Harrison Barnes is the No. 1 small forward in the Class of 2010 and he is being courted accordingly.
During the recent recruiting period, Kentucky coach John Calipari, Kansas coach Bill Self, Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel, Iowa State coach Greg McDermott and North Carolina assistant Steve Robinson all came to watch Barnes during open gyms.
“It’s been relatively busy this spring,” said Vance Downs, Barnes’ high school coach.
Downs said the 6-foot-7 Barnes plans to take all five official visits next fall.
And what is Barnes’ upside?
“Limitless,” Downs said. “He’s as good as they come. First of all, he’s a wing player. He’s all of 6-foot-7 with the wing span of a 7-footer. He’s explosive. He’s got an inside game, an intermediate game and a perimeter game.
“His ballhandling and court vision are getting better every day and I don’t know that there’s a ceiling for this young man. He’s the real deal.”
