No. 1 high school basketball recruit and Arizona commit DeAndre Ayton visits ESPN

Friday, the nation'sÂ No. 1Â high school basketball recruit, DeAndre Ayton, visited Bristol. Ayton is committed to attendÂ theÂ University of Arizona. DeAndre Ayton, the No. 1 overall recruit in the ESPN 100, visited ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., on Friday. The 7-foot center from Phoenix, Ariz., is expected to make an immediate splash next season when he joins the Arizona Wildcats. Ayton is in New England as part of the GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase, where heÂ and his Hillcrest Academy (Ariz.) teammates will face Westtown High School on SaturdayÂ (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) during the Spalding Hoophall Classic in nearby Springfield, Mass. Ayton took a tour of ESPNâ€™s campus, sat down with Hannah Storm during SportsCenter, and also spoke with college basketball analysts Seth Greenberg and Andy Katz. Ayton is also a nominee for the McDonaldâ€™s All-American Game. Selections will be announced during the McDonaldâ€™s All-American Game Selection ShowÂ this Sunday (ESPNU, 10:30 p.m.), hosted by Matt Schick with ESPN national recruiting director Paul Biancardi and reporter Jeff Goodman. Ayton sits down with Hannah Storm on SportsCenter's "Face to Face". Ayton with Andy Katz (right) and Seth Greenberg for Katz's Courtside podcast. Ayton, who has committed to University of Arizona, stops with his younger sister to admire his future school's photo in the ESPN College Football Hallway. Had a great interview with Hannah Storm live on @sportscenter @espn A photo posted by Deandre Ayton (@deandreayton) on Jan 13, 2017 at 8:45am PST

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