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September 12, 2009

Jake Brown
IrishIllustrated.com

Tobias Harris can almost see the finish line.

The five-star power forward from Glen Head, N.Y., is on the verge of cutting his list and setting up official visits.

But before Harris can do that, he must get through a whirlwind schedule of in-home visits, which gives recruits the opportunity to host coaching staffs on their own turf.

Harris, who is ranked the No. 5 overall player in the latest Rivals150, said the in-home visits make him a little more comfortable.

"Yeah, because they're in your house," Harris said. "So it does make you a lot more comfortable. But it's sort of the same stuff. You hear the same stuff from them."

The 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward has already hosted the Kentucky, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame coaching staffs.

Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey and assistant Anthony Solomon sat down Friday with Harris and his family for about two hours.

"It went really good," Harris said. "I got a chance to sit down with coach Brey and coach Solomon and basically it just went very good."

Harris, who took an unofficial visit to Notre Dame over the summer and has built a friendship with current Irish forward Ty Nash, said the group discussed just about everything they could come up with.

Among the highlights was where Brey sees Harris fitting in at Notre Dame.

"Just the academics," Harris said of what stood out. "(And) me being a player to come in and take over that scoring role because they're losing a guy like (Luke) Harangody. We're not the same type of player but we're both scorers. (Brey) wants me to come in and be a scorer also."

Notre Dame isn't alone in vying for Harris' commitment.

Syracuse, Louisville, Connecticut, St. John's, Tennessee, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Maryland will all make their pitch at in-home visits in the next week.

Then Harris will cut his list to five or six schools, take his official visits and make a commitment by the early signing day, which is Nov. 11.

For now, Notre Dame remains squarely in the mix because of its system and how it suits Harris' game.

"That's one of the main reasons why I'm looking at them," Harris said. "Because of their style of play and the way I play and how they let their players kind of just play and get out there and just go."



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