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UNC Recruiting Roundup: Updates on basketball recruits and Late Night With Roy

By Blake Cockrum

Oct 23, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Late Night with Roy Williams at Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Late Night with Roy Williams at Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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P.J. Washington visits Kentucky and eliminates Texas, down to four schools

6-foot-8, 225-pound P.J. Washington is one of the top uncommitted basketball players in the class of 2017 and one of North Carolina’s most coveted prospects.

He’s considered a top 15 player according to the 247Sports Composite rankings and the No. 1 player in the state of Texas.

Washington currently attends Findlay Prep in Dallas, Texas where his father, Paul Washington Sr. is the head coach.

The five-star power forward took an unofficial visit to the University of Kentucky this past weekend. He attended their Big Blue Madness event that takes place annually at Rupp Arena marking the start of basketball season.

“It was good,” Paul Washington Sr. told Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog “The only thing we were looking for is the fans, that old Big Blue Nation. There was definitely a lot of people for sure.”

Also in attendance at Big Blue Madness were class of 2017 five-star prospects Mohamed Bamba, Quade Green, Trae Young and Kevin Knox. Knox, like Washington, is one of UNC’s top targets in the class.

Washington has also eliminated the University of Texas from his list, partially due to scheduling issues.

“It was just a matter of we couldn’t quite get the visit on the dates that we needed to get them,” Washington’s father told Zagoria. “And at the end of the day, they decided to go in a different route. They already have two people at his same position so I get it.”

Washington has made trips to North Carolina and Kentucky in recent weeks and plans to visit Arizona next week.

Washington is familiar with Arizona’s top commitment and No. 1 player in the class, DeAndre Ayton, and looks forward to the possibility of playing alongside him next season. “He likes playing with DeAndre,” Washington Sr. said. “He played with him in a couple of all-star games over the years and they like each other. I know they communicate. P.J.’s a team player so that’s someone who will take the burden off of him.”

Recent reports also suggest that Washington is looking to take an official visit to UNLV before making his final decision. He’s currently looking at the first weekend in November to make his trip to Vegas to see the Runnin’ Rebels.

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