2019 Canadian forward Emanuel Miller says two working hardest, but he’s open to new suitors
By ADAM ZAGORIA ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Emanuel
By ADAM ZAGORIA ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Emanuel
By ADAM ZAGORIA ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO -- College
By ADAM ZAGORIA
ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — A.J. Lawson has a busy few weeks ahead.
The 6-foot-7 Class of 2018 Canadian star who reclassified from 2019 is here playing for his home country in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship, where they hope to challenge the USA for a gold medal.
Once the event ends next weekend, he will begin a slew of college visits with the aim of making a decision in late June or early July.
Lawson has visited South Carolina and still plans to take official visits to Creighton (June 18-19) and Tulane (June 20-21) this week with Oregon and SMU next week.
By ADAM ZAGORIA
The July recruiting period doesn’t begin for another couple of weeks, but college coaches will be flocking to Canada beginning Sunday to watch Cole Anthony and the USA U18 team compete in the FIBA Americas Championship in St. Catharines, Ontario.
College coaches are now permitted to watch the USA Basketball youth teams train in Colorado Springs, CO., and compete in their various international events — even when they don’t occur during live periods. The USA plays its first game Sunday evening against the Dominican Republic before facing Panama and the Dominican Republic Monday and Tuesday. The quarterfinals, semis and finals run Thursday-Saturday.
The 6-foot-3 Anthony from Archbishop Molloy (N.Y.) is ranked No. 6 in the 2019 ESPN 60 and is the highest-ranked guard on the USA team. Coaches from Villanova, Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, Oregon, Louisville, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Ohio State are among those expected to watch Anthony, who is focused on bringing home a gold medal. A spokesman for the event said at last count, they were expecting about 30 American schools to be on hand.
“Me personally, I’m wide open in my recruitment,” Anthony said this week by phone from Colorado. “I just love to see as many college coaches as I can.”
By JACOB POLACHECK Kira Lewis, the 6-foot-2 point
BY ZACH SMART
For Class of 2019 prospect Diante Smith, versatility is king.
Subscribing to the “Mr. Everything” role while developing a tighter handle and improving his shot consistency, Smith has become a highly prioritized recruit.
TCU, Alabama, Cincinnati, Dayton, Florida, and Auburn are currently putting forth the most effort in recruiting the 6-foot-7, 195-pound wing who is ranked the No. 29 small forward in the Class of 2019 by 247Sports.com.
Smith, who will attend the prestigious NBPA Top 100 Camp, is slated for an unofficial visit to the University of Florida on June 11th.
