The summer circuit for high school basketball players is a chance for them to showcase their talents for the world to see and get their name out there to college coaches. Harry Giles is a player who didn't need to get his name out there, as he was already seen as one of the best prospects in the 2016 recruiting class. On Monday, Giles tweeted out his list of the five schools he is still considering.
Top 5 Schools No Order North Carolina Duke Kentucky Kansas Wake Forest
— Harry Giles (@TheReal_HG3) July 20, 2015
Giles is a 6-foot-10 power forward from High Point, N.C., and has really dominated during the spring and summer, averaging 18 points, 11.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 54 percent from the field, according to NBC Sports.com. Giles is known for being an excellent rebounder and a great athlete and is working on his offensive game this summer.
Giles is the number one power forward in the 2016 recruiting class, according to most sources, and is the number one overall recruit according to ESPN.com. He is considered the type of recruit that can change a program, as he is dominant on the glass and can affect the game in so many ways.
Duke appears to be the favorite to land Giles at this point, according to 247sports. North Carolina and Wake Forest are the other schools who are at the top of his list, as it seems like Giles wants to stay close to home. Kentucky and Kansas also are on his top five list, but they don't appear to have as good of a shot as the North Carolina schools.
Duke recently picked up a commitment from top ten recruit Jayson Tatum who is a small forward. Tatum is Duke's only commit in the 2016 class so far, but Tatum and Giles had previously discussed teaming up to play their college basketball together.
"We definitely gotta make the right decision for both of us. If it's the same school, it's a blessing, we'll see. I think it's a high chance," said Giles of being a package deal with Tatum, according to USA Today.
With Tatum having already committed to Duke, the Blue Devils have to be the favorite to land Giles because of his comments about it being a high chance they go to the same school. Duke is not a lock at this point to land Giles, but the package deal is becoming a trend in college basketball and it seemed to work out well for Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor, as they won a National Championship in their first year with Duke, so maybe Giles and Tatum are next.
