By ADAM ZAGORIA
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Former Pitt commit Judah Mintz is planning several upcoming visits and eyeing a college decision in the spring.
The 6-foot-3 guard from Oak Hill Academy (VA) plans to visit DePaul (Feb. 8-10) and N.C. State (Feb. 17-19). Those schools are making a “strong push” and are “heavily in the mix,” his father Camara said, while Florida is also involved. He also has a Zoom with Wake Forest Sunday (Jan. 30), and is setting one up with Syracuse, his father said.
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Judah broke down several of his top options after scoring 22 points and being named MVP as Oak Hill held off La Lumiere (IN), 66-61, at the Hoophall Classic on Saturday.
Xavier (which has since gotten a commitment from another guard): “Just being able to come in as a freshman and run the one spot as a point guard, being around guys that already have played on the college level. They want to make a run in the [NCAA] Tournament and they want me to be the point guard moving forward.”
DePaul: “Being able to play on and off the ball, being a scoring guard, like I am here. DePaul is kind of the same message, it’s just Xavier is more point guard-specific.”
N.C. State: “N.C. State, they want me to score. They have a dude Seaborn now averaging about 20. They’re going to miss him so they want me to come in and be able to score at the guard position.”
Florida: “Florida’s in the mix, too. They got a couple commits and they’re trying to figure out who’s coming back and who’s not next year, so they’re a little further down the list but I would consider them, too.”
As for a timeline on a decision, Mintz is eyeing the spring around the time of the GEICO Nationals.
“Around GEICO, around late-March, April 1,” he said.
(This post was updated on Jan. 29)
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