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Let the anticipation build.
Fans of Duke, North Carolina and four other schools that remain finalists for top-ranked recruit Harrison Barnes of Ames, Iowa, will learn his decision Friday.
Shirley Barnes, the player's mother, said in an e-mail that Barnes will announce his choice Friday. No decision has been made on a possible broadcast of the announcement.
Barnes spent the final weekend before his announcement on an unofficial visit to his hometown school, Iowa State, his mother said. Shirley Barnes works in the music department at Iowa State.
A 6-foot-6 forward, Barnes is rated the top recruit in the nation by scout.com. In alphabetical order, his finalists are Duke, Iowa State, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and UCLA.
If Barnes has any preferences, he has hidden them in a recruiting process that's been expertly and carefully guided by his mother. The competition has been so intense that earlier this fall Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and North Carolina coach Roy Williams visited his home on the same day.
Exhibitions
No. 22 GEORGIA TECH 84, INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PENNSYLVANIA 76, OT: Gani Lawal scored 18 points for host Georgia Tech.
No. 12 CONNECTICUT 88, UMASS-LOWELL 50: Jerome Dyson scored 32 in his season debut for host Connecticut.
No. 8 WEST VIRGINIA 104, MOUNTAIN STATE 82: Reserve Kevin Jones scored 21 to lead host West Virginia.
No. 23 ILLINOIS 84, QUINCY 63: Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 23 for host Illinois.
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