By JACOB POLACHECK
Here’s a look towards this weekend’s recruiting visits and other news. This list will be updated throughout the weekend.
**Simi Shittu, the 6-foot-10 power forward from Vermont (VT) Academy, takes his first official visit to Vanderbilt this weekend (Oct. 6). Shittu recently canceled his Arizona official visit that was planned for November 3 but also has an official visit planned for North Carolina next month (Nov. 10). No other visits are set as of now.
**Jules Bernard, the 6-foot-6 shooting guard from Windward (CA) School, trips to UCLA this weekend (Oct. 6) for his second official visit. Bernard, who cut his list to five in August, took his first official visit to Miami last month (Sept. 29).
**Will Richardson, the 6-foot-4 point guard from Oak Hill (VA) Academy, will take his third official visit to Ohio State this weekend (Oct. 6). Richardson has taken official visits to Georgia (Sept. 15) and Oregon (Sept. 29). He also has an official visit to Gonzaga planned for later this month (Oct. 13).
**David Duke, the 6-foot-3 combo guard from Cushing (MA) Academy, takes his third official visit to Providence this weekend (Oct. 6). Duke, who cut his list to five in August, has taken official visits to Florida (Sept. 22) and Virginia Tech (Sept. 29). Duke originally intended to visit Villanova but changed his plans on Wednesday, per Corey Evans of Rivals. He is also considering Indiana but is yet to visit.
**Darius Days, the 6-foot-7 power forward from The Rock (FL) School, trips to North Carolina this weekend (Oct. 6) for his second official visit. Days, who named his final five in August, took his first official visit to Louisville last month (Sept. 15) and has an official visit planned to LSU for later this month (Oct. 20). He is also considering Ohio State and Xavier.
**Eric Ayala, the 6-foot-5 combo guard from IMG (FL) Academy, will take his third official visit to Oregon beginning Thursday. Ayala, who is down to three schools, has taken official visits to Miami (Sept. 22) and Maryland (Sept. 29), although he said he hasn’t heard from Miami recently.
**Saddiq Bey, the 6-foot-7 power forward from Sidwell Friends (DC) School, takes his fifth and final official visit to NC State this weekend (Oct. 5-7). Bey, who is down to six schools, has taken official visits to Pittsburgh (Sept. 1), Xavier (Sept. 15), Northwestern (Sept. 22), and Miami (Sept. 29). Princeton is the only other school in Bey’s final six.
**Landers Nolley, the 6-foot-7 shooting guard from Langston Hughes (GA) High School, trips to Georgia this weekend (Oct. 6) for his fifth and final official visit. Nolley, who cut his list to four last month, has taken official visits to Illinois (Sept. 1) and Virginia Tech (Sept. 30). Georgia State is the only other school in Nolley’s final four. He also took official visits to NC State (Sept. 10) and Oklahoma State (Sept. 15) but is no longer considering either school. He will be making his college decision on Friday.
**Talen Horton-Tucker, the 6-foot-5 small forward from Simeon (IL) Career Academy, will take his second official visit to Georgia Tech this weekend (Oct. 6). Horton-Tucker, who named his final seven last month, took his first official visit to Xavier (Sept. 22) and will visit Iowa State later this month (Oct. 13). George Conditt, the newest Iowa State commit, spoke with D1Vision.com about the possibility of teaming up with Horton-Tucker.
**Tyler Harris, the 5-foot-9 point guard from Cordova (TN) High School, takes his third official visit to Memphis this weekend (Oct. 6) for his third official visit. Harris has taken official visits to Iowa State (Sept. 1) and Colorado State (Sept. 8).
