Simi Shittu, the 6-foot-8 power forward from Vermont Academy and CIA Bounce, has set three official visits.
Official visits…@TiptonEdits_ pic.twitter.com/R81mH3epJi
— Simi Shittu (@LanX_Sims) September 22, 2017
Some 37 coaches, including Kentucky’s John Calipari, North Carolina’s Roy Williams, South Carolina’s Frank Martin, Notre Dame’s Mike Brey, Arizona’s Sean Miller and Vanderbilt’s Bryce Drew saw Shittu at a recent open gym at Vermont Academy.
Sources said Notre Dame and Kentucky are out of the mix for Shittu, who is expected to decide in the spring.
Shittu broke down each of the three schools he will visit for Scout.com:
Arizona: “It’s a really nice campus. They have a lot of pros too. My friend Emmanuel Akot goes there. He’s there this year, so he and I talk about it a lot.”
North Carolina: “They just won the national championship. They also have a nice campus as well. It’s a learning environment.”
Vanderbilt: “They’re a rising program. They want me to come and play right away. They have nice facilities and develop their guys.”
According to 247Sports, Shittu is ranked as the No. 8 overall player in the Class of 2018 and the No. 1 player from the state of Vermont.
Playing with CIA Bounce on the Nike EYBL Circuit, Shittu averaged 20.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game, in 16 games played, leading him to being named to the All-EYBL Second Team. In three games at Peach Jam, Shittu averaged 20 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game.
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