Recruiting Roundup: Weekend Visits and Tidbits
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David McCormack, the 6-foot-9 center from Oak Hill (VA) Academy, may be closing in on a college decision.
After naming Kansas, Xavier, Oklahoma State, UCLA, NC State, and Duke as his final six schools, he has visited Kansas and Xavier unofficially and N.C. State officially so far.
“He had a great visit [to Kansas],” Oak Hill Academy coach Steve Smith said on The 4 Quarters Podcast. “He went unofficial to Kansas but he’s going to go back there officially. He visited N.C. State last weekend. He’s visiting Xavier, Kansas and he has visits supposedly for Duke and UCLA if gets that far. I don’t know if he’ll go past September, he’s getting kind of antsy and I think he likes a couple schools.
Keldon Johnson, the 6-foot-6, 215-pound small forward
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R.J. Barrett, the 6-foot-7 wing from Montverde (FL) Academy who is expected to be in the mix for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, took his first official visit to Kentucky this weekend after reclassifying to the Class of 2018.
“It was alright, I got meet to meet Coach Cal and learn about the school so it was good,” Barrett said Tuesday evening by phone.
“I just kind of went on a tour and watched practice and stuff.”
Kentucky and coach John Calipari have a recent history of recruiting Canadian players, including current freshman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, former guard Mychal Mulder and current Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray.
“[Calipari] told me how he loves Toronto and how he has Shai now and how all the Canadian guys work hard,” Barrett said. “He wants me to be one of his guys.”
Given the huge roars from the crowd
