Paolo Banchero names a top six

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Paolo Banchero, the 6-foot-10 Class of 2021 forward from O’Dea (WA) and Seattle Rotary, has announced his top six schools.

The No. 1 power forward in the Class of 2021 per 247Sports.com, Banchero lists Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, Tennessee, Washington and Gonzaga. He visited a number of those schools this past season.

Official Visit Dates

North Carolina?: September 27-29

Kentucky⚪️?: October 11-13

Duke??: October 17-20

Tennessee?: October 25-27

Gonzaga?⬇️: January 18-19

— Paolo (Paul-Oh) (@Pp_doesit) August 20, 2019

Banchero won MVP honors at the NBA Top 100 Camp in June and has proven himself to be one of the most skilled and versatile forwards in the country, regardless of class. He lists Anthony Davis, Ben Simmons, and Blake Griffin as pros whom he emulates.

“I’m kind a stretch, do-it-all ‘4’, and I can play the ‘3’ too,” Banchero said of his unique game. “I can kind of do whatever, play on the wing or play inside, but if it was up to me I would prefer kind of in the midrange, 16-17 feet out, and just kind of operate from there.”

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