Pinkston, Collier to Wrap up Visits at Seton Hall; Harris, Barnes, ‘Nova Updates

JayVaughn Pinkston and Devon Collier of New Heights will wrap up their visits with a trip to Seton Hall next weekend.

Pinkston, a 6-foot-6 forward from Bishop Loughlin, and Collier, a 6-8 forward out of St. Anthony (N.J.), are slated to be on hand when Seton Hall plays Carleton University in an exhibition at Walsh Gym.

2010 Seton Hall commit Fuquan Edwin of Paterson Catholic is also scheduled to attend.

Pinkston and Collier were both at St. John’s this weekend, Pinkston for Midnight Madness, Collier for an official visit.

Pinkston, the top player in New York City, is considering Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Marquette and Tennessee.

Kimani Young of New Heights said that after the Seton Hall visit Pinkston will either decide to sign somewhere in the fall or wait until the spring.

He said the other day on SNY.tv that Villanova might be the perfect fit for Pinkston and other kids.

As for Collier, he has now visited Oregon State, Providence and St. John’s, and taken an unofficial to Seton Hall.

Collier will huddle with his father, Red, and New Heights coach Adam Berkowitz after the Seton Hall visit to decide his next move.

BARNES TO JOIN IRVING AT DUKE?

(Photo courtesy Chuck Liddy, newsobserver.com)

Harrison Barnes, the 6-6 forward out of Ames (Iowa) High ranked No. 2 nationally in the Class of 2010, took his official visit to Duke this weekend.

The photo above, courtesy newsobserver.com, shows fans with a lifesize cutout of Barnes in a Duke uniform during a scrimmage Saturday at Cameron Indoor. Security guards reportedly collected the cutouts before the scrimmage began because they posed a potential NCAA violation.

“If you’ve got one of these, I’ve got to have it,” a security man said, according to Ken Tysiac of newsobserver.com. “I’ve got to have all of them.”

Could Barnes end up following his close friend Kyrie Irving of St. Patrick to Blue Devil country?

“The process for him has been very methodical,” Ames High coach Vance Downs told charlotteobserver.com. “He’s just very patient, takes his time, looks at all his options and then will eventually find the right fit for him.”

Barnes has already visited North Carolina, Oklahoma and Kansas and is slated to see UCLA next weekend and take an unofficial to Iowa State.

Downs told charlotteobserver.com Barnes plans to announce by the start of the season Nov. 16.

“Harrison, he’s like a big brother to me, and we talk all the time,” Irving told ESPNU. “Mainly, it’s not about Duke. He’s his own man, and he’s going to make his own decision, and whatever decision he makes, I’m going to be happy for him.”

NOVA DRAWS RECRUITS FOR ‘HOOPS MANIA’

According to the Villanova blog VUhoops.com, the Wildcats had several elite prospects on campus Friday night for its ‘Hoops Mania.’ The group included newly minted 2011 commit Achraf Yacoubou of Long Island Lutheran; 2010 commit James Bell; 2011 St. Patrick wing Michael Gilchrist; 2011 Seattle Garfield guard Tony Wroten Jr.; and 2010 guard Cory Joseph of Findlay (Nev.) Prep.

The Philly Inquirer also reported that Gilchrist, Yacoubou and 2010 commit Markus Kennedy of The Winchendon (Mass.) School attended Villanova’s 36-7 football victory Saturday over Rhode Island.

HARRIS HITTING LOUISVILLE NEXT

Tobias Harris and his Unique All-Stars lost to the New Jersey Playaz Juniors 69-63 on Saturday in the is8 playoffs, according to NYCHoops.net.

Harris, who scored 19 points in a losing cause, still plans to visit Louisville next weekend, followed by visits to West Virginia, Georgia Tech and Maryland.

He has already seen Syracuse, Tennessee and Kentucky.

Harris plans to announce on Nov. 19.

(Photos courtesy Rivals.com & GoAZCats.com)

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