Top 30 player in 2017 Class adds name to KU’s Late Night list

By Matt Tait     Sep 2, 2016

Kansas University basketball recruiting

Although there already are a few prospects in the Class of 2017 planning to attend KU for Late Night on Oct. 1, the majority of the visitor list is made up of members of the Classes of 2018 and 2019.

Things evened out a little on Friday, when Cody Riley, the class’ No. 29-ranked player according to Rivals.com, told Shay Wildeboor of JayhawkSlant.com that he, too, was planning a trip to Late Night.

Riley, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward from Chatsworth, California, is a four-star prospect who, in July, narrowed his list to 5: KU, Oklahoma, USC, UCLA and UConn, according to 247Sports.

He joins a list of Late Night attendees that includes current KU commitment Marcus Garrett, guard Troy Brown and point guard Collin Sexton, from the 2017 class, along with point guard Brandon Williams and five-star, Bishop Miege big man Bol Bol, from the 2018 class, as well as six 2019 prospects in Zach Harvey, Bol teammate Jeremiah Robinson, forward Matthew Hurt from Rochester, Minnesota, and point guards Grant Sherfield and Markese Jacobs.

This weekend, KU commitment Marcus Garrett and target Chaundee Brown, a 6-5 shooting guard from Orlando, will visit KU’s campus.

Garrett was scheduled to arrive Friday morning and Brown is expected to arrive Saturday morning.

For more on their visits, be sure to check out our latest Recruiting Trail podcast with Rivals.com’s Eric Bossi.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.