Top Hoops Recruit Hollins To Visit Harvard

Men’s basketball prospect Andre Hollins has confirmed that Harvard is one of his final five schools, as was predicted by The Crimson in late July.

After making a trip to Auburn this weekend, the White Station High School (Memphis, Tenn.) senior will travel to Cambridge for an official visit the weekend of Sept. 17-19 (the same weekend of the Crimson football team’s home opener against Holy Cross).

Next month the 6’2.5”, 195-pound guard will be visiting the campuses of his other three choices: Ole Miss, Minnesota, and Stanford. Hollins said all five schools are even at this point.

One of the Crimson’s top recruiting targets, Hollins is rated as a three-star prospect and No. 30 at his position by Scout.com and No. 126 in the nation by Rivals.

He said that his “first and foremost” priority in picking a school is academics—a statement reflected by his transcript. Hollins carries a 4.5 weighted (3.5 unweighted) GPA and has scored a 25 on the ACT, which he will retake in order to obtain a writing score.

Hollins had nothing but positive things to say about the Crimson.

“Academics [at Harvard] is one of the best in the world—I know I can’t go wrong there,” Hollins said. “Athletically, they’re doing some good things.”

He cited recent graduate Jeremy Lin ’10’s professional success as part of the draw of Harvard.

“That’s a big incentive coming from Harvard, because it shows they’re coming along athletically also,” Hollins said.

Hollins said he plans on making a decision in early November, after his visits and before his high school season begins.