Now that Zion Williamson is off the board to Duke — giving the Blue Devils the top three prospects in the Class of 2018 — who’s left on the board among the Top 25 recruits in the ESPN.com rankings?
Here’s a thumbnail look at the top remaining prospects and where they stand in their recruitment.
No. 5 Romeo Langford, 6-6 SG, New Albany (IN) Langford, a newly-minted McDonald’s All-American, has narrowed his list to Kansas, Indiana and Vanderbilt and is expected to sign in the spring. On Friday, he went off for 36 points in a nationally televised game with Vandy head coach Bryce Drew and Kansas assistant Jerrance Howard in attendance. Indiana was unable to attend because they played at Michigan State. Tim Langford, Romeo’s father, recently broke down all three schools on The 4 Quarters Podcast. No. 8 Anfernee Simons, 6-4 SG, IMG Academy (FL) Simons is NBA Draft-eligible and is weighing the pros and cons of either attending college in 2018-19 or heading to the NBA Draft. He could test the NBA waters this spring, and then opt to attend the school of his choice. After decimating from Louisville in the wake of the FBI investigation, he has visited Tennessee and will trip to N.C. State early next month. Dayton, Florida, UCLA and South Carolina are also involved. No. 17 Moses Brown, 7-2 C, Archbishop Molloy (N.Y.) The McDonald’s All-American center from New York committed to UCLA on Monday. Story here. No. 20 Emmitt Williams, 6-6 PF, Oak Ridge (FL) Williams is down to Oregon, LSU and Florida, according to recruiting reporter Russ Wood. “I’m going to make my decision soon, man,” Williams told Wood. “Once God lets me know, I’ll let everybody else know.” On Oct. 11, Williams was arrested and charged with felony sexual battery and false imprisonment of a female friend. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the charges were subsequently dropped. No. 23, Jahvon Quinerly, 6-1 PG, Hudson Catholic (N.J.) Since decommitting from Arizona in the wake of the FBI investigation, Quinerly has kept a low-profile on his recruitment, declining to take questions at the recent Hoophall Classic. Coaches from Villanova, Rutgers and Oregon were among those who watched the McDonald’s All-American point guard at the event, and Oklahoma, which will likely lose Trae Young to the NBA Draft, has also been linked to Quinerly. This coming weekend, Quinerly and Hudson Catholic will compete in the SNY Invitational in New York, an event that also features Moses Brown and Molloy. Hudson Catholic remains perhaps the favorite to win the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title. ALSO UNCOMMITTED: No. 30 Jordan Brown, 6-10 C, Prolific Prep (CA) No. 31 E.J. Montgomery, 6-8 PF, Marietta (GA) Wheeler No. 37 Khavon Moore, 6-8 SF, Macon (GA) Westside No. 49 Courtney Ramey, 6-3 PG, Webster Groves (FL) No. 60 Devonaire Doutrive, 6-4 SG, Birmingham (CA) No. 72 Tyger Campbell, 6-0 PG, La Lumiere (IN) No 86 Bryan Penn-Johnson, 6-10 C, Wasatch (UT) Photo: Courtesy Hoophall Classic Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter And Like ZAGS on FacebookTop remaining uncommitted guys with ESPN rankings:
No. 5 – Romeo Langford
No. 8 – Anfernee Simons
No. 17 – Moses Brown
No. 20 – Emmitt Williams
No. 23 – Jahvon Quinerly pic.twitter.com/YCpZ10gt0A — Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) January 21, 2018
