{"id":301500,"date":"2025-10-14T02:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T02:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301500\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T02:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T02:35:16","slug":"top-5-junior-obinna-ekezie-jr-will-visit-kentucky-ohio-state-tar-heel-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301500\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-5 junior Obinna Ekezie Jr. will visit Kentucky, Ohio State &#8211; Tar Heel Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nPosted Oct 13, 2025<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOne month ago, we talked recruiting with Obinna Ekezie Jr, a Top-5 junior out of Southeastern Prep (Florida). He tells Stockrisers.com he has locked in a visit to Kentucky, in an unofficial capacity, for their matchup with Purdue on October 24th. In addition, he\u2019s in the process of finalizing a visit with Ohio State, as Jake Diebler was at his school a few weeks ago.&#13;<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/stockrisers.com\/s\/582\/top-5-junior-obinna-ekezie-jr-will-visit-kentucky-ohio-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Stock Risers<\/b><\/a>)&#13;<\/p>\n<p><b>Related:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/college-basketball-recruiting.aspx\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Basketball Recruiting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article161661.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top-100 2026 guard Trey Beamer Selects Boston College<\/a><br \/>Top-100 2026 guard Trey Beamer (IMG Academy, 6&#8217;2 PG) has announced his commitment to Boston College, choosing the Eagles over finalists including Maryland and Mississippi&#8230;<br \/>Mon Oct 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article161634.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four-star forward Jayden Hodge commits to Northwestern basketball<\/a><br \/>Jayden Hodge, the No. 64 overall recruit in the national 2026 class, tells 247Sports he has committed to Northwestern. A 6-foot-6 forward finishing his high&#8230;<br \/>Sun Oct 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article161630.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deron Rippey Jr&#8217;s father recaps Kentucky visit, discusses interest and pitch<\/a><br \/>Kentucky basketball has cast a wide net in the 2026 class, but only a handful have become priorities. One of those high-priority players is Deron&#8230;<br \/>Sun Oct 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article161623.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clemson Basketball Lands 4-star NC Power Forward Will Stevens<\/a><br \/>Will Stevens, a 4-star power forward in the 2026 class, committed to Clemson basketball on Saturday. 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