Josiah Turner of the Drew Gooden Soldiers is in high demand as the No. 3 point guard in the nation.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Turner is currently considering seven schools as options for 2011.
“I’m at seven schools,” he said by phone from the Nike Global Challenge in Portland, Ore., where Team USA lost to France Friday night.
“Kansas, UConn, Louisville, Oregon, Oklahoma, UCLA and Arizona.”
Turner has just one official visit set.
“I’m going to Louisville on Sept. 4,” he said. “I don’t have any others planned.”
Turner said he also planned to take an unofficial to see Isiah Thomas‘s Florida International team.
“I’m gonna go on an unofficial to FIU,” he said.
His mother, Doris Ward, also told the Louisville Courier-Journal that she is setting up a visit to UConn and said her son will also likely visit Arizona and Kansas.
Turner reiterated that he has no favorites.
“I don’t have any leaders or favorites,” he said. “That’s my top [schools].”
He says he won’t decide until “after I go on my officials.”
The Soldiers had a tremendous summer, winning tournaments in Las Vegas (Fab 48) and Anaheim (Pumps), the latter without Turner.
Wherever he goes, Turner says he’ll bring “a point guard that can score.”
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JessieWildcat / August 8, 2010
Everyone wants a point guard which can score and make others BETTER.
Would his TOP3 be…ucla,kansas and ARIZONA.
Kansass Gangster U will try to deal his decision.
Delay Delay…
But, WHO is buying it????
Lew is GONE. Dirty Lew was a good match for that school.
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RockChalkWoody / August 8, 2010
Jessie, is Book still going to get the Three Amigo’s too?
Remind me again, which school just lost scholarships and official visits? Is that goasscats guy still screwing $hit up out there in Tucson?
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Cat in the Desert / August 9, 2010
People, I know jessie is annoying, lets all just try to ignore him and not feed into his responses. We at UA know that we did stuff were not suppose to so we shouldn’t be talking about no one else, but jessie is a special kid. I just wish we wouldn’t respond to his posts.
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RockChalkWoody / August 9, 2010
Yes, he is quite “special” and it’s easy to say let’s look the other way when he’s not throwing out ridiculous crap about your program.
Jessie, for the record, everybody knows Lew Perkins is retiring so what’s your point? That has nothing to do w/ the Turner recruitment and you know it. Don’t be surprised if you lose on this one (just like Selby).
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Cat in the Desert / August 9, 2010
Rock, honestly, i think we will lose out on him even if we are in his top7 now, or his top3 later. Same thing happened last year with Selby, and the kid that went to UK. Miller won’t real in these top 5 top 10 recruits until he proves he can win consistantly, and all though we UA fans were used to bringing in those types of players, we know it will take Miller some time. Were hoping and wishing just like fans of any other program, so hopefully Miller can start reeling them in soon.
And man i wish jessie was a asu fan, or fsu fan or something, he just makes other people who don’t really have a like or dislike towards UA hate us. Oh well what can you do…
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JessieWildcat / August 11, 2010
Woody,
Looks like the Wildcat is out of the bag.
Turner has Kansas and Arizona as the final TWO?
YOU heard!
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JessieWildcat / August 11, 2010
A moment of silence for LA LA school.
Bye Bye Bennie..
Bennie is OUT.
ps- How is Josh S. doing Woody?
Lew is the perfect example of Kansas Gangster U.
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