By KHADRICE ROLLINS
CHICAGO — Caleb Swanigan is still considering seven schools, including two that will square off Saturday in the Final Four: Duke and Michigan State.
He later announced that he would announce his college choice on April 11 at the Nike Hoop Summit.
For the 6-foot-8, 250-pounder from Fort Wayne (IN) Homestead, a school with a good pedigree and a legendary coach like Coach K or Tom Izzo is intriguing.
“It would be exciting to play for a Hall of Fame coach like that,” Swanigan told SNY.tv at the McDonald’s All-American Game on Tuesday. “And get that exposure at that level because they play the best of the best every year.”
Coach K has told Swanigan he could come in next year and replace Jahlil Okafor, a projected top-2 pick in the NBA Draft.
Meantime, Duke commits Chase Jeter and Luke Kennard said that they have been attempting over the past few days to get Swanigan and Brandon Ingram to join them in Durham. Swanigan said he likes playing with the 6-10 Jeter, who is on the West team with him, and he also said he likes the idea of having the 6-5 Kennard as a shooter on the outside for him to pass to.
Swanigan also mentioned how he has been speaking with other guys about going to school together, but this week has been mostly about the game on Wednesday.
Along with Duke and Michigan State, Kentucky, Arizona, California, Chicago State and Purdue are still in the running to land the big man.
He recently visited Cal along with Ivan Rabb, and the two of them have talked with Jaylen Brown about potentially playing together for coach Cuonzo Martin.
Brown said the thought the idea of himself, Rabb and Swanigan all going there together could be “scary.”
Swanigan also said that he wants to make a decision before the end of the month even though there is still no front-runner among the schools recruiting him. There is, however, one thing that matters most as he weighs his options.
“I don’t want to go there and be stuck on the bench or not get any playing time,” he said. “Not really how much I get the ball, but just getting on the court.”
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