During the same week UConn picked up St. John’s transfer Sid Wilson, the Huskies also hosted a critical recruit in the Class of 2018.
Jalen Carey, the 6-foot-3, 170-pound point guard from the Playaz and Montclair (N.J.) Immaculate Conception, enjoyed his official visit to UConn and will next head to Syracuse on Sept. 8.
“He is a priority and they plan in two years to get [him] to the league,” John Carey, the player’s father, told ZAGSBLOG about UConn. “They love him.”
Carey previously visited Miami, which could lose guards Lonnie Walker and Bruce Brown to the NBA Draft, and are prioritizing Carey to help replace them.
Carey will now visit Syracuse (Sept. 8-10) and Kansas (Sept. 29-Oct. 1).
Meantime, UConn coach Kevin Ollie and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim may also visit Carey in open gyms beginning later this month at Immaculate Conception.
Carey has a final six of Kansas, Miami, Rutgers, Syracuse, UConn and Villanova.
Final 6⭐️ pic.twitter.com/aUI8t5GLXv
— Jalen carey (@yungswae5) August 7, 2017
The No. 14-ranked point guard in the Class of 2018 by 247Sports.com, Carey plans to take all five official visits this fall.
“I’m definitely going to take all five, just enjoy it,” he said at the Peach Jam. “I don’t want to rush anything.”
As for a timetable on signing, he said, “Most likely I want to sign before my high school season starts but I don’t want to rush or anything.”
S/O to Jalen Carey on getting that Arizona offer ? @yungswae5 @APlayersProgram pic.twitter.com/uF33LUYm9e
— Overtime (@overtime) July 24, 2017
