UCLA 2011 prospect 6-2 180 PG Josiah Turner (Sacramento, CA) visits UCLA but does not commit

Sacramento Bee interview with Josiah Turner


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Turner remains on the board

Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Monday, September 13, 2010 2:30 pm

Josiah Turner left Westwood without a commitment over the weekend, which is probably a good sign for the Arizona Wildcats.

But there are several obstacles to come for Arizona. One is the fact that Kansas coach Bill Self has arrived in Sacramento to watch Turner work out and to meet with him tonight, according to Doris Ward, Turner's mother.

Then Turner may visit Oregon in early October and is scheduled to visit Kansas officially for Late Night in the Phog, which he attended on an unofficial visit last year. Ward said today that her son may commit during the visit process, though, so if he goes to Kansas, that obviously doesn't bode well for the Wildcats.

"If he finds somewhere he likes, I'm sure he'll commit as opposed to taking the five visits," Ward said.

Ward also said that Sean Miller seems to have made Turner a "top priority" - he visited Turner in-home last Thursday - and complemented his staff.

"They've done a great job of recruiting him," she said. "The coaches came down and made him feel very comfortable. I think he's comfortable with coach Miller's system."

While Turner had been to UCLA many times before to play, he had a chance to play with the Bruins and meet various school officials this time, Ward said.

"It went fine," she said. "It was a good trip."
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PG search is on at UCLA

When will UCLA recruit a point guard to play for them?

- Ben from Los Angeles

UCLA is in hot pursuit of five-star point guard prospect Josiah Turner out of Sacramento (Calif.) High School. In fact, the Bruins will host Turner on an official visit this weekend.

Kansas has been considered the favorite to land Turner, but Louisville made a favorable impression on Turner when he visited last weekend and UCLA is apparently gaining ground as well.

Arizona and Oregon will also host Turner on official visits, so UCLA has plenty of competition for Turner.

UCLA is also in the hunt for Quinn Cook, but it might be a long shot at best for UCLA to lure him off the East Coast.

Local prospect Spencer Dinwiddie is a viable backup plan for the Bruins at the point guard position.