By JACOB POLACHECK & ADAM ZAGORIA
Here’s a look towards this weekend’s recruiting visits and other news. This list will be updated throughout the weekend.
**Kentucky hosts an impressive group of recruits for “Big Blue Madness,” including five-Star centers Mohamed Bamba and Nick Richards, small forward Kevin Knox, five-star point guards, Trae Young and Quade Green, and five-star power forward P.J. Washington. Class of 2018 stars Romeo Langford, Immanuel Quickley and Cameron Reddish are all expected as well. As the Herald-Leader points out, this is the first Big Blue Madness in coach John Calipari’s career where Kentucky doesn’t have an early commit going into the event.
**St. John’s has a loaded group for its “Red Storm Tip-Off,” including Class of 2018 stars Naz Reid, Luther Muhammad, Jahvon Quinerly and Moses Brown and Class of 2019 stars Scottie Lewis, Bryan Antoine and Cole Anthony. The complete list is here.
**Arizona hosts DeAndre Ayton, Lonnie Walker and Ira Lee on officials and Quentin Grimes, Btrandon Williams, Taeshon Cherry and Miles Norris on unofficials for its Red-Blue Game. Walker, the 6-4 wing from Reading (Pa.), took an official to Miami last month (Sept.30) and has plans to visit Kentucky (Oct. 21), Villanova (Oct. 28) and Syracuse (Nov. 4). Each school is included in Walker’s final five. Lee, the 6-8 power forward from Prolific Prep, has also taken visits to Oregon (Oct. 7) and California (Sept. 23), both of which are in his final three.
**Michigan State hosted an impressive group for its Midnight Madness including uncommitted wing Brian Bowen, commits Jaren Jackson Jr.,Xavier Tillman and Thomas Kithier, along with Jimmy Anderson, Brandon John, Foster Loyer, Duane Washington and Tyger Campbell.
**Georgetown has a strong group for its Midnight Madness, including Antwan Walker, Keldon Johnson, Jamir Moultrie, Kiyon Boyd and the Mitchell twins.
