C.J. Leslie’s high school coach says Leslie has a list of about 11 schools and that there is no clear leader at this point.
“C.J. is still wide open with his recruitment. He doesn’t have a strong leader,” Raleigh (NC) Word of God coach Erasto Hatchett said Friday. “He’s still entertaining about 10 schools as of right now. He’s completed some home visits. He just had his last visit [Thursday] night with Georgetown. Seton Hall was there the night before.”
Hatchett said the 6-foot-8, 205-pound Leslie is considering Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Florida and Florida International.
No official visits have yet been set and the list has not been cut, but Hatchett did say that a few schools have been involved for a long period of time.
“I think everyone is doing a good job,” he said. “There are some that have come in kind of late. Florida, Kentucky, N.C. State, Arizona State, they’re being very consistent in the recruitment. Those guys have been around for a while and have been very consistent.”
He added: “We’re going to take it one day at a time. It’s not really a heavy topic between C.J. and I. We’re focusing on getting better and trying to put ourselves in position to win a state championship.
“At some point in time that list of 10 will be cut to five, and then from five down to three and then he’ll make his decision.”
CLINIC TO END ALL CLINICS ON SATURDAY
Manhattan College will again play host to ‘The Clinic to End All Clinics’, an annual basketball coaches’ workshop orchestrated by Howard Garfinkel, the founder of Five Star basketball camp. This year’s clinic is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Draddy Gymnasium from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The event will feature sessions instructed by college basketball’s winningest coach Bob Knight (ESPN), as well as 2009 NCAA National Champion coach Roy Williams (University of North Carolina), and Leonard Hamilton (Florida State University), along with former NBA coaches Don Casey and Mike Fratello.
Schedule of Speakers
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. – Roy Williams
10:10 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. – Leonard Hamilton
11:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. – Bob Knight
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Don Casey
3:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. – Mike Fratello
4:20 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. – Don Casey
