John Petty, Alabama’s reigning Mr. Basketball and a top-10 wing in the Class of 2017, will take an official visit to Alabama this Thursday and Friday, his mother told SNY.tv.
The visit had been previously reported by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
The 6-foot-6 Petty, who plays for Huntsville (AL) J.O. Johnson High School and Team Penny on the Nike circuit, is down to six schools: Kentucky, Alabama, Kansas, Connecticut and Florida State.
The Wildcats and in-state Crimson Tide are the perceived favorites to land Petty.
“We talk almost every day, we talk consistently so I think they’re pretty hard on me,” Petty said of John Calipari and Kentucky during the Nike Peach Jam. “I talk to Calipari and Kenny Payne.“
“He always just be telling me ‘Great job at the games’ or he always hit me up to see how I’m doing,” Petty said of Crimson Tide head coach Avery Johnson. “It’s like a family thing, just checking up on me.”
Petty and Team Penny teammate P.J. Washington have also talked about a potential package deal, with Washington telling Krossover TV it’s “very possible” and “It might happen.”
The only schools they have in common are Kentucky and Kansas.
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Petty’s summer included leading Team Penny to the semifinals at Peach Jam. He was a finalist for the United States Under-18 National Team, but was ultimately cut, along with other five-star prospects Miles Bridges, Kris Wilkes, Lonnie Walker and Brandon McCoy.
Petty also participated in the Nike Skills Academy last month in Los Angeles.
