kegler, who has visited Arizona State and Baylor and plans to visit Maryland and Indiana.
**Marquette hosts Xavier Tillman, Jordan Poole, Tyler Herro and committed small forward Sam Hauser for their Marquette Madness. All the visits are unofficial.
**Temple hosts 6-9 Putnam (CT) Science Academy power forward Sedee Keita, who is also considering Providence and South Carolina.
**Pittsburgh is hosting 6-4 guard Crisshawn Clark of Canada College.
**Memphis hosts 6-2 Indianapolis (IN) North Central guard Eron Gordon.
**Missouri hosted Trace Young, Boko Mupungu and Jon Kabongo of Huntington (W.V.) Prep.
