EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated after an interview with Boo Williams, and reflects the fact that N.C. State is not recruiting Troy Williams.
Add Troy Williams to the growing list of elite prospects who may wait until the spring to sign.
Williams, who at one point was poised to decide this past May between North Carolina and Kentucky, may now wait until the spring.
“He’s leaning more toward signing late,” Oak Hill Academy coach Steve Smith told SNY.tv Tuesday.
“He talked to Boo Williams, his uncle, and they seem to be wanting to see who signs where, who goes [to the NBA], who doesn’t go.”
Added Boo Williams: “Right now, it looks like we’ll sign late because we just can’t make enough school visits. How the schedule works out, we can’t make among school visits. We’ll probably only make one or two at the most.”
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams and South Carolina head coach Frank Martin both met Sunday with Williams.
“They met separately. North Carolina offered Troy,” Smith said. “They said, ‘We’ll recruit you all year'” if he opts to sign late.
Indiana coach Tom Crean and Ohio State coach Thad Matta met Williams Monday and Arkansas coach Mike Anderson is due in today (Tuesday).
Louisville coach Rick Pitino comes in Thursday and Alabama coach Anthony Grant Friday, as does LSU.
Smith said Williams has no visits planned at this point, but several schools are trying to get him on campus.
“He hasn’t set up visits,” Smith said. “Ohio State is trying to get him to come in on Oct. 19.”
Said Boo Williams: “We haven’t decided which ones we’re going to visit, between Ohio State, Indiana and North Carolina and all that.”
As for shooting guard Sindarius Thornwell, Smith said he plans on signing in the fall and is considering Ohio State, N.C. State, South Carolina and Georgia.
“Those are the main ones,” he said.
Smith said Thornwell will visit N.C. State and Ohio State on the aforementioned dates, and it’s possible Williams could join for one or both.
“He’s going to visit Ohio State and N.C. State in October,” Smith said.
Ike Iroegbu, a 2013 point guard, will visit Charleston this weekend, Virginia Tech (Sept. 21) and Washington State (Sept. 28).
R.J. Curington, a 2013 shooting guard, will visit Western Kentucky and N.C. Wilmington and possibly St. Louis, but no dates are set.
BostonCat / September 11, 2012
hilarious that UL “drops” recruiting barber. almost as funny as UL fans immediately saying the reason they stopped recruiting him was because barber has his hand out.
you think after using the same excuse over and over again you would realize that its not the recruits that are on the take…its the coaching staff/program that can’t close the deal.
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UofA BJ / September 11, 2012
U kidding me BC?
I know u guys hate louisville, but there isn’t anything wrong with that program. They have perhaps the #1 team in the country and UK is going to get smashed by them…
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UofA BJ / September 11, 2012
Calipari is dirty and everyone knows it.
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BostonCat / September 11, 2012
i didnt say there was anything wrong with their nice little program. i just said its not a place where elite players have any interest in playing.
and if “everyone” knows cal is dirty then that means you know. i’d like you to tell me specifically with details to support your claim that “everyone” knows cal is dirty.
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UofA BJ / September 11, 2012
Derrick rose…
2 vacated final fours
I’ll wait til accusations become fact b4 commenting on UK players.
But how was that…
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BostonCat / September 11, 2012
so nothing then…just what i thought
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fearthephog25 / September 12, 2012
Quit it, we ALL know PayPal cal runs a very clean program. LOL Just ask sandy bell and boosters.
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