By ADAM ZAGORIA
After huddling with his family in New York, Precious Achiuwa will make his college choice “this weekend,” he announced on Twitter.
Ranked the No. 14 prospect in 2019 and the No. 4 small forward by 247Sports.com, the 6-foot-9 McDonald’s All-American forward from Montverde (FL) Academy is expected to choose between Kansas and Memphis. Georgia and North Carolina are no longer in the mix, sources said.
Precious Achiuwa will make his college decision this weekend! 5-star forward out of the Bronx ? @PreciousAchiuwa
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) May 14, 2019
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Kansas has also been heavily involved. Jayhawks assistant Norm Roberts has visited Montverde several times. Achiuwa visited campus in late February.
“I think the pitch for every school has been the same in terms of just coming in, fitting into the system they have and just being able to play and taking a role right away,” Achiuwa said at the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Make sure to catch Precious Achiuwa in the McDonald's All American game tonight at 7:00 p.m.
— Montverde Academy (@mvaeagles) March 27, 2019
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Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway and staff have come on strong and Achiuwa took an official there in late April .
“I like the way they play,” Achiuwa said. “I like the coaching staff a lot. They play a
Memphis commit James Wiseman, the newly-minted Gatorade and Wooten National Player of the Year, has been actively recruiting Achiuwa. So has new commit Lester Quinones.
Asked he might fit alongside the 7-foot-1 Wiseman he said: “I feel like I can play alongside anybody because of the way my game is set up. Because of the type of player I am, I can play multiple positions. It doesn’t matter who I play with, I can conform to playing with any type of player.”
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