The July recruiting period begins next week with the Nike Peach Jam (North Augusta, S.C.), the adidas Gauntlet finale (Spartanburg, S.C.) and the Under Armor Association Finals (Atlanta) among the top spots attracting college coaches.
The Classes of 2018 and ’19 in New York and New Jersey are loaded with star power and will attract many top schools.
Here’s a preliminary list of which schools will be following some of those top area players, compiled from their AAU and high school coaches. This list will be updated.
Precious Achiuwa, 6-foot-9 SF, 2019, New Heights/St. Benedict’s Prep
Schools expected to follow him: Florida State, Kansas, New Mexico, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Villanova, West Virginia
Al-Amir Dawes, 6-foot-3 SG, 2019, NJ Playaz/The Patrick School
Schools: Arizona, DePaul, Florida, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, UCLA, UConn, Villanova, Xavier
Cole Anthony, 6-foot-3 PG, 2019, PSA Cardinals/Archbishop Molloy
Schools: Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Oregon, UConn, Villanova (among others)
Brian Antoine, 6-foot-4 SG, 2019, Team Rio/Ranney School
Schools: Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova (among others)
Moses Brown, 7-foot-1 C, 2018, New Heights/Archbishop Molloy
Schools: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma State, St. John’s, UCLA
Jalen Carey, 6-foot-3 PG, 2018, NJ Playaz, Immaculate Conception
Schools: Kansas, Florida, Miami, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, UConn, UNLV
Kofi Cockburn, 6-foot-10 C, 2019, NY Rens/Christ the King
Schools: Auburn, Cincinnati, Creighton, Duke, Florida State, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Pitt, Providence, Rhode Island, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Syracuse, TCU, UCLA, UNLV, Villanova
Aidan Igiehon, 6-foot-10 C, 2019, NY Lightning/Lawrence Woodmere
Schools: Arizona, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Illinois, Indiana, Miami, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Stanford, St. John’s, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Villanova, Yale
Louis King, 6-foot-8 SF, 2018, Team Final/Hudson Catholic
Schools: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Oregon, Seton Hall
Scottie Lewis, 6-foot-5 SF, 2019, Team Rio/Ranney School
Schools: Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova (among others)
Valdir Manuel, 6-foot-10 SF, 2018, NJ Playaz/The Patrick School
Schools: DePaul, Georgia Tech, LSU, Memphis, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA, UConn, Xavier
Khalid Moore, 6-foot-6 SF, 2018, NY Rens/Archbishop Molloy
Schools: Miami, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Saint Louis, Seton Hall, South Carolina, Syracuse, UMass
Paul Mulcahy, 6-foot-5 PG, 2019, Playaz/Gill St. Bernard’s
Schools: Dayton, Georgetown, Maryland, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Washington
Luther Muhammad, 6-foot-4 SG, 2018, NY Rens/Hudson Catholic
Schools: Notre Dame, Ohio State, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Xavier
Anthony Nelson, 6-foot-4 PG, 2018, NY Lightning/South Kent (CT)
Schools: Dayton, Rhode Island, St. John’s, Seton Hall, UMass, VCU
Jahvon Quinerly, 6-foot-2 PG, 2018, Sports U/Hudson Catholic
Schools: Arizona, Kansas, Seton Hall, Stanford, Villanova, Virginia, UCLA
Naz Reid, 6-foot-10 PF, 2018, Sports U/Roselle Catholic
Schools: Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Seton Hall and UCLA
