In his first USA Today blog, Rawle Alkins reiterated that he will wait until the spring to commit to a college.
“My recruitment process is cool; I still plan to wait as late as possible before I decide,” he wrote. “I just want to see who’s all definitely coming and who’s staying in school and who’s leaving. I just feel like people can be promised lots of things and commit early thinking the player that’s there is getting drafted but it’s all about how guys play during the season. It’s not about what people say. I think it’s just smarter to wait and get all of the information and then decide what’s best for me.”
The 6-foot-5 Brooklyn native who now plays at Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God recently cut his list to eight schools: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Indiana, North Carolina, N.C. State, St. John’s and UNLV.
He has taken unofficials to the two North Carolina schools, St. John’s and Indiana, but won’t take any officials until after he takes the SAT next month.
“I don’t have any plans for visits yet, but I’ll let you guys know when I start to set up my officials,” he wrote.
Alkins’ most recent visit came to North Carolina this past weekend.
“I took an unofficial visit to North Carolina last weekend for the Late Night event and it was really fun,” he wrote. “I loved talking to Coach Roy [Williams], he’s a really good guy with a great heart.”
Alkins, recently projected as the No. 14 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com, also hopes to get his Word of God team into the Dick’s Sporting Goods National Tournament, which plays at Christ the King in the spring.
“I would love to end it like that; playing for the national title,” he wrote.
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