Scottie Lewis and Bryan Antoine Continue to Pick Up High-Major Offers

BY JACK LeGWIN AND ADAM ZAGORIA

Team Rio’s Scottie Lewis and Bryan Antoine have picked up offers from Kansas, Washington and Miami, their Team Rio coach Brian Klatsky told SNY.tv.

In 247 Sports’ new 2019 rankings, Antoine is ranked No.2 in the class, with Lewis coming in at No. 3. Both were watched by many schools this summer, including Kansas’ Bill Self, and Kentucky’s John Calipari.

Lewis said that having high level coaches watching him kept him motivated.

“As far as my work ethic is concerned, it definitely has,” Lewis said. “It means that all of the work that we have put in together, it means that we are on the right track. We are taking our training to the next level, and we are looking forward to seeing where that goes.”

Blair Academy’s Deng Gak, Matt Turner Cut Lists, Plan Visits

Deng Gak and Matt Turner, the two most highly recruited Class of 2017 players at prestigious Blair (N.J.) Academy, have cut their lists and are planning to take visits.

The 6-foot-10 Gak, who runs with the PSA Cardinals, is down to five schools in Miami, Duke, Indiana, Florida and Kansas and will visit all of them, Blair coach Joe Mantegna told SNY.tv. No dates are set up.

“Deng is a late comer to the recruiting scene arriving in New Jersey as a junior,” Mantegna said. “He hasn’t even scratched the surface of what he will be as he transitions to a totally different culture and a very different style of basketball than he was used to previous. He has very little feel for the differences between these schools growing up in Australia, so the official visits will be a huge part of the process.”

Gak is close with current Lakers and former Duke wing Luol Deng. Deng attended Blair and both Deng and Gak are of Dinka descent. Duke offered Gak last April. The Blue Devils have also offered PSA Cardinals 7-footer Mohamed Bamba and 6-foot point guard Quade Green.