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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Top prospects take official visits over Labor Day

By Daniel Benjamin

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 20: A general view of the court before the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Michigan State Spartans during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 20, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 20: A general view of the court before the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Michigan State Spartans during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 20, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 14: A view of the Louisville Cardinal during their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 14, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 14: A view of the Louisville Cardinal during their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 14, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Louisville hosts several prospects

The Louisville Cardinals started a busy September visit schedule by hosting top 2020 targets Zach Loveday, and Josh Hall along with key 2021 recruit Devin Askew on Sept. 1. 2022 prospects Chris Livingston and Ty Rogers were also on campus.

Loveday is a four-star 7-0 center from Gallipolis (OH) who coach Chris Mack has been drawn to since his days with Xavier. Since Mack has taken over the Cardinals, Loveday has been on campus for two unofficial visits to campus. He also has taken visits to Baylor, Indiana, and Cincinnati.

Askew (Santa Ana, CA) is a five-star prospect and one of the top players in the class. He was on campus for an official visit last year and said he “loved it.” Louisville is expected to win his services.

Hall (Durham, NC) is a four-star 6-9 forward who take an official visit to NC State (Sept. 7). He has more than two dozen scholarship offers including both Louisville and NC State as well as Texas, Pittsburgh, Miami, and Florida. Meanwhile, Livingston is a 6-5 guard from Akron and holds three offers from Ohio State, UAB, and Akron.

Louisville has yet to receive a commitment from any prospect in the class of 2020  or 2021. The Cardinals and are expected to have four scholarships available in 2020. They have 15 open offers to players from the 2020 class and 10 open offers to players from 2021.

Other recruiting tidbits

  • Top-4 2021 wing Terrence Clarke (Boston, MA) recently announced that he will make his college decision on Sept. 14. Clarke is down to  Boston College, UCLA, Texas Tech, Duke, Memphis, and Kentucky. There is a very good chance that he reclassifies to 2020.
  • Top-50 2020 forward Henry Coleman (Richmond, VA) began his official visit to Duke on Aug. 31. While the Blue Devils are the overwhelming favorites to land Coleman, he is slated to visit Ohio State and Virginia Tech in the coming weeks. Michigan and NC State, both in his final five, are also slated to receive a visit from the 6-6 combo forward. Coleman is expected to make a decision in November.
  • 2020 three-star center Eddie Lampkin (Katy, TX) officially visited TCU on Aug. 30. He is down to TCU, Texas A&M (Oct.11 visit), Arkansas, Seton Hall, and Western Kentucky.
  • Top-25 2020 shooting guard Bryce Thompson (Tulsa, OK) started an official visit to Texas on Sept. 30. The Longhorns are one of seven teams to make Thompson’s finalist list which also included  Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. He will visit UNC (Sept. 6-8), OSU (Sept. 28), Arkansas (Oct. 19), and MSU (Oct. 26). Oklahoma, Kansas, and Oklahoma State are seen as the three teams with the best opportunity to grab Thompson’s services.

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  • Cincinnati hit a double with commitments from 2020 twin brothers Gabe and Masen Madsen (Rochester, MN) on Aug. 31. Gabe Madsen is a three-star 6-6 wing while Masen Madsen is graded out as a 6-3 two-star combo guard. The Bearcats now have three commitments from the class as 6-0 three-star point guard Mike Saunders (Mount Pleasant, UT) previously gave his verbal commitment.
  • Former Louisville point guard Jacob Redding has transferred to D-II North Greenville University.
  • Pittsburgh received official visits from top 2020 targets and four-star prospects Cliff Omoruyi (Roselle, NJ) and Earl Timberlake (Hyattsville, Md.). 2020 three-star forward Noah Collier (Norristown, PA) was also in town.
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