Embiid visiting UF this wekeend
Joel Embiid has spent most of his October weekends on a plane.
But the 6-foot-11 Embiid will be making his next official college basketball visit closer to home.
Embiid confirmed via Twitter that he’s taking his official visit to Florida this weekend. A 2013 prospect, Embiid is playing this season nearby at The Rock School in Gainesville.
Rivals.com rates Embiid a three-star prospect, but he is intriguing to several major programs throughout the country because of his size and potential upside. He grew up playing volleyball and has only played organized basketball for 18 months. Embiid has recently taken official visits to Kansas, Texas and Virginia.
I had a chance to watch Embiid at The Rock last month. Here’s a story I wrote about him for The Sun.
Embiid transferred to The Rock last season after playing sparingly at Montverde Academy in Clermont. Over the summer, Embiid played with current UF 2013 commitments Kasey Hill and Chris Walker for Team Florida Elite.
Florida is actively looking to add another big man to its 2013 class after Schyler Rimmer de-committed last month. Power forward Julius Randle, the No. 3 overall prospect in the Class of 2013, visited UF the weekend of the LSU game. And 6-foot-8 forward Jabari Parker, considered the top overall prospect in the 2013 class, has Florida in his final five with Duke, Michigan State, BYU and Stanford. Parker has yet to schedule his official visit to UF.
Kevin Brockway gave up on his dream of becoming a lefty starting pitcher for the New York Mets when he walked four straight batters, then hit one in a middle school game in Suffern, N.Y. Since graduating college in 1993, he’s worked as a sports writer at daily newspapers throughout the state of Florida, beginning with the Key West Citizen. He then moved on to the Northwest Florida Daily News and Naples Daily News before becoming the men’s basketball writer for The Gainesville Sun in 2003. Brockway has won multiple state and national writing awards during his 16-year career. Favorite pastimes include karaoke and watching baseball. Favorite college hoops team growing up was St. John’s.
Kevin,
Ay feeling on which one the Gators may land?
by MJMGator
Typo, should have been any…not ay.
by MJMGator
If I’m not mistaken, Parker is taking his official visit on the weekend of the Mizzou football game.
by MBK Rowdies Prez