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Kansas welcomes group of recruits for Late Night
BRIAN MINI @brianminimum
n addition to being a fun event for fans to catch a preview of the 2016-2017 Jayhawks, Late Night in the Phog has also been a useful tool for recruits.
It's proved successful in the past, with commits from visitors like Carlton Bragg Jr., Kelly Oubre Jr., Perry Ellis, Wayne Selden Jr., Ben McLemore and Joel Embiid, among others.
This year is one of the biggest crowds of recruits Kansas has had in a while.
"We probably have too many coming," Kansas
coach Bill Self said. "But that's kind of how it worked out. But more importantly than the five or so we have coming officially, we're going to have many unofficial visits too. It'll be a busy weekend."
While Kansas waits on decisions from the long list of visitors, the coaching staff already has a commit in 2017 guard Marcus Garrett. 247Sports ranks him just below guard Sherron Collins and just above forward Darnell Jackson in Kansas' top recruits since 2000. However, because of games this weekend, Garrett will be unable to attend Saturday's Late Night in the Phog.
The list so far consists of Troy Brown, Billy Preston, Collin Sexton, Tremont Waters and Cody Riley. There are also numerous members of the 2018 and 2019 recruiting class attending, including Bol Bol, Brandon Williams, Immanuel Quickley, Matthew Hurt, Jeremiah Robinson, Zach Harvey, Markese Jacobs and Grant Sherfield.
The list is long, but the top five are listed to the right:
Other Recruits Attending Late Night
Troy Brown Small Forward Class of 2017 6'6" 210 lbs. ESPN's No. 18
Billy Preston
Power Forward
Class of 2017
6'10" , 230 lbs.
ESPN's No. 20
Tremont Waters Point Guard Class of 2017 511' 165 lbs. ESPN's No.32
Cody Riley Point Forward Class of 2017 6'7", 260 lbs. ESPN's No.45
Brandon Williams Point Guard Class of 2018 6'1"，175lbs ESPN's No.14
Jeremiah Robinson Power Forward Class of 2019 6'7"，205 Ibs. 247Sports No.54
Zach Harvey
Zach Harvey Guard Class of 2019 64"，170 lbs. 247sports' No.43
Markese Jacobs Point Guard Class of 2019 5'10"，155 lbs. 247sports No.71
1. Collin Sexton
★★★★
Point Guard (Class of 2017)
2. Bol Bol
★★★★
Power Forward (Class of 2018)
Ranked seventh in the class of 2017, Sexton is known for his scoring ability and his ability to "anticipate a bad pass and turn it into points," according to ESPN.
3. Immanuel Quickley
★★★★
Point Guard (Class of 2018)
★★★★★
Forward (Class of 2019)
4. Matthew Hurt
5. Grant Sherfield
★★★★★
Shooting Guard (Class of 2019)
Son of late NBA player Manute Bol, the Bishop Miege star stands at 6'11" and has been linked to Kansas for a quite a while now, according to 24/7Sports' Crystal Ball predictions. He ranks 12th in the class of 2018 and is ranked as the 6th best power forward.
Quickley is the newest addition to the Late Night recruit list. Quickley sits at number 16 nationally and is regarded as the third best point guard in the class according to 24/ Sports. At 6'3," Quickley is known for his size, passing ability and outside shot.
It's difficult to evaluate a prospect who's still three years away from playing at the collegiate level, but Hurt seems to be highly regarded. He's ranked fourth nationally and is considered the second best small forward. He has the height to play either forward position at 6'9."
Kansas offered Sherfield a scholarship back in July which shows how highly the coaching staff thinks of him. He's ranked 19th nationally and second in shooting guards. Sherfield isn't as highly touted in his ranking but his play is visually similar to current Kansas guard Frank Mason's use of floaters and driving to the hoop to create open passes.
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