By ADAM ZAGORIA
With college coaches on the road visiting recruits beginning this week, five-star guard Deron Rippey Jr. is set for a busy few days.
The 6-foot-2 point guard from Blair (NJ) Academy and the New Heights AAU program will host both Kentucky and Duke for home visits on Thursday, his father told ZAGSBLOG.
He is set for an official to Kentucky (Oct. 3-5) and to Duke (Oct. 21-23).
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes and assistant Steve McClain and Texas assistant Adam Cohen are also expected at Blair on Wednesday.
In addition to the Kentucky and Duke home visits,
Tennessee Coach Rick Barnes And Coach McLain Will Be At @BlairAcademyMBB Today for Deron Rippey Jr.
Texas Assistant Adam Cohen Will Also Br At Blair Today. https://t.co/PFJOxUQYMp pic.twitter.com/X1kmwDPnuB
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) September 3, 2025
Rippey is coming off official visits to Miiami and North Carolina in the last week.
Last month he cut his list to 12 schools: Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, Miami, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Syracuse, Indiana, Tennessee, Louisville and NC State.
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