Junior college star Bashir Ahmed plans to commit in December or January and sign in the spring, he told SNY.tv.
“If not December, then January,” he said by text.
“I want to get a chance to watch these teams play and I think my decision will be easy for me to make,” he previously told JUCORecruiting.com.
The 6-foot-7, 205-pound combo guard from The Bronx now lists Cincinnati, St. John’s, Oklahoma State, Texas, Oregon and Texas A&M.
“I’m looking for a school where I’m going play right away, a school that fits my style of play and a school that is going to develop me into a great player and get me to the next level,” he said.
Ahmed has already visited Oklahoma State, St. John’s and Cincinnati. He stopped considering Rutgers and Louisville is no longer involved.
St. John’s has one commit in the Class of 2016 in Brooklyn Thomas Jefferson guard Shamorie Ponds, who is expected to sign his Letter of Intent on Wednesday, the last day of the early signing period. They are also in the mix for German wing Richard Freudenberg and 7-footer Thon Maker, who listed St. John’s among the schools recruiting him the hardest.
A onetime Iona commit who will be eligible in 2016, Ahmed was named a NJCAA All-American last season at Hutchinson.
This year he is averaging 19.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
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