High School Basketball

USC and Clemson in mix for small forward

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De'Riante Jenkins (6-6) of Hargrave Prep, Va. has ten schools left on his list and his plan is to visit as many of them as he can over the next few months either officially or unofficially. The ten are USC, Clemson, Missouri, Tennessee, Indiana, Rutgers, VCU, Georgia, Georgia Tech and LSU. He has not yet decided which ones will get the coveted official visits but he said he is supposed to visit USC unofficially before he leaves Eutawville for Hargrave.

"I'm waiting to hear from Coach Martin to give me a date," said Jenkins who visited USC earlier in the summer. "I"m talking regularly with them. He tells me how I could be big in the community, stay home and be something big."

Jenkins also has visited Clemson and the Tigers are staying hot on his trail as well.

"I talked to Clemson yesterday," he said Thursday night. "They were telling me they got a commitment and they said it has nothing to do with me and they will want me. That doesn't concern me. They compare me to KJ McDaniels a lot and tell me how Coach Smith develop young wing players. But, I think I'm a guard. They're telling me I can play guard as well."

Jenkins said he hears from all ten schools regularly and he doesn't have any favorites from the group at this point. He said he possibly could sign in November depending on how quickly he gets the official visits in, "but I'm not in a rush."

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