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    • UConn

    By SEAN BOCK

    The UConn men’s basketball program has received the National Letters of Intent from guard James Akinjo, forward Emmitt Matthews Jr., and center Lukas Kisunas.

    The three make up the current 2018 recruiting class for the Huskies and will enroll in classes in the fall of 2018.

    “It’s a good mix, and they are all players that we need,” head coach Kevin Ollie said in a release. “They are all coming in here for a reason. A lot of people look at the rankings, but they are top 10 players for us as a team. That’s what we’re looking for, and that’s what we’re striving to do with our recruiting.”

    Oak Hill Academy, Recruiting

    By SEAN BOCK

    Keldon Johnson, the 6-foot-6 wing from Oak Hill Academy (VA), will make his college choice on Saturday, according to his high school coach, Steve Smith.

    Johnson will announce at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday. His final four schools are Kentucky, Maryland, N.C. State and Texas.

    Johnson’s father said earlier this week he wouldn’t be surprised if Keldon waited until the spring period to decide, but Johnson has changed his plans.

    “I have talked it over with my parents, and we are all on the same page,” Johnson told ESPN.

    Recruiting, Rutgers

    Rutgers inked two players in the Class of 2018 on Wednesday when Don Bosco Prep guard Ron Harper Jr. and junior college big man Shaq Carter of Eastern Florida State College both signed their National Letters of Intent.

    The 6-foot-6 Harper is son of the former NBA standout Ron Harper who won five NBA championships.

    Harper averaged 10.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and shot 37.7 percent (23-for-61) from beyond the arc in 23 games last winter for a Don Bosco Prep team that won its first New Jersey Non-Public A state title in 47 years last winter.

    “It feels great to sign and it’s also great knowing where I’m going next year,” Harper told Scarlet Nation.

    “Rutgers just showed me great hospitality and their plans for the future impressed me back on my visit. Ultimately, we ended up looking at Coach [Steve] Pikell’s timeline. He always brings teams from nothing to something and I think he can do that with me and Montez’s [Mathis] help.”

    Recruiting

    Keldon Johnson, the 6-foot-6, 215-pound small forward from Oak Hill Academy (VA), likely won’t sign a National Letter of Intent this week and could wait until next week or the spring, his father told ZAGSBLOG.

    The NCAA early signing period runs Nov. 8-15.

    He’s considering four schools: Kentucky, Maryland, N.C. State and Texas.

    “No, not this week, I don’t think so,” his father Chris said Monday. “It might be a chance next week, but I really don’t think that he would do it this week. Possibly next week.”

    He added: “It’s not too far-fetched that he waits till the spring. I wouldn’t be surprised because I just think  that we have to be really, really careful with the situation at hand. At 18, I’m just trying to walk him through so we don’t make mistakes.

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