UCLA 2011 prospect 6-2 180 PG Josiah Turner (Sacramento, CA) down to 7 schools, will decide before Nov 10 (whoopee!)

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Sacramento Bee interview with Josiah Turner


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Sac High basketball star Turner narrows college choices
By Bill Paterson
bpaterson@sacbee.com
Sacramento Bee, Sports - High School Sports
Published: Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 - 12:00 am

Point guard Josiah Turner plans to select his college before the early signing date of Nov. 10.

Sacramento High School's Josiah Turner, one of the nation's top class of 2011 basketball prospects, has narrowed his list of scholarship offers to seven schools and has set his five official visits this fall.

Doris Ward, Turner's mother, said the 6-foot-3 senior, rated the No. 3 point guard prospect in the country by Rivals.com, will visit Louisville (Sept. 4), Connecticut (Sept. 11), Oregon (Oct. 2), Kansas (Oct. 15) and Arizona (Oct. 22).

Ward also said her son is still considering UCLA, where he already has taken several unofficial visits, and Oklahoma, which he may visit unofficially the weekend he attends the "Late Night in the Phog" event at Kansas.

While Ward says Turner has received "well over 30 offers," the final seven are firm. She said he will announce his college choice before the NCAA early signing date of Nov. 10.

"He wants to get it done before the start of basketball so he can focus on trying to help Sac High win state before he leaves for college," Ward said.

Turner wound down a hectic summer by playing for the United States West team in last weekend's Nike Global Challenge in Hillsboro, Ore.

He made all six of his free-throw attempts and finished fifth overall in the tournament in assists with 14 during the three days in which four U.S. regional squads competed in a field of eight against teams from Asia, France, Canada and Brazil.

Turner also was a member of the powerhouse Drew Gooden Soldiers team from Oakland that won the Best of the Summer Tournament in Anaheim and the Fab 48 championship in Las Vegas last month.