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They began from last Thursday and lasted until Sunday. They were in-home visits for one of the country’s top prospects – center/power forward prospect Vernon Goodridge .

“I’ve had Georgetown, Mississippi State, Florida State, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Virginia and Illinois in my home,” Goodridge said. “UConn was supposed to come on Sunday, but they called and cancelled for some reason.”

The 6-9, 220-pound Lutheran Christian (Philadelphia, PA) star has scholarship offers from all of the schools who made in-homes. From Virginia, Head Coach Pete Gillen and Assistant Coach Walt Fuller visited Goodridge.

“They were talking about academics a lot because my Mom is really interested in academics,” Goodridge said. “I want to get a good education too. They also talked about basketball stuff, how I fit in their program and how they could help me become a better player.”

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