Evans Seven: Programs with big official visits this weekend
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The first major official visit weekend of the year begins, and this week we highlight the most important visits. Much is on the line at Louisville, Michigan, NC State and Pitt, among others, as those programs take center stage in this week’s Evans Seven.
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1. LOUISVILLE
The Cardinals enter the month of September without a commitment from a member of the 2020 class, but they will hope to change that this weekend. They ended August by hosting top junior college standout and local product Jayden Scrubb for another unofficial visit and will bring one of the best sophomores in America, Chris Livingston, and highly regarded Midwesterner, Bryce Hopkins, to campus on Saturday. The fireworks then begin on Sunday. Josh Hall, a five-star small forward, will take his first official visit with NC State on the docket the next week. His commitment is not expected to be made until the fall. Zach Loveday will also be on campus, and he is one of the top available centers. Devin Askew caps things off, and while he has been adamant about remaining in his current 2021 class, the elite playmaker could still take the leap into the 2020 class if the right opportunity is presented. Arizona, Kentucky, Oregon and Villanova sit among the group chasing after the Cardinals, who are in a great spot.
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2. MICHIGAN
Juwan Howard didn’t wait long before bringing in some top hitters. Michigan will host not one, but two, five-star prospects this weekend. Jaden Springer, one of the most talented and also one of the younger members of the 2020 class, will head to Ann Arbor as he kicks off his official visit tour. He also has visits scheduled for Florida, Memphis, North Carolina and Tennessee, and is expected to sign in the fall. The Wolverines are not looked upon as a favorite, but they do have an in, thanks to assistant coach Phil Martelli, who coached Springer's older cousin, DeAndre Bembry, at St. Joe’s. The Wolverines will also host top-tier center Walker Kessler. Auburn has gained most of the talk of late, but Duke, Gonzaga and North Carolina also remain in the hunt. Kessler is the likeliest of the two to commit to the Wolverines, but they are playing catch-up with both. Each would be key staples to Howard’s takeover of the Big Ten program.
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