Top Seniors Setting Official Visits

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1959161' first='Cade' last='Murphy']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most seniors do not have campus visits in the near future, at least not of the official variety. Some are fortunate enough to hold a number of D1 offers and will take the paid trip(s) in order to learn more about their options.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1959161' first='Cade' last='Murphy']</strong> (Knoxville Catholic) will take five officials beginning in September.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colgate (9/13)<br>Eastern Kentucky<br>Columbia<br>Austin Peay<br>Tennessee Tech</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2139567' first='Avery' last='Coles'] </strong>(White House Heritage) will visit Mississippi College September 3rd. He also intends to visit Southern Wesleyan and possibly Lincoln Memorial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1508978' first='Jarron' last='Talley']</strong> (HHCA) visited North Alabama officially the first week of August. They offered him in July. He will play his final high school year with HHCA after making his reputation so strong with John Paul II in Hendersonville HS. Jarron is ranked #17, kind of #16 since [player_tooltip player_id='1959160' first='Trey' last='Thompson'] reclassed to 2025 moving everybody up a spot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2439013' first='Cutter' last='Sisk'] </strong>(Beech) is the biggest riser in the Class of 2026. His performance Saturday morning at BCAT Hoopfest stunned every coach and especially esteemed @PrepHoopsTN writer <a href="https://x.com/CourtneyHoops90">Courtney Asher Smith</a>. Cutter already has six official visits on the books. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"I have seven planned right now," said [player_tooltip player_id='2439013' first='Cutter' last='Sisk']. "It is going to be an exciting few months. The first one is Lipscomb University."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lipscomb (8/22)<br>Wofford (8/29)<br>Central Arkansas (9/5)<br>Chattanooga (9/12)<br>Kennesaw State (9/19)<br>Richmond (9/26)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Me and my mom are going to all of these," said [player_tooltip player_id='2439013' first='Cutter' last='Sisk'] via phone call. "I am very excited. I already told all of the coaches that I am going to every single campus that I said I am going to go to because all of these coaches are showing me respect by recruiting me and I am going to show that respect back. I am not going to commit after the first visit."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A seventh visit is likely for October 3rd though that is not formalized just yet.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1919180' first='Dorien' last='Lyles']</strong> (Blackman) is not making officials just yet, but he will travel to two colleges later this month. Both have talked directly to him, more than simply sending a form letter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Talked to Southeast Missouri," said Dorien's father Mykel Lyles via phone Saturday August 9th. "They talked to him last week. They told him to come to Elite Camp and they would show him around. We are going down there August 23rd...Dorien texted [Chattanooga Assistant] Coach Logan [Dahms] after BCAT and asked if he is a player they are considering for their program. They said, 'Come and let's get eyes with the whole staff and we will go from there.'"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Assistant Coach Logan Dahms and Dorien maintain a text recruiting relationship for the last two years. Will that turn into an offer? It remains to be seen. Lyles is hoping he can elevate his status with both SeMo and UTC with blistering camp performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2364080' first='Will' last='McCrary']</strong> (Jackson County) earned an offer from Bryan College just today. He intends to visit both Bryan and Johnson University in the near future.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2236641' first='Kaden' last='Matthews'] </strong>(Smyrna) will be unofficially visiting Air Force and Lincoln Memorial University this month. "I will attend Tennessee Tech's camp on the 24th."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->