Four-star small forward DeShawn Harris-Smith to announce Wednesday

By ADAM ZAGORIA

DeShawn Harris-Smith, the 6-foot-4 small forward from Paul VI Catholic (VA) and Team Takeover, will announce his college choice Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Ranked the No. 6 small forward in the Class of 2023 per 247Sports.com, he is down to Maryland, Villanova, Xavier, Penn State, and Indiana, with Maryland the favorite per sources.

2023 four-star guard DeShawn Harris-Smith (@thatdogdeshawn) will announce his college decision on Wednesday at 6 PM ET, he tells @On3Recruits. https://t.co/1sNlGD81LO

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) August 22, 2022

Harris-Smith visited Maryland earlier this month and visited Penn State in June.

“DeShawn can guard multiple positions and excels at getting downhill and attacking the rim,” Paul VI coach Glenn Farello said. “He’s a playmaker on both ends of the floor and has a mentality of doing whatever it takes to help his team win. He’s one of the best do ever play at PVI.”

If I need to win a game today, there may not be another wing in the EYBL I would take before Deshawn Harris-Smith.

Elite competitor & motor.

Gets downhill, defends, rebounds, draws contact, & even passes.@thatdogdeshawn I @TTOBasketball I @PVIHoops

📝https://t.co/QR3H9i9wDb pic.twitter.com/PFenmMRcAh

— Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) August 10, 2022

Paul VI last season had four players on teams in the Final Four in Brandon Slater (Villanova), Anthony Harris (UNC) and Jeremy Roach and Trevor Keels (Duke). 

For more, read my feature in The New York Times.

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