Recruiting Roundup: Demetrius Mims Commits, Official Visits, and More
This is always an interesting time of year, as there are a lot of things going on, but there really isn’t much organized basketball being played. While the college coaches are in their offices trying to make key decisions, players are back in their home gyms getting better. With each week this fall, we are going to take a look at the latest recruiting news from DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Poly ’18 guard Demetrius Mims ended his recruitment with a verbal commitment to Long Beach State yesterday. The senior is still just scratching the surface of his potential, and should thrive on both ends at the next level.
LC Bird ’18 bigs Chris Ford and Tyrek Williams have committed to Norfolk State.
St. John’s ’18 center Richard Njoku has set three official visits: Bucknell 9/15, BU 9/22, and Navy 10/13. Expect the high energy rim protector to make a significant impact in the Patriot League.
St. John’s ’18 point guard Tre Wood is taking his official visit to UMass this weekend. The dynamic playmaker is being touted by a handful of Atlantic 10 schools, including VCU and George Mason.
Georgetown Prep ’18 wing Mezie Offurum has taken recent official visits to UMass, Bucknell, and GW.
Georgetown Prep ’18 forward Ike Nweke took an official visit to Colgate last weekend, and is taking his official to Columbia this weekend.
Annapolis ’18 guard Christian Jones took an unofficial visit to Georgetown last weekend.
Bishop O’Connell ’18 point guard Xavier Johnson no longer plans to visit Creighton this weekend, as the Blue Jays landed a commitment from Tilton (MA) ’18 point guard Marcus Zegarowski this week. Nebraska, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Washington, and USF are among the other schools still in the mix.
Shepherd offered a host of local 2018 prospects: Emmanuel Aghayere (South Lakes), Brayden Gault (Battlefield), Jordan Gibson (Stonewall Jackson), Josh Mack (Goretti), and Jake Stephens (Musselman).