Brandon Ingram visited both North Carolina and Duke on Saturday.
The 6-foot-9 Ingram, ranked 12th in the country by ESPN.com, saw both teams win their ACC games.
Ingram first saw North Carolina beat Georgia Tech, 89-60, in a game where the Tar Heels honored the late Dean Smith with the four corners offense.
Then it was off to Duke where the Blue Devils beat Clemson 78-56 in a game where Jahlil Okafor did not play due to an ankle injury. Quinn Cook matched a career high with 27 points and Justise Winslow added 20 points and 13 rebounds.
“It was great,” Ingram said of the visits.
He’s also considering N.C. State, Kansas, Kentucky and UCLA
UNC WATCHES JAYLEN BROWN
After their game, North Carolina coach Roy Williams and assistant Hubert Davis watched 6-7 wing Jaylen Brown of Marietta (GA) Wheeler, according to various reports.
The projected No. 1 pick in 2016 by DraftExpress.com, Brown went for 34 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks in a 87-68 state playoff win over Douglas Co.
Brown is also considering Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Michigan. He previously took an official to North Carolina
“After the season, I’ll know when I’ll want to make my decision,” he wrote in his USA Today blog. “I set that as a goal for myself; I’m not saying I’ll know where but, I feel like I’ll know when I’ll want to have a decision by.”
FREE THROWS
Michigan State assistant Dane Fife watched 2016 Orangeville Prep (Ontario) point guard Jamal Murray Saturday night at the La Lumiere (IN) Classic…UConn assistant Glen Miller watched 2016 power forward Mamadou Diarra and 2017 shooting guard Hamidou Diallo of Putnam Science Academy. Diallo has a UConn offer, Diarra does not….2016 Findlay Prep point guard Derryck Thornton visited Duke Wednesday for the North Carolina game.
