Four-star 7-footer Emmanuel Stephen is scheduled to announce his college choice Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at his Glendale high school, Dream City Christian.
Stephen announced a final five of Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Miami, and USC but two 247 analysts and burnerball.com have predicted UA will land him. The announcement, which was confirmed by Dream City AD Klent Corley, will be streamed live viaΒ 247 Sports' YouTube channel.
Stephen visited Arizona on Friday for the Red-Blue Showcase along with UA commits Carter Bryant and Jamari Phillips, who played with Stephen on the Paul George Elite club team, and set his announcement before what was a scheduled visit to Kansas this weekend.
A 7-foot, 215-pound native of NigeriaΒ in the high school class of 2024, Stephen rose quickly up the recruiting rankings in the offseason. While playing for Paul George Elite last spring, he led the EYBL circuit in blocks at 2.8 per game. In July, he was named the Defensive MVP of the Peach Jam tournament, the prestigious finals of the EYBL, after averaging 7.0 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks a game.
Arizona Basketball Press Conference - Tommy Lloyd (Sept. 29, 2023). (Arizona Athletics YouTube)
